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.
An Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip-search caused a major rift in US-Indian ties will leave the United States on Thursday.
An explosion at a chemical factory in Japan on Thursday killed at least five workers and injured 17 others.
The United States on Thursday voiced opposition to Afghanistan's latest decision to release 72 of the 88 suspected Taliban inmates, calling them "dangerous criminals".
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set out on his first tour of the new year on Thursday aiming to boost Tokyo's influence globally and help Japanese companies gain ground on their European and Chinese rivals in the lucrative Middle East and African markets.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea rejected a proposal on Thursday from the Republic of Korea for resuming reunions of families separated by the Korean War.
Russia has put security forces on combat alert in the southern Stavropol region after the discovery of at least five corpses with gunshot wounds and an explosive device there barely a month before the start of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance at the opening of an art studio in the Cuban capital of Havana.
US President Barack Obama is expected to rein in spying on foreign leaders and is considering restricting National Security Agency access to Americans' phone records, according to people familiar with a White House review of the government's surveillance programs.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi talked about opportunities China can bring to the countries in the region during an interview.
Beijing has asked a Spanish television station that insulted Chinese people to correct its wrongs and prevent similar mistakes from happening, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
India Thursday put on hold an energy dialogue with the United States in an apparent escalation of the ongoing diplomatic stand-off between the two countries.
A special court in Pakistan, which hears high treason case against former President Pervez Musharraf for abrogation of the constitution, on Thursday ordered him to appear on January 16.
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