Reuters 10:25 AM | July 17,2011 China says Obama’s meeting with Tibet’s spiritual leader “gross interference” and demands US takes steps to improve ties. |  |
Aileen Wang & Kevin Yao / Reuters 11:38 AM | July 13,2011 Second-quarter GDP rose 9.5% from a year earlier. The growth figures underlined the resilience of the world’s second-largest economy, thanks to the country’s rapid urbanization |  |
Reuters 03:31 PM | July 12,2011 The killing of his chief local powerbroker will be a huge loss for President Hamid Karzai in Kandahar, the heartland of the Taliban insurgency as Nato troops rush to start withdrawing combat troops after a decade of war |  |
Reuters 01:49 PM | July 04,2011 A day after the victory by the Puea Thai Party headed by Thaksin’s youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, the military agreed not to intervene or stop her from forming a government, according to the outgoing defence minister |  |
Jason Szep & Martin Petty/Reuters 07:20 PM | July 03,2011 Exit polls forecast landslide for Thaksin’s Puea Thai party; exiled Thaksin congratulates sister, says hard work ahead |  |
Reuters 06:48 PM | July 03,2011 Earlier Iran had warned to cut supplies from August; Sanctions-related problem has hit payments since December |  |
06:40 PM | June 28,2011 More than three months after the disaster, authorities are struggling to bring under control damaged reactors at the power plant, 240 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo |  |
Missy Ryan and Steve Holland/Reuters 10:34 AM | June 23,2011 Obama to pull out ‘surge’ troops by Sept. 2012; focus on “nation building at home”; serious security challenges remain |  |
Luke Pachymuthu & Florence Tan / Reuters 09:58 PM | June 21,2011 Asian countries led by China and India are tightening monetary policies to battle a surge in inflation, partly caused by high oil prices |  |
AFP 07:16 PM | June 20,2011 Krishna made no comment on whether he would meet with Suu Kyi during his two-day visit, but Indian sources said no talks had been scheduled with the Nobel peace laureate |  |
Stanley White/ Reuters 06:17 PM | June 20,2011 Japan ruling party worries about tax rise economic impact. Delay on tax, social security reforms adds to credit rating worries. PM Kan wants to stay until key laws enacted |  |
Reuters 11:54 AM | June 20,2011 OECD secretary-general Angel Gurria said that there is a recovery but it is slower than expected |  |
AFP 11:53 AM | June 20,2011 Angel Gurria, head of the OECD, said nuclear power remains necessary to meet growing energy needs but also voiced support for fuel sources such as solar and water power |  |
AFP 07:39 PM | June 19,2011 India shared close ties with Myanmar’s military regime and began courting the junta in the mid-1990s as security, energy and strategic priorities came to the fore |  |
Chisa Fujioka/ Reuters 10:53 AM | June 17,2011 Water had leaked from a facility used to absorb cesium on Thursday, although it hoped to replace equipment and start the decontamination process by the end of Friday as planned |  |
Reuters 04:04 PM | June 16,2011 Veteran militant Ayman al-Zawahri has taken command of al Qaeda after the killing of Osama bin Laden, an Islamist website said on Thursday |  |
Reuters 06:37 PM | June 10,2011 A US jury on Thursday found Tahawwur Rana guilty of aiding the Islamist militant group responsible for the attack that killed 166 people but not guilty of taking part in the assault |  |
Reuters 05:38 PM | June 09,2011 Eight soldiers, 12 militants killed; attack came amid stepped-up US missile strikes; militants vowed to avenge Osama bin Laden’s killing |  |
Risa Maeda/Reuters 06:40 PM | June 08,2011 Japan’s fuel bill would rise by more than $30 bln/year if all reactors shut |  |
Yoko Kubota/Reuters 05:48 PM | June 07,2011 Earlier the International Atomic Energy Agency report had urged Japan to reform its system of nuclear regulations |
Reuters 09:18 AM | November 29,2010 King Abdullah is reported to have “frequently exhorted the US to attack Iran to put an end to its nuclear weapons program.” |  |
AP 03:54 PM | November 28,2010 Beijing calls for an emergency meeting among the six nations involved in the stalled North Korean nuclear disarmament talks |  |
Reuters 01:16 PM | November 28,2010 The exercises, in waters far south of the disputed maritime boundary, are being held in the face of opposition by China and threats of “consequences” from North Korea |  |
AP 09:21 AM | November 28,2010 The Russian-made plane came down in an upscale neighborhood of Karachi around 1:50am, when many people on the ground were asleep |  |
PTI 03:14 PM | November 27,2010 The LTTE war has provided an unparalleled opportunity to Sri Lanka to address the outstanding issues in the spirit of understanding and mutual accommodation |  |
Ju-min Park & Miyoung Kim/ Reuters 01:11 PM | November 27,2010 Joint US-SKorea naval exercises start on Sunday; NKorea warns of region nearing ‘brink of war; China says priority is to keep ‘situation under control’; US says military drills not aimed at China |  |
Reuters 04:53 PM | November 26,2010 The warning came as South Korean media reported President Lee Myng-bak would name his security adviser, Lee Hee-won, as the new defence minister later in the day |  |
Hyung-Jin Kim And Kwang-Tae Kim/AP 02:11 PM | November 25,2010 Seoul, Washington also increased pressure on China to use its influence on ally North Korea to ease soaring tensions |  |
Reuters 01:35 PM | November 23,2010 A witness said residents of the island of Yeonpyeong, off the west coast of the peninsula near a disputed maritime border, had been evacuated during the shelling |  |
Lalit K Jha/PTI 11:16 AM | November 23,2010 The state of the defence relationship with India is “very positive and very strong and getting stronger,” Michele Flournoy, the undersecretary of Defence for Policy, said |  |
Sopheng Cheang/AP 09:48 AM | November 23,2010 Thousands of people stampeded during a festival in the Cambodian capital, leaving at least 349 dead and hundreds injured |  |
Lalit K Jha / PTI 12:24 PM | November 22,2010 The resolution also said that India has demonstrated a strong commitment to global peace and promotion of the peaceful development of the South Asian region |  |
AFP 06:06 PM | November 19,2010 Japan is searching for new sources of rare earth minerals - key elements for digital products such as cellphones, flat-screen TVs and hybrid cars - after China was accused of reducing global shipments |  |
AP 06:01 PM | November 17,2010 China has about 30% of global rare earths deposits but accounts for about 97% of production and is planning to reduce the export quotas |  |
PTI 05:28 PM | November 16,2010 Tiangong-1 spacecraft module, which is equipped with two docking ports to serve as a target for a rendezvous docking operation, is expected to enter into orbit in October 2011 |  |
Elaine Kurtenbach/AP 11:50 AM | November 14,2010 The leaders of 21 APEC countries put aside differences over currency policies to voice a strong commitment to increasing the trade and investment crucial to the region’s growth and resilience |  |
Laurence Norman, William Mallard & Ian Talley / WSJ 11:56 PM | November 12,2010 At the heart of the controversy are issues of how countries would need to restructure their economies |  |
Keith Weir and David Ljunggren/Reuters 03:06 PM | November 12,2010 In the final statement of the summit the leaders vowed to move towards market-determined exchange rates and shun competitive devaluations |  |
AFP 02:06 PM | November 12,2010 The daughter of Myanmar’s founding father General Aung San swept her NLD to victory in elections two decades ago, but the party was never allowed to take power |  |
Anil Padmanabhan 10:14 AM | November 12,2010 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his G-20 address reiterated the need to protect the global growth process so as to ensure countries such as India stay on course to achieve their development targets |  |
