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Tokyo subway attacks: Japan still baffled 20 years on As Japan prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of a fatal nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway, experts say the horrifying case still leaves more questions than answers.

19 марта 2015

AirAsia families accept 'sad reality' as search ends An Indonesian whose daughter-in-law is among 56 people unaccounted for following the December crash of an AirAsia plane said his family had accepted the "sad reality".

18 марта 2015

Almaty shocked with 5 magnitude earthquake A strong earthquake happened very close to Almaty on March 15. It was very clearly felt in the city.

16 марта 2015

Australia clears up after twin cyclones, more floods expected Australia was clearing up after two severe cyclones left a trail of destruction, wrecking hundreds of homes and cutting electricity to tens of thousands.

21 февраля 2015

Destruction as massive cyclones hit Australia Two powerful cyclones pounded Australia and left a trail of destruction with houses ripped apart, trees uprooted and power lines torn down.

20 февраля 2015

Minor tsunami hits Japan after undersea quake A strong undersea earthquake unleashed a small tsunami off the same coastline of northern Japan devastated by a tsunami in 2011.

17 февраля 2015

Boston breaks monthly snowfall record after latest storm Boston braced for another pummeling of wintry weather Sunday, as officials declared February the snowiest month in the city's history.

16 февраля 2015

Taiwan pays homage to TransAsia plane crash victims Flags across Taiwan flew at half mast to pay homage to the 40 people killed in a TransAsia plane crash last week.

10 февраля 2015

Divers may have found crashed AirAsia co-pilot's body Indonesian divers have found a body believed to be the French co-pilot who was steering an AirAsia plane when it crashed in December with 162 people onboard.

07 февраля 2015

Taiwan 'hero' pilot found clutching joystick of crashed plane The pilot of the crashed TransAsia plane was still clutching the joystick when his body was found in the cockpit, after he battled to avoid populated area.

06 февраля 2015

Dutch to collect more remains from MH17 Ukraine crash A Dutch team is to return to the MH17 crash site in war-torn Ukraine to collect more remains of the 298 people killed when the Malaysia Airlines Boeing crashed.

24 января 2015

Australia calls for MH370 recovery tenders as search goes on The Australian agency leading the search for missing airliner MH370 is calling for expressions of interest for the recovery of the Malaysian jet, if it is found.

22 января 2015

AirAsia jet's alarms 'screaming' before crash: investigator Warning alarms in AirAsia flight QZ8501 were "screaming" as the pilots desperately tried to stabilise the plane just before it plunged into the Java Sea last monthю

21 января 2015

Japan marks 20th anniversary of killer quake in Kobe Japan marked the 20th anniversary of the Kobe earthquake that killed more than 6,400 people.

17 января 2015

21 confirmed dead after tugboat sinks in China Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead after a tugboat sank on a trial voyage on the Yangtze, China's longest river.

17 января 2015

Ten months on, Australia confident of finding MH370 Missing airliner MH370 is "very likely" to be found if it lies in the vast undersea zone now being scoured, and is probably in good condition despite being submerged for 10 months.

16 января 2015

Divers make fresh bid to reach AirAsia jet main body Indonesian divers made a fresh attempt to reach the main body of an AirAsia plane that crashed in the sea last month with 162 people on board.

16 января 2015

Eleven Ukraine civilians killed when rocket hits bus Eleven Ukrainian civilians were killed and nearly 20 injured when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus .

14 января 2015

Cockpit voice recorder recovered from crashed AirAsia jet: official The cockpit voice recorder from the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month carrying 162 people was recovered and taken to an Indonesian navy ship.

13 января 2015

Dutch probe secret service role ahead of MH17 crash The Netherlands wants to know whether its intelligence services warned airlines of danger about flying over war-torn Ukraine prior to the downing of flight MH17.

07 января 2015

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