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.
South Korean rail workers, who have been on the country's longest strike for fear of privatization of railway services, have decided to end their long-drawn-out walkouts.
A German magazine reported that American spies intercept computer deliveries, exploit hardware vulnerabilities, and even hijack Microsoft's internal reporting system to spy on their targets.
Abe is pressing ahead with his long-time goal of removing constitutional restrictions on a military buildup, despite worldwide criticism over his visit to the Yasukuni Shrine.
The United States and Russia have stepped up their efforts to control the Arctic, motivated by strategic considerations, including huge economic interests there, Chinese experts said.
A female suicide bomber killed at least 13 people at a train station in the Russian city of Volgograd on Sunday, authorities said, in the deadliest such blast outside the volatile North Caucasus region in nearly three years.
Delhi Police has seized illicit drugs worth 1 billion rupees ($16 million) in one of its biggest hauls made in four separate raids across the Indian capital.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's latest visit to the controversial Yasukuni shrine may have stirred a wider range of condemnation than he had expected.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that despite a delay in moving chemical weapons out of Syria, "safe and secure" transportation will be started "as soon as possible".
A fire engulfed a coach of an express train in southern India on Saturday, killing at least 26 passengers, many of whom became trapped and suffocated after the doors failed to open, officials said.
US Secretary of State John Kerry will return to the Middle East next week to discuss Israeli- Palestinian peace talks.
An upgraded Soyuz rocket on Saturday placed a scientific satellite into orbit after several delays earlier this week, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Abe's visit to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is a flagrant denial of the just trials of Japanese warmongers guilty of crimes against humanity.