North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China
Margie Mason, Associated Press |
posted 13 minutes ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor.
State media shows NKorea has new military chief
Associated Press |
posted 21 minutes ago
A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military chief.
Japan's central bank says economy picking up
Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press |
posted 29 minutes ago
Japan's central bank says the world's third-biggest economy is "picking up" as demand recovers in other countries and remains resilient at home.
Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy
Pamela Sampson, Associated Press |
posted 53 minutes ago
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after investor confidence was boosted by a Federal Reserve official's comments that the U.S. central bank should stick with its super-easy monetary policy.
All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesian mine room
Jefrey Pattirajawane, Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 9:14pm
Rescuers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed underground room inside the giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's province of Papua.
Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans
Louise Watt, Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 8:47pm
Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded.
India offers more aid for rebuilding Afghanistan
Ashok Sharma, Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 10:42am
India offered on Tuesday to provide more training and reconstruction aid for Afghanistan as most international troops prepare to withdraw next year.
Hundreds seek compensation in Japan nuclear crisis
Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 10:39am
Hundreds of people living just outside Japan's Fukushima prefecture say they have been denied adequate compensation after the country's 2011 nuclear disaster despite suffering elevated radiation levels.
Kyrgyzstan bent on evicting US air base in 2014
Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 10:17am
Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan.
Experts: Japan nuke plant needs more fault data
Associated Press |
posted May 21st - 10:04am
Experts commissioned by the operator of a Japanese nuclear plant that faces possible closure because of a suspected active seismic fault say a decision should wait, citing insufficient data.
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