Taiwan

The new sales come at a period of heightened tensions between the United States and China.

The sale would mark the first time in four years that the United States has shipped arms to Taiwan.

The words "resignation" and "speech" are very similar in the Chinese phonetics system.

The two countries' leaders had met in November for the first time in more than 60 years.

China's Xi Jinping says independence proponents should not split the two sides.

Both presidents have an eye on Taiwan's elections as they prepare to meet in Singapore on Saturday.

It's the first meeting from the two rivals since the Chinese civil war ended in 1949.

The U.S.'s goal is to remind China and other countries about America's right to freely navigate the region.

Falling trees and walls caused two deaths on the northern Luzon island.

The incident was captured on CCTV and has been released by the gallery.

Typhoon Atsani has generated winds of 160 mph.

Typhoon Soudelor is the most intense tropical cyclone to develop in the Northern Hemisphere this year.

Storm cuts power to 3.62 million households and the death toll rises to six.

More than 500 people were injured and one person was killed in the blaze.

A fire broke out after an explosion at a so-called color play party.

Norway joins UK, Germany and others in signing up to China-led bank, with Japan and U.S. absent.

At least 31 people were killed when Flight GE235 lurched between buildings, clipping a taxi and overpass.

As many as 28 people appeared to have survived the crash after the plane crashed.

The U.S. State Department said it had not been notified in advance of the ceremony and that it was inconsistent with U.S. policy.

The quashing of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong is souring China's relations with Taiwan

China fears the success of the Scottish Independence movement may inspire similar activism in its own restive regions

The report said that before the explosion, smoke with a "gas-like smell" was seen coming out of drains in the streets

More than 40 passengers died in the crash, authorities search for survivors

When the doors open at 6 p.m., a mass of students rushes into the arena. As the small hall on the outskirts of Taipei fills up, shouts rise up from the crowd: "A-mei!

In his final days, legendary museum curator Chuang Yen had become something of a relic himself. He smoked an ornate pipe, and wore Confucian robes long after they went out of style.