December 11, 2015 Eighteen dead as Indonesia bus plunges into river Eighteen people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday when a bus plunged into a river as it returned from a church outing on Indonesia's main island of Java, police said.
December 11, 2015 Quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra days after deadly tremor A strong 6.4-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra on Saturday, US seismologists said, just days after a tremor on the vast island killed dozens and left thousands homeless.
December 11, 2015 Two Chinese ships enter disputed waters: Japan Two Chinese ships entered waters around islands at the centre of a dispute with Japan on Thursday in the latest such incident at a time of frayed ties between the Asian powers.
December 11, 2015 Rabies outbreak jumps species in Taiwan Pet owners in Taiwan were rushing to inoculate their animals on Wednesday after the first case of rabies in a shrew was confirmed, fuelling fears that an outbreak of the disease is spreading between species.
December 11, 2015 Tension, anger as Asian giants reach World Cup Asian giants Iran, South Korea and Australia scrambled into next year's World Cup after scenes of crowd anger and high tension on the final night of group qualifying.
December 11, 2015 Prince Hisahito: the future of Japan's monarchy As an expectant Britain gets royal baby fever and readies to welcome a future monarch -- male or female -- the young boy who carries the destiny of Japan's ancient imperial family lives a life much less examined.
December 11, 2015 Reds beat Indonesia XI in hard-won friendly Liverpool defeated Indonesia XI in a pre-season friendly Saturday, with the frustrated Reds finally scoring a second goal after struggling to break through a solid wall of defence.
December 11, 2015 Indonesia moves Miss World final to Bali after protests Indonesia said on Saturday the final of the Miss World pageant later this month would take place on the Hindu-majority holiday island of Bali instead of near the capital, after days of Muslim hardline protests.
December 11, 2015 Personal jetpack gets flight permit for manned test The New Zealand developers of a personalised jetpack said Tuesday that aviation regulators have issued the device with a flying permit, allowing for manned test flights.
December 11, 2015 South Korea says N. Korea fired 4 suspected short-range missiles North Korea fired four suspected short-range missiles into its eastern waters Thursday, South Korean defense officials said, in an apparent effort to protest ongoing U.S.-South Korean military exercises that Pyongyang calls a rehearsal for invasion.