US envoy to Japan Caroline Kennedy meets emperor

Newly arrived US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy presented her credentials to Japan's emperor on Tuesday, traveling by horse-drawn carriage into the Imperial Palace in downtown Tokyo.

Suicide bombings kill 23 near Iran embassy

In pictures: Deadly tornados pound US Midwest

150 years later, Lincoln's speech long remembered

150 years later, Lincoln's speech long remembered

8 dead as tornadoes rip through US Midwest

8 dead as tornadoes rip through US Midwest

Woman pulls a 2.5 ton car with her hair

Performer Anastasia IV pulls a 2.5 ton hearse down Shaftesbury Avenue with her hair.

Fukushima starts year-long fuel removal

NASA launches robotic explorer to Mars

NASA's newest robotic explorer, Maven, rocketed toward Mars on Monday on a quest to unravel the ancient mystery of the red planet's radical climate change.

China eyes green plan for 2030

The frequent occurrence of extreme weather conditions in China has caused an average of more than 2,000 deaths and up to 200 billion yuan ($32.8 billion) of direct economic loss every year since the 1990s, according to Beijing's latest report on the nation's climate change strategies.

10 days on, Philippines' Aquino 'despairs' at typhoon toll

10 days on, Philippines' Aquino 'despairs' at typhoon toll

Indonesia warns flight as 2 volcanoes erupt

Indonesia on Monday issued a warning to international and domestic flights to avoid air routes near Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra which erupted Monday along with Mount Merapi in Central Java, officials said.

Boeing airliner crashes in Russian city of Kazan