A group of American scholars say they are hopeful about the prospects for continued dialogue with Pyongyang after talks with a visiting North Korean delegation in New York. The scholars met Monday with the delegation, which held two days of talks with senior U.S. officials last week. They said afterward their meeting had been frank […]
US Scholars Say Pyongyang Negotiators See Need For Dialogue
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
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Seoul Summons Japanese Diplomats Over Renewed Islands Claim
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 2:37 am (UTC-5)
Japanese diplomats were summoned by South Korean authorities on Tuesday after Tokyo renewed its claim in a defense white paper to a disputed group of islands that lie between the two countries. The claim comes a day after Seoul blocked three Japanese lawmakers from entering South Korea on a visit that was meant to reinforce […]
Japan’s Nikkei Slumps
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
Japanese markets closed lower Tuesday, while the U.S. dollar is higher against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index dropped nearly one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,845. In currency trading, the dollar was selling at 77.28 yen, a gain of less than one-tenth of a yen from Monday. The Taipei market closed at 8,585, […]
Australia Turns to YouTube to Deter People-Smuggling
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
The Australian government says it will videotape asylum seekers being sent to Malaysia and post the video on the Internet to try to discourage future asylum seekers. The Immigration Department will videotape 54 boat people who will board a plane for Malaysia from Australia’s detention center on the remote Christmas Island. The videos will be […]
Suicide Bombers Kill 4 in Northern Afghanistan
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide bomb attack has killed at least four people and wounded 10 others in northern Afghanistan. Officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up just before dawn Tuesday outside a hotel frequented by foreigners in the city of Kunduz. Police say two other militants then stormed the building, resulting in a […]
Will.i.am to Perform in China Promoting Educational Exchanges
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
The United States says it has tapped Grammy Award-winning musician will.i.am to headline a concert in China this year promoting educational and cultural exchanges between the two countries. The popular hip-hop artist, a founder of the Black Eyed Peas, will perform along with other U.S. and Chinese pop stars at an unspecified date. The State […]
Will.i.am to Perform in China Promoting Educational Exchanges
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
The United States says it has tapped Grammy Award-winning musician will.i.am to headline a concert in China this year promoting educational and cultural exchanges between the two countries. The popular hip-hop artist, a founder of the Black Eyed Peas, will perform along with other U.S. and Chinese pop stars at an unspecified date. The State […]
Chinese Police Find, Kill, Perpetrators of Xinjiang Attack
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
Police in China’s western Xinjiang region say they have fatally shot two men who participated in a killing spree that is being blamed on Pakistani-trained terrorists. Police say the men were found hiding in a cornfield outside the city of Kashgar, where attackers killed six people and wounded 15 others on Sunday. With their deaths […]
Chavez Cancer Treatment Changes Appearance
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 12:40 am (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared on national television Monday with a close-shaved head, a result of his battle with cancer. Mr. Chavez said he shaved his head after his hair began falling out as a result of chemotherapy treatment for an unspecified type of cancer. The Venezuelan president said his chemotherapy was going well, and […]
Suicide Bombers Kill 3 in Northern Afghanistan
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a suicide bomb attack has killed at least three people and wounded 10 others in northern Afghanistan. Officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up early Tuesday outside a building in the city of Kunduz. Police say two other militants then stormed the building, resulting in a two-hour-long firefight with police. The […]
