The agency issued the "major" tsunami warning Sunday morning for its entire Pacific coast, urging people in the areas to head immediately to higher ground.

The agency projected that the tsunami could reach Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, and Izu-Ogasawara islands around 1 p.m. ...

India has been backed by 53 member states of the UN General Assembly’s Asian group for its candidature for a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council.
 
At a meeting held in New York, India has been supported by 19 countries which include Asian countries like Sri Lanka, ...

According to a senior military official, Iran has successful tested its indigenous radar-evading aircraft called 'Sofreh Mahi'.
 
According to Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army Air Force General Aziz Nasirzadeh, the prototype of the aircraft named 'Sofreh Mahi'(flatfish) which staged ...

Taiwan plans to buy military helicopters from a European manufacturer which could anger China after the storm over U.S. arms sales to the island nation.  
 
As per defence ministry spokesman Martin Yu, the Taiwan air force will buy EC-225 search-and-rescue helicopters from the ...

According to the Myanmar government, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be released from house arrest in November. 
 
According to Home Minister Major General Maung Oo, the Nobel peace laureate would be freed after her current house arrest term ends. He was addressing the ...

A violent gunbattle with Taliban militants along with two blasts shook Kabul on Monday killing at least 4 persons and injuring 38 others. The fighting raged by a group of militants early on Monday near the presidential palace in the Afghan capital.
 
According to sources, a suicide bomber ...

A group of Taliban militants stroke Kabul on Monday occupying a building close to the presidential palace.
 
According to a police official, the militants fired at the southern gate of the presidential palace and at finance & justice ministries from Foreshgah Buzerg Afghan, a shopping ...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday India and Bangladesh are holding talks to firm up an extradition treaty, taking their counter-terror cooperation further in the wake of three new security pacts.
 
"To end terrorism, we want to cooperate. We can go to any extent ...

Terming the outcome of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's current India visit as "total failure", the Bangladesh's main opposition claimed, "the country's interest was not protected" as the pacts were signed.
 
Bangladesdh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Khandaker ...

Countries across the Indian Ocean Saturday marked the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic tsunami that killed almost 250,000 people, media reports said. In Indonesia's Aceh province, where 170,000 died, thousands held prayers in public mosques and private homes.
 
On Thai beaches, Buddhist ...

In a bid to participate in the upcoming next year’s election, the Myanmar opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi's legal team on Monday asked the Supreme Court to accept her appeal relating to her 18-month long house detention which would make the leader impossible to participate in this ...

A UN report revealed on Monday showed that the opium cultivation in south east Asia rose 11 percent this year. Cultivation increased to 33,811 hectares from 30,388 hectares last year in parts of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand - which two decades ago accounted for more than 70 percent of the world's ...

Syrian capital was hit by a bus explosion on Thursday, causing much causality in the capital.
 
The sources read that the blast occurred near a pilgrimage site for Shia Muslims. The sudden blast took place as a group of Iranian pilgrims was travelling on the bus. The incident took six lives ...

Bangladesh has plans for launching a satellite of its own within a year for boosting its communications network, which is expected to cost around 150 million and $200 million.
 
According to Post and Telecommunications Minister Raziuddin Ahmed Raju, “We've already started talking to ...

The Dubai World will undergo a complete revamping. The process will be led by the Dubai Financial Support Fund. Aidan Birkett, managing partner, corporate finance at Deloitte LLP is the Chief Restructuring Officer. Dubai World's executive management team and Aidan Birkett will work together for ...

US Senator John Kerry has mentioned that the growth of BRIC nations indicate the basic shift taking place in the world economy. He also mentioned that the emerging nations require legitimate seat at the table for addressing the shared challenges in a better fashion.
 
"It is certainly ...

A new anti-corruption law has been launched by Afghanistan for fighting corruption. This step has been adopted amidst the immense international pressure it is facing for curbing this deadly crime.
 
This is the third attempt by the Afghan government to put an end to graft and bribery. The ...

Israel would answer to any Palestinian step toward an unilateral declaration of independence with "one-sided Israeli measures," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a forum on Sunday in Jerusalem.
 
"There is no substitute for negotiations between Israel and the ...

It looks like the attempts made by the US President Barack Obama and the ASEAN leaders to convince Myanmar for releasing Aung San Suu Kyi have not been successful. Obama had urged Myanmar to release the opposition leader while he met the Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein during the ASEAN meet on ...

Leaders of the 21-nation Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping met Sunday to discuss a new approach to regional growth, winding up a two-day summit in Singapore.
 
Belatedly joined by US President Barack Obama, who arrived for the summit late Saturday night, the leaders met in a ...

Leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore have scrapped a provision in their draft declaration pledging to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, an official said.
 
Yi Xianliang, counselor at the Treaty and Law Department of the Chinese foreign ...

US President Barack Obama mentioned of Friday the alliance between Japan and the US will endure for a predictable future of East Asia.
 
"I began my trip here in Tokyo because the US-Japan alliance is a foundation for peace and prosperity throughout East Asia," Obama said at a news ...

The US President Barack Obama, who is in Japan, along with Japanese Premier Yukio Hatoyama has given the warning to Iran and North Korea against their pursuit of nuclear programmes.
 
A declaration was issued after their meeting in Tokyo, which stated that the nuclear exercises of these ...

The pro-democratic opposition leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi has appealed before the apex court of the nation against her 18-month house arrest sentence.
 
Her detention in her Yangon family home was extended by a special Insein prison court in August after she was found guilty of ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while mentioning that he is staunch on creating peace with Palestine without any conditions, mentioned that he wishes that the peace deal should be completed “soon”.
 
Netanyahu, before holding door talks with the US president Barack ...

Bangladesh's railway system is gearing up to undergo a complete revamping so that the connectivity within the nation can be improved. This is being adopted as a part of the undergoing preparations for joining the Asian rail network.
 
Collaboration with New Delhi is likely to be high on the ...

The United Arab Emirates has kicked off the First Exporters Forum at Dubai today. This forum is meant for bringing the heads of Dubai government agencies and local traders as well as exporters and government employees together so that the exports of the nation can be strengthened.
 
The ...

The President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, during an interview has mentioned that he is adopting the measures required for curbing corruption in his government, but mentioned that corruption was being worsened by foreign money inflow.
 
Karzai while mentioning about "the usual ...

US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell held meeting with the Myanmar premier Thein Sein and the opposition leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi. He is the first US official of high ranking to visit Myanmar in 14 years.
 
US Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel and Campbell met the ...

According to the US, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has been declared as the winner in the elections, is the legitimate leader of the nation.
 
"President Karzai has been declared the winner of the Afghan election and will head the next government of Afghanistan," White House ...