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.
Iran warned against imposition of possible sanctions, saying that any new US sanctions against the Islamic republic will scupper the nuclear talks, Press TV reported on Tuesday.
All four crew members were killed when their US military helicopter crashed in rural eastern England, the US Air Force said on Wednesday.
Syria has started moving chemical weapons materials out of the country in a crucial phase of an internationally backed disarmament programme that has been delayed by war and technical problems.
At least one policeman was killed and some 44 people were wounded in a truck bomb explosion targeting police forces at a residential area in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, a local police source said.
South Korea and the United States on Tuesday resumed the new round of talks to rewrite a civilian nuclear cooperation accord in South Korea's central city of Daejeon.
Around 350 Turkish police officers were removed from their posts in Ankara overnight, CNN Turk said on Tuesday, in the biggest single reported police shakeup since a corruption probe rocked the government last month.
The Japanese government launched the secretariat of its National Security Council (NSC) on Tuesday, with former Vice-Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi to work as the director.
Waves up to 27 feet (8.2 meters) high slammed into Britain's southwestern coast on Monday, as lashing winds and heavy rain battered parts of the UK and coastal residents braced for another round of flooding.
The United States and the Republic of Korea pledged Monday to maintain a robust combined defense as a deterrent against "provocations" from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Iran on Monday appeared to rule out participation in Syrian peace talks later this month, dismissing a US suggestion that it could be involved "from the sidelines" as not respecting its dignity.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi urged on Monday the African Union (AU) to restore Egypt's membership suspended after the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi.
Nearly 1 million people have fled their home in the ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) and more than 2 million are in need of humanitarian aid there.
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