Australian city cut off by floods braces for more
2011-01-05 14:04:48
Weary residents of a flooded Australian coastal city braced for water levels to peak Wednesday, as state officials held an emergency meeting to help determine recovery plans for the 200,000 people affected by the deluge.
US hopes for Six-Party Talks soon
2011-01-05 08:36:07
The US envoy for policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Tuesday he hoped serious negotiations over Pyongyang's nuclear program could start in the near future.
Seoul denies military cooperation with Japan
2011-01-04 15:41:11
South Korea has never discussed a joint declaration with Japan on boosting bilateral military cooperation, a foreign ministry official in Seoul.
Seoul denies military cooperation with Japan
2011-01-04 15:41:11
South Korea has never discussed a joint declaration with Japan on boosting bilateral military cooperation, a foreign ministry official in Seoul.
Floods swamp Philippines; over 90,000 affected
2011-01-04 15:24:00
The number of people displaced by floods and landslides due to heavy downpour in the southern Philippines rises to more than 90,000.
Rush hour blast injures 4 in Kabul
2011-01-04 14:46:16
An explosive device went off during rush hour Tuesday morning in the Afghan capital Kabul, injuring four people.
Iran invites ambassadors to tour nuclear sites
2011-01-04 09:28:42
Iran has sent invitations to several ambassadors accredited to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit its nuclear sites.
Tokyo, Seoul eye more military cooperation
2011-01-04 09:23:54
Japan and South Korea aim to strengthen their peacetime military cooperation, Japanese media reported on Tuesday, as tensions remain high on the Korean peninsula.
DPRK, ROK voice possibility of new detente
2011-01-04 08:12:52
The president of the Republic of Korea (ROK) echoed on Monday the goodwill gesture of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), offering closer economic ties.
Japan media pushes Tokyo toward China
2011-01-04 08:10:50
Major Japanese media outlets have named improving ties with China the top task for Japan's cabinet in 2011 in their special new year coverage.
Australian floods toll rises
2011-01-04 08:10:50
Raging Australian floodwaters claimed two more lives on Monday, when a man drowned after his car was washed into a flooded creek and the body of another swept from a small boat was recovered.
African nations seek to end Cote d'Ivoire crisis
2011-01-04 08:10:50
African powers were launching a new diplomatic push for a peaceful solution to the Cote d'Ivoire's deadly crisis on Monday, piling pressure on defiant leader Laurent Gbagbo to quit and avoid an armed intervention.