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US official urges dialogues over China sea dispute
september 14, 2013by latadmin
BEIJING — A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington hopes quiet diplomatic engagements between Japan and China can help keep peace and stability in the East China...
Japan PM’s Fukushima remark backfires at home
september 14, 2013by latadmin
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reassurance to the International Olympic Committee that contaminated water leaks from the crippled Fukushima...
Julia Gillard reveals ‘pain’ of losing Labor leadership
september 14, 2013by latadmin
Australia's ex-Prime Minister Julia Gillard has revealed the "acute distress" she felt after being dumped as leader of the Labor Party in June....
Filipino troops attack to end rebel standoff
september 14, 2013by latadmin
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — Philippine troops have started to battle their way into coastal villages in the south where Muslim rebels have held scores of residents...
Obama to make rare Malaysia stop on Asia tour
september 14, 2013by latadmin
Barack Obama will pay the first visit by a US president to Malaysia in a half-century on a four-nation Asia tour next month, the White House said on Friday. Obama will...
Japan launches new, cheaper rocket
september 14, 2013by latadmin
Japan successfully launched a new rocket Saturday that it hopes will be a cheaper and more efficient way of sending satellites into space. The three-stage Epsilon lifted...
Shutdown affects life in Indian-controlled Kashmir
september 14, 2013by latadmin
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir – Life in Muslim majority areas of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday remained affected in wake of the separatist shutdown...
China luxury cruise liner Henna stranded in South Korea
september 14, 2013by latadmin
A ship described as China's first luxury cruise liner has been detained at a port on the South Korean island of Jeju because of a legal dispute. A local court...
Kachin Rebels Say Clashes Won’t Stop Peace Talks
september 13, 2013by latadmin
YANGON, Myanmar — A spokesman for Myanmar’s ethnic Kachin rebels says cease-fire talks with the government will continue despite new clashes that have erupted...
