Asia Pacific
More than twice the average January rainfall in a day forces nearly 7,000 people from their homes.
by Everton Fox
Asia
by Richard Javad Heydarian
Rodrigo Duterte
War & Conflict13 Jan 2017 11:09 GMT
Fighting between the Burmese military and an ethnic armed group has displaced 23,000 people in Kachin State.
Asia Pacific11 Jan 2017 11:06 GMT
Chinese aircraft carrier sails into Taiwan Strait amid increasing tensions between mainland and island territory.
Weather11 Jan 2017 10:51 GMT
Torrential rain causes floods and mudslides across Thailand’s southern provinces affecting more than a million people.
Asia Pacific11 Jan 2017 06:52 GMT
Prosecutor summons Samsung leader Jay Lee over donations made to firm linked to scandal involving president's friend.
Health10 Jan 2017 16:03 GMT
Study conducted with US National Cancer Institute says 80 percent of deaths occur in low and middle-income countries.
China10 Jan 2017 10:17 GMT
Japan and South Korea say Chinese military planes flew over East China Sea and the Sea of Japan for hours on Monday.
Asia Pacific09 Jan 2017 06:54 GMT
US defence chief, meanwhile, vows to shoot down any ICBM tests near American territory - or that of its allies.
Australia09 Jan 2017 05:22 GMT
Susan Ley insists she did not break any laws when she bought a house during a government-funded trip.
South Korea08 Jan 2017 21:32 GMT
Buddhist monk sets himself on fire in demonstration against agreement with Japan on compensation for wartime sex slaves.
Pollution08 Jan 2017 20:14 GMT
World's largest greenhouse gas emitter will deploy squad targeting polluters to combat toxic air crisis.
Floods07 Jan 2017 14:54 GMT
Heavy downpours and flooding ravages southern provinces with more than 700,000 affected over the past week.
Asia Pacific07 Jan 2017 06:56 GMT
Tsai's US stopovers come after she incensed China by her phone call to Donald Trump to congratulate him on his victory.
Politics06 Jan 2017 18:14 GMT
Nepal opposition leader vows not to pass constitutional amendment, as tens of thousands protest proposed change.
Politics06 Jan 2017 08:28 GMT
Ambassador recalled in protest against statue symbolising victims of Japanese wartime sex slavery.
Asia Pacific05 Jan 2017 11:39 GMT
Security forces say inmates on the run in remote farmlands after jailbreak blamed on Muslim rebels.
by J Berkshire Miller
by Salvatore Babones