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.
A 43-year-old Chinese man, reportedly the head of a Chinese government urban planning institute, has been charged with raping a university student tour guide in Australia.
China on Tuesday urged the Japanese government to heed advice to improve bilateral ties through concrete action.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Hanoi on Tuesday for a one-day state visit to boost ties between the former ideological allies.
A Singaporean man with an unusual superhero-like name turned out to be a villain who consumed drugs and stole from his brother.
At least two persons were killed and 12 others were injured when two grenades exploded Monday night in Zamboanga city, in southern Philippine island of Mindanao.
India's Mars orbiter, Mangalyaan, was successfully raised to over 100,000 km apogee (farthest point from earth) Tuesday morning.
The United States is sending an aircraft carrier to the Philippines to help speed up relief efforts after a typhoon killed an estimated 10,000 people in one city alone, with fears the toll could rise sharply as rescuers reach devastated towns.
In an immediate follow up action to the MOU on Tourism Cooperation that was recently signed between the governments of China and Indonesia on Oct 2, 2013, Indonesia's Minister for Tourism and Creative Economy Mari Elka Pangestu launches the strategic action plan during her visit to China on Nov 11 to 14.
Dazed survivors of a super typhoon that swept through the central Philippines begged for help and scavenged for food, water and medicine.
China continues to be the top source driving the growing and record number of international students in US universities and colleges.
Authorities in southern Philippines on Monday ordered the cancellation of classes and evacuation of residents as yet another storm threatens the region.
Japan will send a medical team to the Philippines to assist the hard-hit area, where powerful typhoon "Haiyan" has left hundreds of people dead, local media reported.