US military Osprey aircraft with 6 aboard crashes off southern JapanAt least one person is dead; the status of the five others on the aircraft was not immediately known.
41 workers trapped in India tunnel for 17 days have been rescuedRescuers plan to pull the workers out through a passageway created with welded pipes that were pushed through dirt and rocks.
What we know about the surge of respiratory illnesses in ChinaChinese health officials attribute the increase in children's hospital admissions to bacterial infection, RSV, influenza, and common cold viruses.
Search continues for 41 Indian workers trapped in collapsed tunnelThe workers have been trapped since Nov. 12 when a landslide caused a portion of the 2.8-mile tunnel they were building to collapse.
Trapped Indian tunnel workers seen alive for first time since collapseA camera captured video of the 41 men trapped in India's Himalayas for the first time since the tunnel they were working in partially collapsed.
Disney opens its first 'Frozen'-themed attractionBased on the wildly popular "Frozen" animated film, the new section of Hong Kong Disneyland features landscapes and characters from the movie.
Pandas, fentanyl and Taiwan — takeaways from Biden's meeting with XiPresident Biden said the meeting included "some of the most constructive and productive discussions we've had."
Biden announces new areas of US cooperation with ChinaU.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to address fentanyl trafficking, reestablish military contact and address AI risks.
Top issues for US as President Biden meets with China's XiThe two leaders will meet Wednesday in California on the sidelines of a summit of Asian-Pacific leaders.
Biden, Chinese leader Xi to meet in the Bay AreaFor the first time in over a year, President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet. This meeting will be the first on U.S. soil.
| Justin Boggs and Haley Bull
China's top diplomat arrives in US ahead of possible Biden-Xi summitThe visit is expected to lay the groundwork for a potential summit between President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month.
Airline forced to add extra flight for group of sumo wrestlersJapan Airlines feared the group of sumo wrestlers, who were headed to a competition, would push their planes over the weight limit.
Arkansas orders Chinese-owned company to sell farmlandA new wave of laws in the state specifically targets foreign investments from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia.
US warns of Chinese global disinformation campaignThe State Department laid out Beijing's tactics for molding public opinion, such as buying content and creating fake personas to spread its message.
Dozens dead after blast at Pakistan celebration for prophet's birthdayAround 500 people had gathered for a procession from the mosque to celebrate the birth of the prophet, known as Mawlid an-Nabi.
No radioactive substance found in fish after Fukushima water releaseRadioactive elements, except tritium and carbon-14, have been mostly filtered from the water that is being released into the Pacific Ocean.
North Korea releases US soldier who ran across borderThe Pentagon credited the U.S. Army, U.S. Forces Korea, the Department of Defense, Sweden and China for their assistance in securing the release.
South Korea parades weapons in its biggest Armed Forces Day in yearsAbout 4,000 South Korean troops marched alongside tanks, artillery systems, drones and ballistic missiles capable of striking North Korea.
Scientists stunned by rare tarantulas with 'enchanting phenomenon'Blue colorations are rarely found in nature because they’re a result of a certain arrangement of biological photonic nanostructures.
Kim Jong Un vows support for Russia's 'just fight' during Putin talksNorth Korea may have tens of millions of aging artillery shells and rockets that could give a huge boost to the Russian army in Ukraine.
Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, setting stage for a meeting with PutinRussian President Vladimir Putin may be seeking more supplies and ammunition from North Korea as reserves dwindle in the war against Ukraine.
Taiwan halts work, transport, and classes as Typhoon Haikui hitsBy Sunday evening, almost 4,000 people had been evacuated from mountain communities that are at high risk of landslides and flooding.
North Korea says it simulated nuclear attacks on South KoreaForeign experts say Kim Jong Un eventually wants to use his enlarged weapons arsenals to force the U.S. to make concessions when diplomacy resumes.
China offering cash incentives for married couples with young bridesOfficials in eastern China are offering newlyweds 1,000 yuan — about $137 — if the bride is 25 years of age or younger.
South Korea, China protest Japan's Fukushima radioactive water releaseTo address a potential backlash, Japan has advised its citizens outside the country to maintain a low profile and avoid speaking Japanese in public.
China bans Japan seafood due to Fukushima's wastewater releaseThe Japanese government and TEPCO say the treatment and dilution exceeds international safety standards.
Japan to release tons of radioactive wastewater into ocean ThursdayJapan intends to discharge over 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.
India becomes 4th country to land a spacecraft on the moonIndia joins the United States, the Soviet Union and China in achieving a moon landing.
US-China relations unsteady: Commerce Sec. Raimondo heads to BeijingU.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo's trip to China is the latest in a string of high-level visits from U.S. officials to Beijing.
Biden's meeting with South Korea, Japan leaders seen as momentousThe meeting marked a "new era" of economic and security cooperation with Japan and South Korea.
'Stoked to be alive': Missing surfers rescued off Indonesian coastThe surf trip began as a celebration of a surfer's 30th birthday.
30 dead, 90 wounded in train derailment in PakistanRailway officials said 10 cars derailed near the Pakistani town of Nawabshah, which is located in the southern region of the country.
US announces $345 million military aid package for TaiwanThe package is in addition to nearly $19 billion in military sales of F-16s and other major weapons systems that the U.S. has approved for Taiwan.
| Staff Sgt. Cesar Rivas / U.S. Army via AP
North Korea fires 2 missiles after US submarine arrives in South KoreaNorth Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles hours after a U.S. submarine arrived at a port in South Korea.
