Clinton may visit S. Korea in April

2011-04-11 15:50:12

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton might make a stop in South Korea later this month, local reports said Monday.

Village told to prepare for evacuation

2011-04-11 14:03:50

Residents of a Japanese village well-outside of an evacuation zone set around a crippled nuclear power plant have been told to prepare to be evacuated.

Israeli FM: Cease-fire is a mistake

2011-04-11 13:57:14

Israel's FM says that working toward a cease fire with Hamas is a "grave mistake" and that Israel should try to topple the militant Gaza rulers instead.

Gadhafi accepts peace plan

2011-04-11 13:55:30

Gadhafi has accepted a roadmap for ending the conflict in Libya including an immediate ceasefire, the African Union said on Monday.

India yet to ratify UN anti-graft convention

2011-04-11 13:50:46

India is one of the few countries in the world which is yet to ratify the United Nations' convention on corruption, six years after signing it.

DPRK urged not to revoke cross-border tourism deal

2011-04-11 13:48:03

ROK on Monday called on the DPRK to retract its unilateral move to annul a business deal with a ROK company.

Prosecutor summons Mubarak

2011-04-11 09:48:28

Egypt's public prosecutor on Sunday summoned Hosni Mubarak as part of probes into the killing of protesters and the embezzlement of public funds.

Japan PM weakened by local elections

2011-04-11 09:22:40

Japan's ruling party fared badly in weekend local elections after Prime Minister Naoto Kan came under fire for his handling of the nuclear crisis.

Safes, cash wash up on Japan shores after tsunami

2011-04-11 08:34:23

Hundreds of dented metal safes, swept out of homes and businesses by last month's tsunami, crowd the parking garage at Ofunato police headquarters.

African Union says Libya accepts cease-fire plan

2011-04-11 08:30:53

A delegation of African leaders said Sunday that their Libyan counterpart, Moammar Gadhafi, accepted their "road map" for a cease-fire with rebels.

Libya army downs US-built copters

2011-04-11 08:04:25

Libyan government forces shot down two US-built attack helicopters being used by rebel forces in the east of the country.

Gaza strip ceasefire 'possible'

2011-04-11 06:58:37

Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers signaled on Sunday they were looking to end a flare-up in violence that began four days ago.