International

Analysis: Peace no closer as Palestinians ask U.N. for state
24/09/2011 12:00
A hasty attempt by big powers to refloat Middle East talks -- and spare the United States the embarrassment of vetoing a Palestinian demand for United Nations recognition of a state -- looks doomed....
Third US soldier pleads guilty to Afghan thrill kill
23/09/2011 12:00
A third member of an alleged rogue US army unit in Afghanistan pleaded guilty in a plea deal over shock killings of local civilians that embarrassed the US army. This...
Palestinians set to apply for UN statehood
23/09/2011 12:00
Last-minute talks and the threat of a US veto have failed to divert Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas from his historic quest to seek state membership at the United Nations on Friday....
New 'Silk Road' eyed for Afghanistan
22/09/2011 12:00
Afghanistan, its neighbors and supporters are launching a drive to boost prosperity and peace by linking the country with markets across South and Central Asia, according to US officials....
Typhoon kills 6 in Japan, Fukushima nuclear plant not affected
22/09/2011 12:00
A strong typhoon has left 6 people dead and 6 missing after pounding Japan with heavy rain and strong winds, public broadcaster NHK said, but it did not have a major impact on the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. �...
RoK, DPRK hold nuclear talks in Beijing
22/09/2011 12:00
The top nuclear envoy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Wi Sung-lac and his counterpart Ri Yong-ho of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sept. 21 met in Beijing to pave the way for restarting the six-party talks on the nuclear...
Hopes dim in Indonesia sea search
22/09/2011 12:00
Rescuers are seen returning from a search mission for survivours from a traditional boat which capsized off Sanur beach on Indonesia's resort island of Bali....
Despite global pleas, US executes Troy Davis
22/09/2011 12:00
The US state of Georgia went ahead and executed Troy Davis despite doubts over his 1991 murder conviction that made him a poster child for global efforts to end the death penalty....
South Korea tops in Internet download speed: study
21/09/2011 12:00
South Korea has the world's top Internet download speeds followed by Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Latvia, according to a study released on Tuesday. A South Korean...
At least four dead as typhoon nears Japan
21/09/2011 12:00
A powerful typhoon looming down on disaster-ravaged Japan has killed at least four people, authorities said Wednesday, less than a month after a vicious storm left 100 dead....