Putin considering Kremlin return
2011-07-27 23:13:19
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is close to a decision to bid for the presidency in an election next year, senior political sources say.
Landslide, flash floods hit S.Korea, 32 dead
2011-07-27 23:02:33
Torrential rain battered the South Korean capital Seoul and surrounding regions on Wednesday, causing dozens of landslides and flash floods that killed 41 people, the emergency services said.
24 dead, 9 missing in slow-moving Philippine storm
2011-07-27 17:06:24
Heavy rains and floods battered the northeastern Philippines for a third day Wednesday as the death toll from a slow-moving storm rose to at least 24 with nine others missing.
Japanese visit to disputed islets risky: ROK
2011-07-27 17:05:42
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak instructed the foreign ministry Wednesday to notify Japan that the planned visit by four Japanese lawmakers to a South Korean island might put their safety at risk, an official here said.
Foreign ministers of India, Pakistan meet in Delhi
2011-07-27 16:37:50
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan called Wednesday for a new spirit of cooperation between their nuclear-armed nations as they met for the first time since peace talks resumed earlier this year.
Blast kills Kandahar mayor
2011-07-27 14:54:18
Explosion killed Kandahar mayor in south Afghanistan on Wednesday, an official said.
Goldfish survive 134 days without food
2011-07-27 14:38:25
The fish spent four and a half months - 134 days - trapped in their tank in the city's off-limits downtown without anyone to feed them or even any electricity to power their tank filter before they were discovered this month and rescued.
9 dead as landslide hits S Korean mountain resort
2011-07-27 13:49:48
At least nine people were killed and two were missing after a landslide triggered by heavy downpour hit a South Korean mountain resort east of Seoul early on Wednesday, local media reported.
Australians do more illicit drugs: survey
2011-07-27 11:16:36
Fewer Australians are smoking every day, but illicit drugs use has increased, the latest health survey showed on Wednesday.
Japanese PM, IAEA chief pledge to end nuke crisis
2011-07-27 09:43:28
Japanese PM Naoto Kan on Tuesday told visiting IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano that he wants to continue cooperating with the agency to resolve the ongoing crisis at the disaster-hit Fukushima No 1 nuclear power plant.
9 people killed in ROK landslide
2011-07-27 09:41:37
At least nine people were killed as a landslide hit a mountain resort in Gangwon Province, 100 kilometers east of Seoul, due to heavy downpour, local media reported Wednesday.
India, Pakistan see progress in resumed talks
2011-07-26 22:12:22
High-level Indian and Pakistani officials held talks Tuesday against the backdrop of a recent terror attack that killed 20 people in India's financial capital.