Category: Asia Pacific

Based on the reflection in the table, it is clear a watch on Patriarch Kirill's wrist was photoshoppedout of the image. The Russian Orthodox Church issued an official apology for digitally...

An Australian pilot was given the fright of his life when a snake slithered from the dashboard of the plane he was flying, forcing him to make an emergency landing,...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran launched a military maneuver near its border with Afghanistan on Saturday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, days after naval exercises in the Gulf increased tensions...

  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's power brokers publicly declared Kim Jong Un the country's supreme leader for the first time at a massive public memorial Thursday for...

Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman said on Sunday after a mass protest challenged the premier's authority two months before he stands in...

MOSCOW  — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sternly warned the West not to interfere in Russia's elections, as he launched his campaign to reclaim the presidency in a speech Sunday before...

BEIJING (CWN) — China stepped up its criticism Tuesday of a proposed U.S. law to punish countries with artificially low currencies, saying there would be serious repercussions for the world's...

The Libyan situation has captured the attention of all countries, and the nation has become a diplomatic arena for major powers. A country's strategy in Libya can fully reveal its...

The remarkably upbeat Brookings report on global poverty that Charles Kenny discussed in his recent post has some striking stats. “Between 2005 and 2010, the total number of poor people...

BEIJING (AP) — China called on the U.S. to withdraw an invitation for the Dalai Lama to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House, saying Saturday that it...