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in International - Sat May 19, 2012

CHICAGO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Leaders from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries are convening in Chicago this weekend to discuss a variety of issues affectin

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Greek President Karolos Papoulias was told by the central bank chief this week that financial institutions are becoming anxious about their prospects a

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

Washington • A course for U.S. military officers has been teaching that America"s enemy is Islam in general, not just terrorists, and suggesting that the country might ul

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

Washington  A course for U.S. military officers has been teaching that America"s enemy is Islam in general, not just terrorists, and suggesting that the country

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

For years, students at a US military college could take an elective course that advocated total war on Islam. Although the class has been suspended, the teacher remains on s

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

Asian markets are mixed after European officials said Greece would get its next tranche of bailout cash but traders were nervous as politicians in Athens struggled to form a

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

The grandfather of North Korea\'s leader worked as a collaborator with Japanese soldiers who were hunting Kim Il-sung during the Second World War, according to documents

in International - Mon May 07, 2012

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Kolkata: Ahead of her meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday said that m

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

Japanese utility Hokkaido Electric Power Co began shutting the country\'s last active nuclear reactor on Saturday, leaving the world\'s third-biggest user of atomic

in International - Mon April 30, 2012

A bus carrying dozens of people to Tokyo Disneyland has crashed on a highway, killing seven passengers.

Police say the other 38 passengers and the driver wer

in International - Fri April 27, 2012

A surge in Galaxy smartphone sales fuelled earnings at Samsung Electronics to a record high in the first quarter.

Samsung sold more smartphones in the first th

in International - Mon April 23, 2012

TOKYO  Myanmar\'s president said Monday he has no plans to change the loyalty oath that has provoked a threatened parliamentary boycott by democracy leader Aung San Suu

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has ordered tightened sanctions on North Korea over its failed rocket launch and warned of new action if the isolated state stages a

in International - Fri April 13, 2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) North Korea\'s much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in an embarrassing failure early Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea

in International - Fri April 13, 2012

SHANGHAI (AP) Asian shares shrugged off China\'s slowing growth Friday, rallying after U.S. markets rose and North Korea\'s rocket launch failed.

South Kore

in International - Tue April 10, 2012

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in International - Wed April 04, 2012

North Korea is preparing to unveil a long-range missile that is capable of striking targets in the United States.

Reconnaissance satellites have identified the

in International - Fri March 30, 2012

TOKYO (AP) Japan\'s defense minister Friday ordered missile units to intercept a long-range rocket expected to be launched by North Korea if the rocket or its fragme

in International - Thu March 15, 2012

A series of earthquakes rattled Tokyo and northeastern Japan yesterday in the same region hit by last year\'s tsunami.

A quake measuring 6.8 first st

in International - Wed March 07, 2012

Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi says China and the United States have maintained close contact over Syria and Iran, despite their disagreements on how to handle both c

in International - Tue February 21, 2012

TOKYO: Japan on Monday began a process that will see another one of the country\'s nuclear reactors go offline, leaving just two of 54 in operation.

Kansai Elec

in International - Tue February 21, 2012

(Reuters) - Japan is close to agreement with Washington on the size of cuts refiners must make in imports of Iranian crude oil to win waivers from U.S. sanctions, two mini

in International - Tue February 21, 2012

Inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), are continuing a two-day visit to Iran amid growing concerns over Tehran\'s nuclear p

in International - Sat February 18, 2012

TOKYO: A powerful earthquake rocked eastern Japan Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and no damage was reported at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

in International - Sat January 28, 2012

TOKYO: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage and no tsuna