Chinese President Hu Jintao flew into Athens Monday for a state visit to Greece, which he said would be successful with the joint efforts by the Chinese side and the Greek side.
COLOMBO, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Over 120 Tamil Tiger rebels and 27government soldiers were killed in the fighting in northern Sri Lanka over the weekend, the military said Monday. 'Intercepted radio transmissions reveal that ...
Thousands of Christians died for their faith 400 years ago. Christians in Japan are honouring 187 people who were killed for their faith in the 17th Century.
SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretive North Korea said on Monday it would all but seal its border with the South a week before heading into talks with its neighbor and other regional powers which are pressing it to give up nuclear weapons.
TOKYO, Nov. 24 -- The motive behind stabbings last week that killed a former Japanese health minister and his wife -- and forced the prime minister to cancel his morning walk -- appears to be anger over a long-dead dog.
SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretive North Korea said on Monday it would all but seal its border with the South a week before heading into talks with its neighbor and other regional powers which are pressing it to give up nuclear weapons.
By Chris Hogg BBC News, Shanghai Trade in leading company, Gome, is suspended. Trade in shares in Gome, a company run by one of mainland China's richest tycoons, has been suspended.
KABUL, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- A remote-control bomb planted under a small bridge in north Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, went off, killing and injuring at least two people early Monday morning, spokesman of Interior Ministry Zamarai Bashari said.
SEOUL, South Korea -- State-run North Korean media say its military has informed the South it will follow through with a plan to ban all overland passage through the demilitarized zone starting Dec.
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