Celebrating 100 years of Women's Day
2011-03-09 09:23:11
Women celebrate International Women's Day in Lima, capital of Peru.
Japan joins elite aircraft carrier club
2011-03-09 08:01:18
Japan has been formally classified for the first time since World War II as an aircraft-carrier power by a leading Western international affairs think tank.
Gadhafi exit talks rejected
2011-03-09 07:14:20
A Muammar Gadhafi envoy offered to hold talks on the Libyan leader's exit, but the rebels rejected negotiations with a leader they do not trust.
Libyan rebel gives Gaddafi 72 hours to quit
ROK to deploy stealth jets against DPRK
2011-03-08 17:34:26
ROK plans to strengthen its deterrence against DPRK by better readying itself for "regional provocations and asymmetrical threats".
Rafsanjani leaves key Iran post
2011-03-08 17:19:01
Iran's Assembly of Experts elected Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani as the new chairman to replace Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Obama to name new US ambassador to China
2011-03-08 08:32:46
US President Barack Obama will nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as next U.S. ambassador to China, two administration officials said on Monday.
Parts of NZ city to be abandoned
2011-03-08 08:04:26
Some 10,000 houses in Christchurch will have to be demolished and parts of the city will have to be abandoned altogether.
Gates says US still has role in Afghanistan
2011-03-08 07:11:56
American military will remain involved in Afghanistan after the planned 2014 end of combat operations to help train and advise Afghan forces.
Outlook grim for Japanese PM
2011-03-08 07:03:35
Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan refused on Monday to step down after the resignation of his foreign minister over a political funding scandal.
DPRK proposes Red Cross talks with ROK
2011-03-07 14:54:23
DPRK on Monday proposed holding working-level Red Cross talks with ROK later this week over repatriation of a group of DPRK people.
Afghan president rejects US apology over killings
2011-03-07 13:32:46
Afghanistan's president rejected a US apology for the mistaken killing of nine Afghan boys in a NATO air attack.
NZ to hold national memorial for quake victims
2011-03-07 13:28:25
A national memorial service to mark the "terrible loss of life" in the New Zealand Christchurch earthquake will be held on March 18.