Freed vet: For North Korea war not over

Freed vet: For North Korea war not over
Japan's super grannies defy aging
Stigma hinders China's AIDS fight
China expresses 'regret' over expanded S. Korean air zone
Remote classroom illustrates China's education challenges
North Korean purge in pictures
Thai PM dissolves parliament
China bans shark fin dishes at official banquets
Verdict due for doctor linked to CIA's bin Laden search
Dozens arrested after foreign worker's death sparks riot
American talks about time in North Korean custody
Typhoon Haiyan death toll still rising
India's Congress Party suffers capital defeat

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:11 PM PST

Until he returned home this weekend, Merrill Newman -- an American held in North Korea -- had no idea what a story he'd become.

Japan's super grannies defy aging

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:49 PM PST

A growing number of elderly Japanese are challenging and shattering stereotypes of what aging means in the country.

Stigma hinders China's AIDS fight

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:48 PM PST

Laws prohibit discrimination against the almost half a million people living with HIV/AIDS in China but real-life experiences of activists and sufferers suggest inconsistency in official policy.

China expresses 'regret' over expanded S. Korean air zone

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 09:06 PM PST

China has expressed "regret" over South Korea's decision to expand its air defense zone to include an area claimed by both countries, the country's official Xinhua news agency has reported.

Remote classroom illustrates China's education challenges

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 08:35 PM PST

"Stand to attention," barked the class monitor as we walked into the classroom at the Shahe Primary School, an hour's drive from the county seat of Tengchong, a remote region in China's Yunnan Province.

North Korean purge in pictures

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:26 PM PST

CNN's Paula Hancocks shows us the unprecedented photos of the ouster of Kim Jun Un's uncle.

Thai PM dissolves parliament

Posted: 08 Dec 2013 11:58 PM PST

After weeks of large anti-government demonstrations in the capital, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved the nation's parliament Monday and called for new elections.

China bans shark fin dishes at official banquets

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 01:16 AM PST

China has banned dishes containing delicacies like shark fin and and bird's nest from official banquets as part of a government crackdown on official extravagance.

Verdict due for doctor linked to CIA's bin Laden search

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 04:40 AM PST

A Pakistani court hearing the retrial of a doctor accused of helping the United States find Osama bin Laden said Monday that it would announce its verdict on December 18.

Dozens arrested after foreign worker's death sparks riot

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 04:40 AM PST

Police have arrested 27 people in Singapore after a riot that erupted on Sunday after a foreign worker died in a traffic accident.

American talks about time in North Korean custody

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 04:41 AM PST

An 85-year-old American man detained and later let go by North Korean authorities described his time in custody as comfortable.

Typhoon Haiyan death toll still rising

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:17 PM PST

One month after Typhoon Haiyan tore through six Philippine islands, the death toll stands at 5,924 and 1,779 people are still missing, according to government figures released Sunday.

India's Congress Party suffers capital defeat

Posted: 08 Dec 2013 11:29 PM PST

Led by an anti-corruption activist, a new political party that claims to champion ordinary Indian voters made a startling electoral debut in the capital New Delhi in regional Legislative Assembly polls, emerging as the second-most powerful grouping in results announced Sunday.