1 in 3 Canadians suffered some form of child abuse; linked to mental disorders

WHO concerned by sharp rise in MERS cases; 75 per of recent cases human spread

The World Health Organization expressed concern Wednesday about the recent sharp rise in MERS cases in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Between them, the...

Obama offering Japan security, economic assurances as Ukraine crisis vies for his attention

  TOKYO – President Barack Obama is seeking to reassure Japanese leaders Thursday that he can deliver on his security and economic pledges to Asia even...

Obama says US Japan security treaty applies to islands claimed by China

  TOKYO – President Barack Obama confirmed Wednesday that America’s mutual security treaty with Japan applies to the islands at the centre of a territorial dispute...

Obama begins Asia Pacific trip in Japan; dispute with Russia over Ukraine casts shadow

  TOKYO – Opening a four-country swing through the Asia-Pacific region, President Barack Obama is aiming to promote the U.S. as a committed economic, military and...

‘Closure, at last:’ HK accepts PH apology for 2010 Manila bus hostage crisis

CLOSURE, AT LAST http://t.co/id2RU13dEO — Joseph Estrada (@PresidentErap) April 23, 2014 HONG KONG — Hong Kong and the Philippines reached a compromise Wednesday over Hong Kong’s...

Duterte warns drug peddlers in Davao: ‘my order is shoot to kill’

  DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is adamant at protecting his city and keeping it drug-free. On Tuesday, with his shoot-to-kill order...

‘Piles and piles’ of bodies in Southern Sudan slaughter

NAIROBI, Kenya — The townsfolk believed the mosque was safe. They crammed inside as rebel forces in South Sudan took control of the town from government...

Japan, Philippines, other Asian hosts looking to Obama visit as counterweight to China

  TOKYO – President Barack Obama’s travels through Asia in coming days aim to reassure partners about the renewed U.S. commitment to the region, with an...

After blocking Philippine supply ship, China blocks fishermen from disputed shoal, marine says

  MANILA, Philippines – Chinese coast guard vessels repeatedly blocked or chased Filipino and Vietnamese fishermen from a disputed shoal where they previously had only tried...