The first batch of Chinese aid for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan arrived in central Philippine city of Cebu, a relief goods distribution center, on Monday evening.
A White House official on Wednesday urged Japan to respect history, as Japan's continued attempt to whitewash its wartime past is stoking regional tensions.
China has become the largest investor in Laos with over 5 billion U.S. dollars invested in the country, said Chinese Ambassador to Laos Guan Huabing.
China, South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea blasted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent visit to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine at a UN Security Council open debate.
A Norwegian member of parliament nominated former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday.
Berlin and Washington are still "far apart" in their views on the US National Security Agency's (NSA) mass surveillance of Germany but they remain close allies.
Max Baucus, President Barack Obama's pick for the new American ambassador to China, on Tuesday promised to work hard to improve Sino-US relationship, which he called as "one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world."
The joint sessions between delegations of Syrian government and the opposition have not "achieved any breakthrough" up to now, said the United Nations-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi Tuesday.
An Egyptian criminal court decided to delay the trial of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and 130 others over the 2011 jailbreak to Feb 22.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the European Union's top two officials were set to hold "clear the air" talks in Brussels on Tuesday after months of growing tension over Ukraine and trade and energy disputes.
An assistant to the Egyptian interior minister was shot dead by unknown gunmen, state-run Ahram website and state TV reported.
Thailand's government has announced it will go ahead with parliamentary elections this Sunday despite street protests and an opposition boycott.
The prime minister of crisis-torn Ukraine has submitted his resignation.
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