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Bus crash in northern India kills 11 tourists A bus carrying tourists plunged off a mountain road into a gorge in a Himalayan region in northern India, killing 11 people, police said.

17 June 2014

'Super' banana to face first human trial A super-enriched banana genetically engineered to improve the lives of millions of people in Africa will soon have its first human trial, which will test its effect on vitamin A levels, Australian researchers said.

17 June 2014

Mother, three children jump to death: Japan police Police in Japan are probing a possible family suicide after a mother and her three small children plunged to their deaths from an apartment complex, they said.

17 June 2014

Construction stopped on replica of ancient Chinese ship An ambitious Chinese plan to build a replica of 15th century explorer Zheng He's "treasure ship" has run aground, reports said Monday, with some questioning whether the vessel will ever sail.

17 June 2014

Man, 85, arrested for stalking woman, 80, in Japan Police have arrested an 85-year-old man in western Japan for allegedly stalking an 80-year-old woman he reportedly met when she shared a hospital room with his now-dead wife, they said Monday.

16 June 2014

Curfew in Sri Lanka resorts as religious riots spread Sri Lanka's police extended a curfew across two popular coastal resorts Sunday to contain religious riots that left at least 41 people wounded and heightened tensions between Muslims and Buddhists.

16 June 2014

G77 plus China eye end to poverty by 2030, new UN role A summit of G77 leaders plus China wrapped up Sunday with a call for an end to poverty by 2030, after a demand by Bolivia's President Evo Morales to eliminate the UN Security Council.

16 June 2014

Chinese premier hopes to 'change misperceptions' on UK trip Chinese Premier Li Keqiang begins a three-day visit to Britain on Monday, hoping to "change misperceptions" about his country and improve diplomatic relations with London.

16 June 2014

China Eastern to buy 80 Boeing 737s US aerospace giant Boeing said Friday that China Eastern Airlines has agreed to buy 80 737 aircraft, its biggest single-aisle purchase to date by a Chinese airline.

14 June 2014

10 countries granted visa free entrance to Kazakhstan for one year Kazakhstan opens visa-free entry for ten countries starting July 15, 2014 to July 15, 2015.

14 June 2014

Police arrest 21 in Hong Kong new town protest Police used pepper spray to scatter protesters at Hong Kong's government headquarters in an angry rally against plans for a new town development, with 21 arrested, officials said.

14 June 2014

'Utterly evil' Australian baby killer gets life An "utterly evil" Australian man who killed a 10-month-old boy by bludgeoning him with a homemade baton during a burglary was Friday jailed for life.

14 June 2014

Death sentences reversed in China rape case A Chinese court overturned death sentences imposed on two men who allegedly forced into prostitution the daughter of a social campaigner, media reported Friday, the latest development in the high-profile case.

13 June 2014

S.Korean president revamps cabinet after ferry tragedy South Korean President Park Geun-Hye revamped her cabinet Friday, replacing seven ministers in response to intense criticism over her administration's handling of April's ferry disaster.

13 June 2014

Wealthy Chinese buy space flight tickets: report More than 300 Chinese space enthusiasts have booked tickets costing nearly $100,000 for a five minute trip to outer space, official media reported.

13 June 2014

Flight MH370 families get $50,000 in first payouts Malaysia Airlines' insurer has begun paying the families of passengers onboard Flight MH370 $50,000 each in initial compensation three months after the jet disappeared, a government official said

13 June 2014

Gas leak kills six at giant India steel plant A poisonous gas leak at one of India's largest steel plants killed six people overnight and injured 31 others, a factory official said.

13 June 2014

Twenty injured in Hong Kong ferry crash Twenty people were injured when a Hong Kong ferry crashed into a seawall off the coast of the gambling enclave of Macau Friday, officials said, the latest accident to hit the cities' busy waterways.

13 June 2014

Indian woman says police gang-raped her inside station An Indian woman said Thursday she was gang-raped by four officers at a police station, the latest in a string of shocking sex attacks in the troubled state of Uttar Pradesh.

12 June 2014

Pacific nations look to increase tuna fishing fees Pacific island nations announced plans to dramatically increase the fees they charge tuna fishing boats for the right to enter their waters, saying it will boost revenue and help conservation efforts.

12 June 2014

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