Asia & Pacific

Helicopter crash Korea: A U.S. military helicopter crashed on the border between North and South Korea, it was reported Monday. The military said that all 21 people on board were ...

Bangkok has made it through another Songkran festival (Thai New Year)—the four-day, all-out water fight celebrated in every ...

6.3 Japan quake: A 6.3-magnitude quake struck rattled southwestern Japan near the city of Kobe on Saturday. The ...

Bomb found on train: Around 600 people were evacuated from a train in Taiwan on Friday after a ...

The Pentagon on Thursday said for the first that North Korea has learned how to arm a missile ...

Komodo dragon attack on 83-year-old: Komodo dragons, the large lizards native to the volcanic islands of Indonesia, usually ...

Rare orangutans found: A new population of orangutans were discovered in the Borneo rainforest.

Washington, preoccupied with troop levels, is focusing little attention on ensuring a credible Afghan election next year.

Gorilla photobombs: Two young sisters who were photographed offering their bananas to a gorilla--behind safety glass--at an Australia zoo ...

Cheney 'deep doo-doo': Former Vice President Dick Cheney said the United States is in “deep doo-doo” over the ...

North Korea threat: Missiles appear ready to launch as the birthday of North Korea's founding leader approaches. North ...

North Korean state Television carried an announcement by the North Korea's Asia-Pacific Peace Committee (KAPPC) warning all foreigners ...

 North Korea announced April 8 that it will shut down the Kaesong industrial complex. Closing the complex means ...

Anne Smedinghoff, 25, was on her way to deliver books to school children in Qalat, Afghanistan on Saturday ...

NATO strike kills 11: A NATO air strike has killed 11 children and one woman in Afghanistan, officials ...

North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned foreign embassies in Pyongyang on April 5 that they should evacuate ...

Australian Senator John Madigan says respect is key to the Australia-China relationship, as Prime Minister Julia Gillard visits ...

A video showing a man who chewed lollipops into small face sculptures was likely a hoax intended to ...

Face-sized tarantula: A tarantula the size of a person's face was discovered recently in Sri Lanka. The tarantula ...

Fake zebra escapes: Several dozen staff members at the Tama Zoological Park in Japan chased a keeper dressed ...

Russia could establish bases in Afghanistan to repair military hardware as NATO winds down its mission in the ...

The United States sent F-22 fighter jets to join South Korean millitary drills Monday, April 1, according to ...

U.S. jets to S. Korea: The U.S. sent F-22 stealth jets to South Korea on Sunday to join ...

Footwear tourism in Malaysia comprises a large portion of footwear exports that bring about $200 million annually to ...

North Korea threatened to shut down an industrial complex that is seen as the last major symbol of ...

North Korea state of war: On Friday, North Korea said it would be in a "state of war" ...

Crucifixion re-enactment: On Good Friday, thousands gathered in a town in the Philippines to watch the re-enactment of ...