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.
EU policymakers on Wednesday unveiled a draft law to tackle air pollution, which every year is linked to 400,000 premature deaths in Europe and costs of tens of billions of euros.
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has postponed his trip to India, previously scheduled for this weekend.
A new poll finds that President Barack Obama's approval ratings for handling foreign policy issues generally top his ratings for most domestic issues, including the economy and health care.
The Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea planned to hold working-level talks to discuss management of the Kaesong industrial complex.
Maritime disputes in the South China Sea have worried many countries in the region, yet with solid efforts in the right direction, a potential regional flashpoint may turn out to be a good stepping stone to win-win cooperation.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has brought dramatic change to Japan's political arena since he took office almost a year ago.
The defense ministers of New Zealand and Australia met Wednesday in Auckland to discuss security issues in the Asia-Pacific region and measures to develop defense cooperation.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is leading a delegation to attend the two-day 10th annual Malaysia-Indonesia leaders' consultation in Jakarta from Wednesday.
The UN Refugee Agency believes that some 210,000 people were displaced just in the last two weeks alone in Bangui, the national capital of the Central African Republic (CAR).
A gunman opened fire at a hospital campus in Reno, Nevada, on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding two others before turning the weapon on himself.
A Harvard student was charged with making false bomb threats to the university that led to the evacuation of four campus buildings earlier this week.
A senior US official reaffirmed Tuesday "strong security commitment" to the Republic of Korea and pledged continued "close" coordination in efforts toward the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.