The first batch of Chinese aid for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan arrived in central Philippine city of Cebu, a relief goods distribution center, on Monday evening.
A deadly winter storm potentially more destructive than the one that paralyzed Atlanta just two weeks ago gripped the southern United States on Wednesday, crippling travel, knocking out power to more than 330,000 customers and encasing magnolia trees and palmetto fronds in ice.
The trip is part of Obama's ongoing commitment to increase US diplomatic, economic and security engagement with countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
US President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Francois Hollande are going all out to make optimal use of the French leader's ongoing three-day state visit to build an alliance.
Sixteen of 35 Chinese citizens who were detained by the Philippine Bureau of Immigrationon Tuesday are expected to be released as of Wednesday afternoon
President Barack Obama issued a sharp warning on Tuesday to companies eyeing business deals with Iran.
The US House of Representatives may hold a vote on Wednesday on the debt ceiling, according to several Republican lawmakers, as the Feb 27 deadline before a potential US default looms.
Senior officials from Pyongyang and Seoul will hold a rare meeting on Wednesday, as China called for all parties to avoid actions that could raise tensions in Northeast Asia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin wished Chinese athletes a successful Winter Olympic Games in Sochi on Monday, promising to enhance sports cooperation and youth links between the two nations.
Tokyo has announced plans to ease its decades-long self-imposed arms embargo and partly remove constitutional restrictions on the involvement of Japanese armed forces in support of allies.
A military transport plane carrying members of the Algerian armed forces and their relatives crashed into a mountain on Tuesday, killing 77 people, the worst air disaster in the North African country in a decade.
A local official said one person survived the crash and 53 bodies had been recovered, but declined to give an overall death toll, saying the search and rescue operation was still underway.
China has sent 17 soldiers to make its debut in Asia’s biggest military exercise, co-hosted by the United States and Thailand.