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.
Chile's President-Elect Michelle Bachelet said Monday she will announce the cabinet lineup later January.
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is "deeply concerned" over the fighting in Juba.
Stretching across the landmass Eurasia, maneuvering between the East and the West, this year Russia has been on the way to regain its pride and global clout with President Vladimir Putin at the helm.
The US government's gathering of Americans' phone records is likely unlawful, a judge ruled on Monday, raising "serious doubts" about the value of the NSA's so-called metadata counter terrorism program.
The main Australian base in Oruzgan Province in Afghanistan has officially closed, with the last Australian troops leaving Uruzgan province.
US President Barack Obama will meet executives from leading technology companies like Google and Apple on Tuesday to discuss ways to improve the functioning of the health care website, HealthCare.gov.
US Secretary of State John Kerry offered assistance to protect Vietnam's disputed maritime borders with China in the South China Sea in exchange for more trade and security cooperation during a visit to the country on Monday.
China's NGOs are extending a helping hand to poor countries, a move observers see as an effective complement to government-dominated development assistance overseas.
Beijing said it hopes there won't be a "major change" in DPRK policies, as the execution of the country's No 2 has brought fear of instability to the region.
China is expanding its eco-environment technology presence in Central Asia with two research centers to be established in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region next year.
Ten militants were killed in an Afghan army operation in the country's eastern province of Ghazni overnight.
Japan's "checkbook diplomacy" could bounce, alhough it signed aid pacts in order to win support from ASEAN countries in its dispute with China.
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