Asia

Philippines President Benigno Aquino arrives in Japan

JUNE 2 (Reuters) -- Philippines President Benigno S. Aquino III arrived at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on Tuesday (June 2),…

Obama: Land reclamation projects in S. China Sea ‘counterproductive’

JUNE 1 (Reuters) -- President Barack Obama said on Monday (June 1) that land reclamation projects in the South China…

Chinese ferry with 458 aboard sinks in storm, 20 rescued

JUNE 2 (Reuters) -- A passenger ship carrying 458 people, many of them elderly Chinese tourists, sank in the Yangtze…

Vietnam says reports of Chinese artillery in the South China Sea a “very bad sign”

JUNE 1 (Reuters) -- Vietnam's deputy defense minister said on Saturday (May 30) that reports China had placed mobile artillery…

Number of people with MERS rises to 15 in South Korea

JUNE 21 (Reuters) -- South Korea on Sunday (May 31) confirmed that 15 South Koreans have been infected with the…

China reacts against US comments regarding disputed territories

BEIJING, Philippines (Eagle News) - China reacted against the comments made by United States of America regarding the disputed territories…

Bombs outside two five-star Baghdad hotels kill at least 10

MAY 29 (Reuters) -- Car bombs exploded in the parking lots of two heavily fortified five-star hotels in central Baghdad…

Heat wave in India kills more than 1,400; maximum temperature hits 47 Celsius

(Eagle News) -- A deadly heat wave in India has killed more than 1,400 people as temperatures soar above 47…

Malaysian authorities exhume bodies at abandoned trafficking camp in jungle

MAY 27 (Reuters) -- Malaysian police forensic teams, digging with hoes and shovels, began pulling out the remains of dozens…

Construction begins on lighthouses on disputed island in South China Sea

MAY 27 (Reuters) -- Chinese state television showed footage of a groundbreaking ceremony for the building of two lighthouses in…

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