5.2-magnitude quake hits Pakistan

2010-12-10 09:19:05

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan at 2317 GMT on Thursday (04:17 am Friday local time), the US Geological Survey said.

5.2-magnitude quake hits Pakistan

2010-12-10 09:19:05

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan at 2317 GMT on Thursday (04:17 am Friday local time), the US Geological Survey said.

Most Americans say they are worse off under Obama

2010-12-10 09:07:28

More than half of Americans say they are worse off under Obama's two-year presidency, according to a Bloomberg National Poll released Thursday.

Sino-US defense meetings resume

2010-12-10 08:02:46

China and the US resumed their once-stalled defense consultations Thursday in Washington in a further sign of the thawing of a stalled military-to-military ties between the two countries after a massive arms sale plan was announced by the US to Taiwan earlier.

Military deterrence may escalate Korean tension

2010-12-09 21:51:58

China on Thursday warned that military deterrence would escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula rather than helping solve problems.

DPRK leader meets Chinese official

2010-12-09 15:31:34

Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), met with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo here on Thursday.

DPRK: Shelling incident a provocation of ROK

2010-12-09 11:25:04

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Wednesday released a report, claiming the recent Yonphyong Island shelling incident was a "deliberate provocation" of Republic of Korea (ROK).

US presses China over DPRK

2010-12-09 08:17:19

China is under mounting pressure from the United States as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continued to run high on Wednesday.

7 dead, 50 hurt in Bangladesh train crash

2010-12-09 08:11:34

At least seven people were killed and 50 were injured in a head-on train collision in Bangladesh on Wednesday, police said.

Russian warplanes interrupted US-Japan drill

2010-12-08 22:22:59

Japan's Sankei newspaper reported that Russian patrol planes this week entered airspace above the Sea of Japan where the United States and Japan were conducting drills, causing a halt to part of the exercises. US presses China over DPRK DPRK accuses Japan Japan military to go mobile

S Korean lawmakers scuffle at parliamentary meeting

2010-12-08 12:33:24

Lawmakers from opposition Democratic Party and ruling Grand National Party scuffle to occupy the chairman's seat at the main conference hall of parliament in Seoul Dec 8, 2010.

Beijing calls for emergency Six-Party Talks

2010-12-08 07:05:55

China on Tuesday continued to insist that dialogue and negotiations are the only correct ways to address tensions and realize a long-lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. US, ROK, Japan vow coordination