December 9, 2015 Local residents celebrate Mt Fuji's World Heritage status Residents in towns around Mount Fuji erupted with joy on Saturday after UNESCO granted World Heritage status to Japan's highest and most celebrated moutain.
December 9, 2015 Asia football boss backs Afghans for Asian Cup Asia's football chief Friday said Afghanistan has a strong chance of reaching the next Asian Cup after shocking India to lift their first international trophy.
December 9, 2015 Ex-Malaysia rebel Chin Peng dies in exile Malaysia's renowned former communist fighter Chin Peng, who led a guerrilla campaign against British colonial rule, died in exile in Thailand on Monday, according to his military liaison.
December 9, 2015 'Humanitarian crisis' in battle-scarred Philippine city Aid workers warned Thursday of a worsening humanitarian crisis in a major Philippine city wracked by more than two weeks of deadly street battles between Muslim rebels and soldiers.
December 9, 2015 Tourists among 23 hurt in Thai train derailment Foreign tourists were among 23 people injured when an overnight sleeper train derailed in Thailand early Wednesday, the national rail operator said.
December 9, 2015 6.8 quake felt across New Zealand A powerful earthquake shook major cities across New Zealand on Friday, sending terrified office workers diving under their desks but with no initial reports of significant damage.
December 9, 2015 Study details 'severe' brutality against women in PNG Women in poverty-stricken Papua New Guinea suffer "severe brutality" with violence, including savage attacks involving knives, axes and whips, occurring in two-thirds of all families, a new study revealed on Tuesday.
December 9, 2015 Ferrer and Monaco headline Malaysian Open World number four David Ferrer returns to Kuala Lumpur to headline the Malaysian Open, aiming to get back the winning feeling after an inconsistent year.
December 9, 2015 Philippines finds huge hoard of endangered species Five dead crocodiles, 14 critically endangered turtles and a cache of other rare species have been found in the home of a suspected wildlife trader in one of the Philippines' biggest slums, the government said Friday.
December 9, 2015 Panama says North Korean arms shipment a matter for the UN Panama called Tuesday for UN investigators to inspect a shipment of suspected weapons parts aboard a North Korean-flagged ship as it tried to enter the Panama Canal last week.