Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard was hospitalised over the weekend following a severe allergic reaction.
More than 800 people were plucked from a sinking ferry in the southern Philippines on Sunday.
North Korea said Friday it was closer to a second way of making nuclear weapons.
Bangkok taxi drivers will be donning face masks to help prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus and protect passengers.
China might be able to manipulate the rare earth metal market but to monopolise it will be more difficult says a specialist in geological sciences.
Japanese voters swept the opposition to a historic victory in an election on Sunday.
Japanese voted in an election on Sunday that looked set to oust the long-ruling conservative party.
Japan's opposition Democratic Party looks poised for a huge victory over the conservative party, media said on Friday.
The rival Koreas were expected to finish talks on Friday about resuming reunions of families torn apart by the Korean War.
Prominent dissident Wei Jingsheng shares how the Australian Government should balance human rights and trade.