Princess Noriko (R), second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, speaks beside fiance Kunimaro Senge at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo May 27, 2014.
The Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) opened Monday in Mexico's southwestern city of Puerto Vallarta, with parliamentary leaders from 25 countries in the region participating.
Volunteers and conservation officers are fighting to save a pod of more than 60 pilot whales after they began stranding on a beach at the top of New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday.
Fire authorities' investigation has suggested that a massive bushfire that destroyed more than 50 homes in the Perth Hills area of Western Australia was probably sparked by a power pole on private land.
New Zealand's food safety regime was in the spotlight again Tuesday after dairy giant Fonterra launched yet another product recall.
According to local media, floods caused by monsoon rains have forced thousands of people to flee their homes in Indonesia's capital, with the depth of floodwaters varying from 50 centimetres to 2 metres.
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters occupied parts of central Bangkok on Monday, ratcheting up a two-month agitation to force the resignation of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and meeting no resistance.
Thailand may see its projects with China delayed and fewer Chinese tourists visiting the country, analysts said on Monday.
The political impasse in Thailand cannot be resolved through demonstrations, which will only hurt the economy and people’s livelihood, Chinese observers said on Monday.
In the latest round of the escalating drama, Tokyo conducted a military drill on Sunday simulating the capture and occupation of an island territory.
World leaders must be sensitive to the memory of war victims and address historical or territorial issues based on facts, according to a UN official.
Thai caretaker prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra assigned a deputy prime minister to hold meeting with all sides concerned on the Election Commission's proposal to postpone the February 2 election.
New Zealand's Fonterra said on Monday it was recalling products distributed in the country that had been contaminated with the E.Coli bacteria.
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