Ship sinks off Marshall Islands, all 20 rescued

2011-01-03 19:56:53

All 20 people on board a supply ship that sank off the Marshall Islands on Saturday have been rescued after spending more than 12 hours drifting in heavy seas.

Lee: Seoul willing to talk to DPRK

2011-01-03 11:50:38

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said in his New Year's speech Monday that the door for inter- Korean dialogue remains open.

Australian military flies in flood relief supplies

2011-01-03 11:37:32

Military aircraft flew supplies to an Australian town slowly disappearing under floodwaters.

Obama signs 9/11 first responders bill

2011-01-03 10:28:53

President Barack Obama said Sunday he was honored to sign a bill to provide aid to survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks and first responders who became ill working in the ruins at the World Trade Center.

US special envoy to visit three Asian states

2011-01-03 10:01:19

US Special Representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) policy Stephen Bosworth will visit South Korea, China, and Japan from January 3-7.

US special envoy to visit three Asian states

2011-01-03 10:01:19

US Special Representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) policy Stephen Bosworth will visit South Korea, China, and Japan from January 3-7.

7.1 magnitude quake hits Chile

2011-01-03 07:23:28

A strong earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale hit Chile at 04:20 am (Beijing Time) Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

Gbagbo says UN troops must leave Cote d'Ivoire

2011-01-02 10:51:22

Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire said Saturday that UN peacekeeping troops must leave the country as they "fired on civilians."

7 killed by New Year's Eve tornadoes in US

2011-01-02 09:22:59

Shaken residents spent New Year's Day sifting through the wreckage wrought by tornadoes that touched down in several US states in the final hours of 2010, killing seven people in two states and injuring dozens of others.

7 killed by New Year's Eve tornadoes in US

2011-01-02 09:22:59

Shaken residents spent New Year's Day sifting through the wreckage wrought by tornadoes that touched down in several US states in the final hours of 2010, killing seven people in two states and injuring dozens of others.

7 killed by New Year's Eve tornadoes in US

2011-01-02 09:22:59

Shaken residents spent New Year's Day sifting through the wreckage wrought by tornadoes that touched down in several US states in the final hours of 2010, killing seven people in two states and injuring dozens of others.

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.