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Myanmar president arrives in China

BEIJING (AFP) – Myanmar's president Thein Sein arrived in China on Thursday for a visit aimed at improving his impoverished country's commercial ties...

Seven NATO troops killed in Afghan blast

KABUL (AFP) – Seven soldiers from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)…

Philippines escapes Typhoon Songda

MANILA (AFP) – A powerful typhoon that threatened to slam into the Philippines at the weekend has changed course and may be heading for southern Japan, the state...

China must do more on N.Korea: Locke

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Gary Locke, the nominee to be the next US ambassador to Beijing, said Thursday that China must do more to pressure North Korea as it welcomed...

Roadside bomb kills 7 NATO troops in Afghan south

KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven NATO service members were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the coalition said, the worst single...

Amid mistrust, Pakistan trims US military mission

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s government has told the United States to halve the number of military trainers it has stationed in the country, the latest sign...

Japan diplomat protests S. Korean visit to Kurils (AFP)

AFP – Japan’s ambassador to Seoul has officially complained about a visit by South Korean lawmakers to a Russian-held island at the heart of a territorial...

Philippines on alert as Songda turns into typhoon (AFP)

AFP – A fierce storm approaching the Philippines intensified into a typhoon on Wednesday, the government said, warning it would unleash heavy rains across the main...

Ai Weiwei work on show at key Hong Kong art fair

HONG KONG (AFP) – A leading international art fair is to display a provocative work by detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Hong Kong in a show of solidarity with...

Crisis, stagflation stalk global recovery: OECD

PARIS (AFP) – Crisis still stalks the global economy with stagflation lurking and Japan set for recession this year despite moderate overall recovery, the OECD...