France blasts US nonprofit as unfit for Internet governance

France strongly attacked the US-based nonprofit body that assigns Internet addresses on Wednesday, saying it was not a fit venue for Internet governance and that alternatives should be sought.

TEPCO shareholders demand end to nuclear power in Japan

Energy company responsible for Fukushima plant wants to restart closed reactors

Firm eyes move into Europe

TEPCO wants to start operations in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, as it looks for ways to offset the huge costs of the Fukushima disaster, a report said on Thursday.

Philippine leader, rebel chief hold rare talks over stalled peace deal

Philippine President Benigno Aquino held a surprise meeting in Japan with the country's top Muslim rebel to address growing concerns over delays in implementing a peace deal, their aides said on Thursday.

Fleeing civilians trigger fears of spreading polio in Pakistan

Tribal residents who didn't have vaccine escape fighting between govt, Taliban

Company Special: PepsiCo shares science of growing good potatoes

The Ministry of Agriculture and PepsiCo Foods (China) Co Ltd kicked off a three-day training course on sustainable potato farming and farm management on June 24 in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia.

Nigeria blast suspect held

Second man shot dead by soldiers while trying to flee after bomb kills 21

No longtime plan for Bangkok coup, Thai general says

A senior Thai general has rejected reports that the army planned to rid the kingdom of the influence of controversial former premier Thaksin Shinawatra years before it seized power in May.

Official: Sending kids illegally to US pointless

The United States on Thursday warned Central American families to stop sending their unaccompanied children across the Mexican border into the US, calling the trip dangerous and pointless.

New Spanish king visits sensitive Catalonia region

Just a week into his reign, Spain's King Felipe VI on Thursday visits one of the country's most politically sensitive regions: Catalonia, where an independence drive has raised tensions with Madrid.

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Poland's rising diplomatic star in controversy over leaks

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who burnished his credentials in the Ukraine crisis, is now in the spotlight over leaks in which he appears to criticize Polish-US ties and Britain's prime minister.