Crude prices up after Crimea referendumOil prices rose in Asia Monday on increased geopolitical tensions as the United States hinted at fresh sanctions against Moscow after Crimea voted in a referendum to break away from Ukraine and join Russia.
S. Korea urges North to stop 'provocative' rocket testsSouth Korea called Monday for the North to stop its "provocative" rocket tests, after the launch of dozens of rockets in recent weeks -- most recently Sunday -- that Seoul says threaten regional security.
17 March 2014
Five babies a day left at Chinese city's 'baby hatch'More than 260 unwanted children, most of them babies, have been abandoned in a Chinese "safe haven" in just over six weeks -- more than five a day -- since it opened in late January.
17 March 2014
UN nuclear watchdog chief says atomic plants never '100%' safeThe head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday his agency would keep working to improve safety after the Fukushima crisis, but no atomic plant could be "100 percent" safe from natural disasters.
17 March 2014
DBS buys Societe Generale's Asian private banking businessSingapore's DBS Bank said Monday it had agreed to buy the Asian private banking business of French lender Societe Generale in a deal worth $220 million, boosting its access to the region's super rich.
17 March 2014
95.5 percent in Crimea vote to secede from UkraineCrimea will formally apply to join Russia on Monday after voting to split from Ukraine as Europe prepared to hit Moscow with a wave of sanctions in the worst East-West stand-off since the Cold War.
17 March 2014
Toyota suspends Indian auto production amid labour unrestToyota said Monday it has suspended production at its two Indian auto assembly plants in response to threats against management and "deliberate" assembly-line stoppages, as efforts to hammer out a labour deal failed.
Japanese rally against nuclear powerThousands of campaigners rallied against nuclear power in Tokyo Saturday, as the government and utilities move toward resumption of reactors in southern Japan.
15 March 2014
Detained China activist dies after critical illnessA Chinese human rights activist died on Friday after falling critically ill in detention after police denied her medical treatment for months, her brother said.
New US lead thrusts Malaysia jet search into Indian OceanThe needle-in-a-haystack hunt for a missing Malaysian airliner spread to the vast Indian Ocean Friday after the White House cited "new information" that it might have flown for hours after vanishing nearly seven days ago.
14 March 2014
Strong 6.3-magnitude quake hits off Japan, injures 17A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off southern Japan early Friday injuring 17 people, reports said as officials warned residents to be alert to the danger of landslides following the tremor.
14 March 2014
Australia to buy surveillance drones to patrol bordersAustralia announced plans Thursday for a fleet of giant high-tech unmanned drones to help patrol the nation's borders, monitoring energy infrastructure and attempts to enter the country illegally.
14 March 2014
S. Korean strongman's art collection sold to pay finesArt works confiscated from the family of former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-Hwan have been auctioned to pay multi-million-dollar fines imposed for bribes the disgraced military strongman received in office.
13 March 2014
Dead Indian guru in freezer for 'deep meditation'An Indian guru declared dead has been in a deep freezer in his ashram for nearly six weeks with followers confident he will return to life to lead them.
13 March 2014
China spots floating objects in Malaysia jet huntChinese satellites have detected possible debris from a Malaysian jet that vanished with 239 people on board, offering a new lead Thursday in one of the most mystifying incidents in modern aviation history.
13 March 2014
Australia hatches first IVF sharkAustralia has successfully hatched its first shark born via artificial insemination with hopes that the development can ultimately be used to help breed threatened species.
13 March 2014
'Free world' governments among worst for online spying: watchdogShady agencies at the service of democratically elected governments are among the worst online spies in the world, media watchdog RSF said Wednesday, putting them on the same level as offenders in Iran, China and Saudi Arabia.
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