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Chinese aid for typhoon victims arrives in Philippines

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.

Venezuela, Portugal ink cooperation accords

2014-01-16 09:21

Venezuela and Portugal on Wednesday signed a series of cooperation agreements worth more than $2 billion, as part of efforts to broaden bilateral ties in new economic and trade areas.

Doubt voiced on Tokyo's diplomatic push

2014-01-16 01:08

A global diplomatic campaign launched by Tokyo to justify Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine is likely to worsen ties with neighboring countries.

Two Canadians nabbed in drug bust in Philippines

2014-01-15 16:49

Two Canadian nationals were arrested on Wednesday by anti-narcotics agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) during a raid of a luxury condominium unit in Metro Manila, the Philippines' capital region.

Southeast Australia sizzles in heatwave

2014-01-15 16:06

South-eastern Australians are continuing to swelter under extreme heat, with temperatures forecast to top 40 degrees Celsius.

Chinese couple drown in Maldives

2014-01-15 16:05

A Chinese couple have drowned while snorkeling near the Safari Island Resort in Alifu Alifu Atoll, the Maldives.

3 killed, 20 injured in stampede in E. India

2014-01-15 15:55

At least three persons were killed and more than 20 others injured in a stampede which broke out during celebrations of a Hindu festival in the eastern Indian state of Bihar in the early hours of Wednesday.

Japan to revive Fukushima operator

2014-01-15 13:46

Japan's trade ministry said it would approve on Wednesday a revival plan for the utility responsible for the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

US, India to get ties back on track

2014-01-15 10:53

A senior US diplomat met India's ambassador to the United States on Tuesday with the aim of getting bilateral ties back on track after the arrest and strip search of a female Indian diplomat and tit-for-tat expulsions.

UN points to Chadian collusion in CAR killings

2014-01-15 10:10

A UN human rights team has gathered testimony that Chadian citizens, including peacekeepers, carried out mass killings during chaotic violence in Central African Republic.

Israel minister apologizes for scorn Kerry

2014-01-15 09:59

Israel's hawkish defence minister apologised to US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday after a newspaper quoted him scorning the diplomat's quest for Israeli-Palestinian peace as messianic and obsessive.

N.J.'s Christie apologizes again

2014-01-15 09:47

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie offered a fresh apology and vowed to cooperate with an investigation into a traffic scandal rocking his administration, but mostly touted the state's bipartisan cooperation during a key speech on Tuesday.

Kidnapped S. Africa woman returns home from Yemen

2014-01-15 09:34

The South African foreign department on Tuesday confirmed that a kidnapped woman in Yemen had returned home.

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