DPRK calls for better relations with ROK

2011-01-01 21:38:51

Three leading newspapers of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) issued a joint New Year editorial Saturday, stressing the country's will to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.

Violence, tradition keep Afghans from school

2011-01-01 21:22:22

Worsening security and enduring conservative Islamic customs prevented almost five million Afghan children from going to school in 2010.

Pakistani official confirms Taliban leader's death

2011-01-01 21:06:11

A minister in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province Saturday confirmed the death of a top Taliban commander in a US drone strike in the tribal region.

Suspected suicide bomber kills 17 at Egypt church

2011-01-01 21:03:41

A bomb killed at least 17 people outside a church in the Egyptian city of Alexandria early on New Year's Day, and the Interior Ministry said a foreign-backed suicide bomber may have been responsible.

Japanese whalers, activists clash off Antarctica

2011-01-01 19:53:51

Japanese whalers shot water cannons at anti-whaling activists on Saturday, the conservationist group's founder claimed, hours after the activists tracked down the hunting fleet in the remote and icy seas off Antarctica.

Japanese whalers, activists clash off Antarctica

2011-01-01 19:53:51

Japanese whalers shot water cannons at anti-whaling activists on Saturday, the conservationist group's founder claimed, hours after the activists tracked down the hunting fleet in the remote and icy seas off Antarctica.

Japanese whalers, activists clash off Antarctica

2011-01-01 19:53:51

Japanese whalers shot water cannons at anti-whaling activists on Saturday, the conservationist group's founder claimed, hours after the activists tracked down the hunting fleet in the remote and icy seas off Antarctica.

India, Pakistan exchange nuclear lists

2011-01-01 19:46:15

India and Pakistan Saturday exchanged lists of their nuclear installations through diplomatic channels in the Indian and Pakistani capitals separately.

India, Pakistan exchange nuclear lists

2011-01-01 19:46:15

India and Pakistan Saturday exchanged lists of their nuclear installations through diplomatic channels in the Indian and Pakistani capitals separately.

7.1-magnitude quake hits Argentina

2011-01-01 19:24:56

An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale jolted Argentina at 5:56 p.m., Beijing time Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

Floods affect over 364,000 people in Sri Lanka

2011-01-01 16:57:50

More than 364,000 people were affected by flash floods in several parts of Sri Lanka, with at least two people left dead, officials said Saturday.

546 injured in Philippine New Year revelry

2011-01-01 16:51:35

Powerful firecrackers have injured at least 546 people as Filipinos welcomed the new year in a tradition that is among the world's most festive and dangerous.