December 26, 2016 China's 1st aircraft carrier sails into South China Sea China's first aircraft carrier and five other warships passed by Taiwan and sailed into the contested South China Sea on Monday, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said.
December 26, 2016 Tainted alcohol kills 12 Christians in Pakistan Pakistani police say 12 Christians died after drinking contaminated homemade alcohol during the Christmas holiday.
December 26, 2016 China resumes ties with Sao Tome in triumph over Taiwan China and Sao Tome and Principe have officially resumed diplomatic relations after the African island nation abruptly broke away from Beijing's rival, Taiwan.
December 26, 2016 Christmas typhoon kills 4, destroys homes in Philippines A powerful typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines, leaving at least four people dead and destroying homes, roared over a congested region near Manila on Monday with slightly weaker but still-fierce winds, officials said.
December 26, 2016 Afghan official: 1 police officer killed by car bomb blast An Afghan official says that at least one police officer has been killed after a car bomb exploded near the convoy of the deputy provincial police chief of southern Helmand province.
December 26, 2016 Japan ex-PM Yoshida's forgotten Pearl Harbor visit recounted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will visit Pearl Harbor with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, wasn't even born when Japan's former leader Shigeru Yoshida went there just six years after the country's World War II surrender, by himself and feeling awkward.
December 26, 2016 Kim Jong Un orders North Koreans to celebrate his grandmother on Christmas Kim Jong Un is the Grinch who stole Christmas.
December 26, 2016 Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
December 26, 2016 Philippines braces for Christmas storm, offers roasted pigs A powerful typhoon is on its way to slam into the eastern Philippines on Christmas Day as officials struggled to divert people's attention from family celebrations and travel.
December 25, 2016 Fake news story sets off Israel-Pakistan Twitter clash A fake news story has touched off a tense Twitter confrontation between nuclear power Pakistan and Israel, which is widely believed to have a nuclear arsenal of its own.
