International
Written: 2012-07-17 08:36:15 / Updated: 2012-07-17 16:57:16
The sudden dismissal of a close aide of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has perked up ears within the United States government.
Given the North ...
International
Written: 2012-07-16 14:22:26 / Updated: 2012-07-16 17:27:41
Hong Kong media report that Taiwan is considering extending a runway at an airfield in a disputed area of the South China Sea.
A Taiwanese military ...
International
Written: 2012-07-16 14:06:27 / Updated: 2012-07-16 17:10:19
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Beijing to attend this year’s China-Africa Summit.
A UN official said that the bloody confrontation ...
International
Written: 2012-07-16 13:48:10 / Updated: 2012-07-16 14:20:37
A survey finds that more than 80 percent of Japanese people have no expectations for a new party established by a large group of politicians who recently ...
International
Written: 2012-07-16 08:35:29 / Updated: 2012-07-16 14:11:44
An overcrowded bus carrying Hindu pilgrims from India crashed in southern Nepal on Sunday killing at least 42 people.
Local police say the bus ...
International
Written: 2012-07-16 07:34:51 / Updated: 2012-07-16 14:25:03
Exports of U.S. beef to South Korea have dropped sharply this year on the whole, but a noticeable rise in shipments has been seen since April despite ...
International
Written: 2012-07-15 11:44:23 / Updated: 2012-07-15 13:28:32
China is reportedly demanding North Korea refrain from conducting a third nuclear test in exchange for lending permission to leader Kim Jong-un ...
International
Written: 2012-07-14 11:36:24 / Updated: 2012-07-14 14:32:35
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Myanmar President Thein Sein in a landmark round of talks on Friday, along with American business ...
International
Written: 2012-07-14 11:16:31 / Updated: 2012-07-14 12:01:44
Chang Song-thaek, the Deputy head of the National Military Commission in North Korea and uncle to the North’s leader Kim Jong-un, was said to have ...
International
Written: 2012-07-13 13:27:12 / Updated: 2012-07-13 15:03:48
Nine people were killed and eleven others injured in a massive avalanche on Mont Blanc in the French Alps on Thursday.
Local media say the avalanche ...