TOKYO - The Philippines on Thursday warned that territorial rows in Asia are "causing considerable tension that could lead to conflict" as several countries face off with China over island claims.Philippine secretary of foreign affairs Albert del Rosario, speaking at a Tokyo business conference, ...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand Fierce competition for water could trigger conflict unless nations cooperate to share the diminishing resource, leaders from Asia-Pacific nations warned Monday.From Central to Southeast Asia, regional efforts to secure water have sparked tensions between neighbours reliant on ...

Last two weeks have witnessed increasing and loud anti-China rhetoric from the Indian establishment, opposition and mainstream media, blaming the Chinese forces of infiltrating the Line of Actual Control in the Ladakh/Aksai Chin region. So far, Beijing has remained cool and calm and has advised the ...

PARIS - France said that dozens of rebels have been killed in the bloodiest phase of the Mali conflict to date, but it remained unclear if key commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar was among them. Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno reiterated his belief that Belmokhtar had been killed during fierce fighting ...

UNITED NATIONS - Pakistan has called for strengthening the U.N. Peacebuilding Commission financially in an effort to boost the 31-member body's peace efforts in countries emerging from conflict."Success of UN Peacebuilding hinges on adequate financial resources," Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon ...

President Asif Ali Zardari underwent medical checkup on Wednesday with cardiologists including Dr. Javed Suleman, Martin Goldman and Samin Sharma in New York. Talking to a private TV after the checkup, Dr. Javed Suleman said Asif Ali Zardari is in good health and his heart is functioning normally. ...