Taliban leader captured in Afghan province
2012-01-26 16:06:25
Afghan and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Thursday detained a local Taliban leader in Helmand province, 555 km south of capital Kabul, the alliance said in a statement.
S. Korea conducts firing drill near tense sea border
2012-01-26 14:34:15
South Korea's Marine Corps conducted live-fire drills Thursday near a tense sea border with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the first such exercise since top DPRK leader Kim Jong Il's death.
Anti-Qaida senior leader gunned down in Baghdad
2012-01-25 16:10:09
A senior leader of Awakening Council group in Iraq was shot dead in western Baghdad by unidentified gunmen, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on Wednesday.
40 Taliban rebels surrender to Afghan govt
2012-01-25 15:10:32
A total of 40 Taliban insurgents surrendered to government in Baghlan province with Pul-e-Khumri as its capital, some 160 km north of capital city of Kabul, a police official said on Wednesday.
About 60 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide
2012-01-25 12:30:12
About 60 people are believed to have been killed in a massive landslide in the Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Australian Associated Press ( AAP) reported on Wednesday.
Prison clash in Sri Lanka, at least 20 injured
2012-01-25 10:54:02
Important records of inmates of the main Sri Lankan prison in Colombo were destroyed during a riot on Tuesday, the government said.
Qaida agree to withdraw from Yemeni town: official
2012-01-25 09:33:14
Al-Qaida militants agreed Tuesday to withdraw from a Yemeni southeast town of Radda, which they seized a week ago, a provincial security official said.
Thai opposition seeks removal of PM, FM
2012-01-25 09:31:45
The main opposition Democrat Party on Tuesday filed a petition seeking the dismissal of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul over the reissuing of a Thai passport for ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinwatra.
Japan FM seeks closer ties with China
2012-01-25 03:33:41
Koichiro Gemba said that Japan will seek to take a less inward-looking stance when it comes to diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region.
Afghan govt overruns Taliban bastion in Ghazni
2012-01-24 15:43:24
The Afghan government overran Taliban militants from Nawa district and established government control there after four years, provincial police chief Zarawar Zahid said Tuesday.
Explosion occurs at Osaka school, no one injured
2012-01-24 14:16:27
A sudden sound of explosion was heard at an elementary school in central Osaka on Tuesday morning. But there were no reports of casualty or major damage to property following the explosion.
Battle to save stranded whales continues in NZ
2012-01-24 13:48:32
Volunteers and whale experts were still trying Tuesday to save about 40 pilot whales more than a day after almost 100 of the animals beached themselves at the top of New Zealand's South Island.