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New era for Japan: allowing overseas combat role for militaryLawmakers passed bills Saturday that significantly shift defense policy. But debates over Prime Minister Abe's 'jackhammer' approach are not over.聽
Japan's 'profound' new American military links are all about China: Q&AJapan scholar Gerald Curtis says聽Prime Minister Shinzo Abe oversold the scale of his proposed security changes in Washington and undersold them at home.
Can the rebels of Rangoon take power in Burma?Democratic aspirations in Burma are mostly seen in the West through Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel laureate. But Burma's opposition includes hundreds of leaders and thousands of democracy foot soldiers.聽A Q & A with author Delphine Schrank.聽
Malcolm Turnbull: Australia's new PM brings charisma and a moderate faceAustralia's wealthiest politician replaces unpopular Prime Minister Tony Abbott in the latest unseating by challengers from within party ranks.聽
Australian PM Abbott thrown out of office for more moderate rivalMalcolm Turnbull will become Australia's fourth prime minister in just over two years when he is sworn in on Tuesday.
Cover StoryThe US and China: Will it be collision or cooperation?On the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the US, a China expert lays out how the two great powers can avoid confrontation.
Thailand seeks arrest of 12th suspect in Bangkok bombingThai authorities on Saturday issued an arrest warrant for聽Abudusataer Abudureheman, 27-year-old ethnic Uighur from China,聽in connection with last month's bombing at a Bangkok landmark that killed 20 people.
With China bristling, is Japan upping its military game? Some say no.Despite a record defense budget and a push for constitutional reforms, Prime Minister Abe's initiatives may not match his tough talk.
Flooding in Japan forces dozens of residents to rooftops, await rescueRaging floodwaters broke through an embankment Thursday and swamped a city near Tokyo.聽More than 30,000 people fled their homes, and hundreds more were stranded by the water.
Koreas agree to hold family reunions next monthThe highly emotional reunions have not happened since early last year.
Koreas start talks on reuniting families separated by Korean WarNorth and South Korea started to discuss resuming the reunions聽families separated by the Korean War in the early 1950s, Seoul officials said Monday.
In 'non-religious' Japan, the shrine can still exert a pullJapan is one of the world's least religious countries, according to a Gallup survey this year. Yet some observers have noted an uptick in the number of young people visiting religious sites at pivotal moments in their lives.
Thai police seek 10th suspect in deadly Bangkok bombingPolice in Thailand are now looking for a 10th suspect in last month's bombing of the聽Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok that killed 20 people.
China's military spectacle sends mixed messagesPresident Xi Jinping celebrates peace and promises to shrink the Chinese army 鈥� while parading with 12,000 troops and ballistic missiles.聽
Standing apart, South Korea's Park heads to China's WWII extravaganzaFew Western leaders will attend a major 70th war anniversary parade in Beijing, seen as blatantly anti-Japanese. But Park's visit affirms China's role in East Asia.
A China meltdown? Why its Asian neighbors aren't worried.Even if economic growth in the Middle Kingdom is slowing, Pacific nations are unworried. At least so far. Many have diversified their growth models and aren't wholly dependent on China.聽
In Bangkok bomb probe, taxi drivers are city's eyes and earsAn informal collaboration between police and more than 100,000 motorcycle taxi drivers has informed the footwork that led authorities to detain suspects in the case. Twenty people died when a bomb exploded at a Hindu shrine two weeks ago.聽
Surprise apology by North Korea as historic talks end fruitfullyPyongyang agreed to apologize for laying mines in the DMZ, while South Korea pledged to halt its propaganda broadcasts. The sides also agreed to meet again soon.聽
Koreas resume talks as Seoul sees North Korea troop movementThe first round of talks, which started Saturday evening and finished just before dawn Sunday, came to nothing, but the second day of diplomacy has, for the time being, pushed aside the heated warnings of imminent war.
Creative demand: Taiwan says radical school reform will set it apartThe island nation is ready to abandon rote memorization in favor of innovation and creative expression throughout its education system by 2018.聽
