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.
China and South Korea strongly condemned the visits of Japanese cabinet members, lawmakers and other politicians to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine. 
China summons Japanese ambassador over shrine visit
Shrine casts dark shadow
PLA begins live-fire drill in East China Sea
Remembering Flying Tigers war heroes
Poll reveals gloom over China-Japan ties
NGOs collecting money for victims of Japan
China Youth Voice on China-Japan Ties
Afghan security forces captured a Taliban local commander in Wardak province with Maidan Shahr as its capital 35 km west of Kabul on Wednesday.
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers has voiced objection to US decision to impose countervailing duties on frozen shrimp imported from Vietnam.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Thursday, but did not visit in person in an effort to avoid inflaming tensions with Asian neighbours.
Michael Jackson's doctors competed for his business and over-prescribed medications to help overcome his "incredible" fear of pain, the late pop singer's ex-wife testified.
Two Japanese ministers on Thursday morning visited the notorious Yasukuni shrine, a move that will further harm mutual trust between Japan and its neighbors.
Children wearing the traditional Korean "Hanbok" sing during a requiem ceremony for former comfort woman Lee Yong-nyeo in central Seoul August 14, 2013.
A bloody crackdown cannot solve the fundamental conflict in Egypt, and both sides need to show restraint to end the intense situation, Chinese and African experts said on Wednesday.
Despite Japan's surrender to the allies 68 years ago, the ghost of militarism still haunts Asia and threatens to challenge the post-war world order.
After more than two weeks' preparation, Peace Mission 2013, a joint counterterrorism drill staged by China and Russia, will enter the simulated combat phase on Thursday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided not to visit the war-linked controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Thursday, the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the World War II, local media reported.
China urges Japan to reflect on history
PLA begins live-fire drill in East China Sea
Remembering Flying Tigers war heroes
Poll reveals gloom over China-Japan ties
NGOs collecting money for victims of Japan
China Youth Voice on China-Japan Ties
US soldier Bradley Manning on Wednesday told a military court "I'm sorry" for giving war logs and diplomatic secrets to the WikiLeaks website three years ago, the biggest breach of classified data in the nation's history.
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