Asia

Cyclone threatens to disrupt search for missing Malaysian plane

By Byron Kaye PERTH, Australia Mon Apr 21, 2014 5:48pm EDT (Reuters) - A tropical cyclone was threatening to hamper…

Japan expands army footprint for first time in 40 years, risks angering China

(Reuters) - Japan began its first military expansion at the western end of its island chain in more than 40…

Malaysian plane search in 44th day, sea bed scans could end in days

By Byron Kaye and Matt Siegel SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia Sat Apr 19, 2014 10:27pm EDT (Reuters) - The search for missing…

Prosecutors extend Korea ferry captain’s detention as death toll mounts

By Ju-min Park and Jungmin Jang JINDO/MOKPO, South Korea Sun Apr 20, 2014 1:56am EDT Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors…

Ferry captain defends evacuation delay on capsized South Korean vessel

The detained captain of the capsized South Korean ferry has justified a decision not to immediately evacuate the vessel. More…

Bodies found trapped inside sunken South Korean ferry: coastguard

By Ju-min Park JINDO, South Korea Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:54pm EDT (Reuters) - Divers searching for survivors of a…

South Korea ferry death toll rises, hopes fade for hundreds missing

By Ju-min Park and Jungmin Jang JINDO, South Korea Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:52pm EDT (Reuters) - The death toll…

Obama, Abe to battle negative images at U.S.-Japan summit

By Linda Sieg and David Brunnstrom TOKYO/WASHINGTON Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:28pm EDT (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama meets…

Obama looks to salvage Asia ‘pivot’ as allies fret about China

By Matt Spetalnick and Manuel Mogato WASHINGTON/MANILA Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:51pm EDT (Reuters) - When a Philippine government ship…

Hundreds still missing in deadly Korea ferry sinking

By Narae Kim JINDO, South Korea Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:39pm EDT (Reuters) - South Korean coastguard and navy divers…

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