Sisi to sweep presidential polls after initial count

Initial poll count on Wednesday shows that Egypt's former military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will sweep the presidential election with an overwhelming majority of votes.

ROK man shot dead crossing river to DPRK

2013-09-16 16:58

A man from the Repbublic of Korea (ROK), who attempted to cross over the river in the demilitarized zone to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), was shot dead on Monday afternoon, the Defense Ministry said.

Miss New York crowned 2014 Miss America

2013-09-16 15:14

Nina Davuluri became the first contestant of Indian heritage and the second consecutive contestant from New York to win the Miss America pageant Sunday night.

ROK, DPRK reopen Kaesong complex

2013-09-16 10:45

Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea reopened the Kaesong industrial complex on Monday morning after it suspended for five months amid political tensions in the peninsular, the Yonhap news agency reported.

44 killed, 133 injured in Iraq's violence

2013-09-16 10:06

At least 44 people were killed and 133 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq on Sunday.

Summers withdraws from Fed chair fight

2013-09-16 08:08

Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers on Sunday withdrew his name from consideration for the Federal Reserve chairmanship, currently held by Ben Bernanke.

Japan switches off nuclear reactor

2013-09-16 08:07

Japan began switching off its last operating nuclear reactor on Sunday for inspection, and no date has been scheduled for a restart amid strong public hostility toward atomic power.

UN chief gets report on Syria chemical weapons

2013-09-16 07:02

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon received on Sunday the report of the UN fact-finding group on the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria.

Syria to commit to US-Russian deal

2013-09-16 05:25

Syria's Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi stressed Sunday his country's commitment to a Russian-US deal struck a day earlier to ensure stripping Syria's chemical arsenal.

FM hails US-Russia deal

2013-09-16 00:15

Beijing welcomes the Russian-US agreement on Syria and called for efforts from all parties to bring about a political resolution, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
China urged to help end crisis Syria stresses commitment to US-Russian deal

India testfires nuclear intercontinental missile

2013-09-15 13:55

India Sunday testfired its home-made, nuclear capable Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile from Wheeler Island off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha, sources said.

World's oldest man dies in NY at age 112

2013-09-15 13:51

The world's oldest man, a 112-year-old self-taught musician, coal miner and gin rummy aficionado from western New York, has died. He was 112.

Egypt adjourns Mubarak retrial to Oct 19

2013-09-15 08:33

An Egyptian court adjourned on Saturday the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak to October 19, over complicity in murdering protesters during the 2011 uprising that ousted him, state-TV reported.