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.
A coach heading to northeast Thailand's Chiang Rai province plunged off a bridge in Lom Sak district of Phetchabun province, leaving at least 31 people dead and four others injured, according to the local FM.91 radio.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine on Thursday prompted Japan's own politicians, including one of Abe's political allies, to express their concerns about Japan's future path and its relations with Asian neighbors.
Shinzo Abe stunned the international community by making himself the first sitting Japanese prime minister in seven years to visit Yasukuni Shrine.
Russia said on Thursday that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, not radiation poisoning.
Thailand's Election Commission (EC) on Thursday suggested the caretaker government postpone the general election slated for February 2, 2014 to prevent further escalation of the political conflict.
A number of Japanese political parties criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine Thursday, with some expressing strong opposition.
Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed details of electronic surveillance by American and British spy services, warned of the dangers posed by a loss of privacy in a message broadcast to Britain on Christmas Day.
At least 17 Haitians believed to be undocumented immigrants died Wednesday after their boat capsized off the coast of Turks and Caicos Islands, north of Haiti.
Four armed robbers disguised as "Santa Claus" robbed jewelries worth of $410,000 from a store in the suburbs of Tirana, capital of Albania, on Christmas Eve, local media reported Wednesday.
The death toll from heavy rain-caused disasters in Brazil's southeastern state of Espiritu Santo rose to 18 after authorities confirmed the death of the latest victim, the Regional Civil Defense office said Wednesday.
Turk Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday after resignation of his three ministers who face allegations of bribery and tender rigging.
Since he took the helm in Japan for a second time on Dec 26, 2012, hawkish Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been paving the way for Japan to "escape from the postwar regime".
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