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 magnitude-7.2 quake that jolted central part of the Philippines on Tuesday has cut power and caused panic several hundred of kilometers from the epicenter.
The row over a decision by US space agency NASA to ban Chinese researchers from a forthcoming conference on exoplanet research should be served as a wake-up call for some US legislators, a US expert said.
Don't expect a breakthrough, but the chances for progress have seldom been better. This is the message coming from Iran and six world powers ahead of renewed talks this week.
Norwegian King Harald V accepted on Monday the resignation of the government led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
Obama said lawmakers appear to have made progress on a deal to reopen the government and avert a looming default on Monday as he prepared to meet congressional leaders.
Senate leader 'confident' fiscal crisis can be averted
US fiscal negotiations sputter as deadline nears
The UK will make it easier for Chinese nationals to apply for visas to visit the country, a move designed to lure more Chinese tourists.
UK, Ireland join forces to lure more Chinese visitors
EU eyes flexible visa rules for Chinese tourists
NZ to ensure smooth travel for Chinese visitors
The death toll from Mekong River and flash floods in Cambodia has risen to 122 in the past four weeks.
At least 23 people were killed in a powerful tropical cyclone which hit the eastern Indian state of Odisha and the neighboring southern state of Andhra Pradesh late Saturday night.
India and Russia will conduct joint military exercise from Friday.
More than 380 people were arrested Sunday after a riot triggered by the slaying of a Russian man by a migrant in southern part of the Russian capital.
Two suicide car bombers detonated booby-trapped cars near the Syria's state-TV headquarters on Sunday evening in Damascus.
Indian authorities Monday said the death toll in Sunday's stampede at a temple in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has crossed 110.