Asia
Over one million flee as typhoon batters Taiwan and China; 34 people killed; up to 1,000 missing
A powerful typhoon toppled houses, flooded villages and forced nearly 1 million people to flee to safety on China's eastern coast and Taiwan and left about a thousand people missing before weakening into a tropical storm Monday.
Indonesia arrests suspected suicide bomb recruit
Indonesian police arrested Thursday a suspected would-be suicide bomber trained by the group believed to be responsible for last week's deadly hotel attacks in Jakarta.
Bin Laden son probably killed, Taliban leader lives
One of Osama bin Laden's sons was probably killed by a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan earlier this year, U.S. National Public Radio reported, citing U.S. intelligence sources.
North Korea calls Hillary Clinton vulgar, unintelligent
North Korea, bristling at being described by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as behaving like an unruly child, responded in kind Thursday, calling her vulgar and less then clever.
Jakarta Marriott suicide bomber identified
Indonesian media on Monday said investigators have identified one of the Jakarta hotel suicide bombers and were taking DNA samples from his family, in reports police refused to confirm.
Sixteen civilians were killed Sunday when a transport helicopter working for the NATO-led military coalition crashed as it tried to take off from the military base at Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, officials said. Five others were injured.
Islamic militants released a video of a captured American soldier whom U.S. military officials identified for the first time Sunday as Pvt. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum, Idaho.
US military looking to revamp Afghan prisons
The U.S. military is looking to revamp its beleaguered American-run prison system in Afghanistan, according to a published report. The development is in response to concerns over detainee abuse and the military's belief that the Taliban is recruit...
The lone surviving gunman from last year's Mumbai attacks made a surprise guilty plea on Monday, admitting to a role in the three-day rampage that killed 166 and raised tensions between India and Pakistan.
North Korean leader 'has cancer'
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il, is suffering from pancreatic cancer, a South Korean television network has reported citing intelligence sources.
Kim Jong-il is seriously ill and is likely to be dead before the end of the year, according to a source within the North Korean leader's own family.
The trial in Myanmar of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi drew closer to an end Friday with testimony from the last witness and the scheduling of closing arguments.
Pakistan reconstruction could cost billions of dollars: UN
Pakistan's reconstruction effort after fighting forced nearly two million people from their homes could cost billions of dollars, the top UN relief coordinator warned on Friday.
Pakistani president Asif Zardari admits creating terrorist groups
Pakistan's president has admitted his country created terrorist groups to help achieve its foreign policy goals.
Two NATO soldiers have been killed in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan amid mounting insurgent attacks against the foreign forces.
Dalai Lama turns 74, says should live to 100
The Dalai Lama celebrated his 74th birthday Monday in a typically jocular mood, remarking lightheartedly that the prayers being said for him might help him live to at least 100.
Impoverished North Korea has spent an estimated 700 million dollars this year on nuclear and missile tests, enough to solve its food shortage for at least two years, according to South Korean news reports.
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon was denied permission to see Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, reporters traveling with the secretary-general said Saturday.
Pakistani military helicopter crash kills 26
A Pakistani Army helicopter crashed in a northwestern tribal area that is a Taliban stronghold on Friday, killing at least 26 Pakistani soldiers and paramilitary fighters.
North Korea fired five ballistic missiles into the sea between the Communist state and Japan on Saturday in a move that flouted a United Nations Security Council resolution and sent a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Da...