Asia Pacific
Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan hit by suspected suicide car bomb
A suspected suicide car bomber rammed the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Tuesday, killing the attacker ...Powerful quake hits Myanmar, damaging famed Bagan temples
A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar Wednesday, killing at least one person and damaging around 60 pagodas in the ancient ...British woman killed, man hurt in stabbings in Australia
A young British woman was killed and a British man critically hurt after a Frenchman allegedly stabbed three people while saying "Allahu ...North Korea launches ballistic missile from submarine
North Korea test-fired a submarine–launched ballistic missile on Wednesday, days after threatening a nuclear strike in retaliation at the start of large-scale ...Australia agrees to close controversial refugee detention center
Australia and Papua New Guinea on Wednesday said they had agreed to close a controversial Australian-funded asylum seeker detention center on Manus ...Bombings in Thailand target tourist cities, killing 4 people
A string of bomb attacks hit popular tourist towns across Thailand, leaving four dead and many injured, with authorities Friday ruling out ...Australian women win 1st gold medal for Olympic rugby sevens
The first Olympic rugby gold medal in 92 years has gone to a group of Australian women that includes a mechanic, an ...Thailand votes on divisive junta constitution
Thailand began voting on a junta-crafted constitution Sunday in a referendum where open debate has been banned, as opponents warned the document ...North Korea fires mid-range missile toward waters near Japan
A medium-range ballistic missile fired Wednesday by North Korea flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and landed near Japan\'s territorial waters, Seoul ...U.N. Human Rights Commission slams Australia youth prison abuse
Hundreds of people rallied in major cities across Australia on Saturday criticizing the government\'s response to video showing aboriginal children being teargassed ...