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.
Death toll due to downpour triggered landslides and flooding brought by Tropical Depression " Lingling" in southern Philippines climbed to 45.
The Thai government has imposed a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding provinces from January 22.
The United States has offered to send a special envoy to the DPRK to win the release of a jailed missionary.
Talks over the future of Syria and Iran will occur on the sidelines of the annual gathering for political and financial elites in Davos, the founder said Monday.
Hundreds of people filled Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to remember and reflect on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr..
South Korean government on Tuesday confirmed that its trade official kidnapped in Libya was safe up to now.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon decided Monday the Syrian peace conference would proceed without Iran, despite his earlier invitation extended to Tehran.
Visions of what Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would do to promote civil rights in 2014, had he not been slain decades ago, marked speeches and commemorations held across the country to honor his memory on Monday.
Iran has halted its most sensitive nuclear activity under a preliminary deal with world powers, winning some relief from economic sanctions on Monday in a ground-breaking exchange that could ease the threat of new war in the Middle East.
Two men said by Islamist militants to have carried out suicide attacks in south Russia appeared in a video donning explosive belts and warning Vladimir Putin to expect a "present" at the Sochi Winter Olympics from fighters following after them.
Iran has halted its most disputed nuclear activity under a ground-breaking deal with six world powers, a confidential UN atomic agency report obtained by Reuters showed, paving the way for the easing of some Western sanctions against Tehran.
Thai authorities are "very seriously" considering a state of emergency after a weekend of violence in the capital.