The government promised Friday to ensure that sugar cane farmers do not suffer as it sought to defuse a major row over pricing ...
Sri Lanka's former top military officer who resigned last week promised on Friday to "fight for democracy" amid reports he will challenge the ...
AP NewsBreak: China holds, mistreats US geologist for 2 years on state secrets charges Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled ...
TOKYO - NOVEMBER 20: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) shakes hand with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) prior to their meeting at Hatoyama's official residence on November 20, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Yang is in Japan until November 22, his ...
President Barack Obama announced Thursday a US envoy would visit North Korea early next month, as he joined South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in urging the communist state back to nuclear talks. But differences remained between the two leaders on a lucrative ...
New US Afghan strategy faces serious obstacles from skeptical Pakistani officials Faced with an escalating insurgency, Pakistan increasingly views U.S. efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan as critical to its own security — but is worried enough about the chances of American failure ...
President Barack Obama announced Thursday a US envoy would visit North Korea early next month, as he joined South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in urging the communist state back to nuclear talks. But differences remained between the two leaders on a lucrative ...
A US-Japan row became more complicated Thursday when a junior partner in Japan's coalition government said an American airbase should be moved off southern Okinawa to a more remote islet or to Guam. Washington-Tokyo ties have been strained since Prime Minister Yukio ...
Although US President Barack Obama raised the thorny issue of human rights during his first visit to China this week, he left many political dissidents -- those who were not locked up -- disappointed. Obama spoke about his belief in "universal rights" ...
President Gloria Arroyo on Thursday stepped down as leader of the Philippines' ruling party but offered no clues about her future plans amid talk she may seek a seat in Congress. Arroyo, whose six-year presidency, tainted with allegations of graft, ends next ...
In Beijing's cavernous Great Hall of the People on Nov. 17, Chinese President Hu Jintao tried to emphasize how much he has in common with U.S. President Barack Obama. From climate change to nuclear nonproliferation, "China and the United States share extensive ...
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, listens during their joint press conference at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Copyright 2009 AP News
