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.
Unknown gunmen kidnapped a South Korean trade official in the Libyan capital Tripoli, the foreign ministry in Seoul said on Monday.
Iran said on Monday it will start its suspension of uranium enrichment up to 20 percent in a few hours.
Australian businessman Marcus Lee has arrived in Sydney after being detained in Dubai on fraud charges for almost five years, local media reported on Monday.
The White House threatened on Sunday to slap sanctions on Ukraine "in response to its use of violence" against protesters.
Syria's political opposition said on Monday it will withdraw its attendance at international peace talks scheduled this week unless United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon retracts an invitation to Iran.
Ukrainian protesters attacked riot police with sticks, fireworks and smoke bombs in central Kiev on Sunday, triggering another wave of clashes between officers and demonstrators.
The head of the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said he is investigating whether Edward Snowden had help from Russia in stealing and revealing US government secrets.
Washington is dispatching two diplomats to East Asia to fine-tune the US pivot to Asia-Pacific by "quenching the fire" between China and Japan, after recent provocative moves by Tokyo that have further threatened regional stability.
Japan's ruling party vowed to continue visits to the Yasukuni Shrine and push ahead constitutional revision, leading the country in a far-right direction.
US Vice-President Joseph Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Saturday discussed increasing cooperation in the ongoing fight against resurgent al-Qaida militants in the Arab nation.
At least 11 people have died in the last 24 hours due to intense cold wave in the Indian capital Delhi, a senior official said Sunday.
The mayor election kicked off Sunday in Nago city in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, with focus on the controversial issue of relocation of the US Marines Futenma airbase.
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