Open dialogues help boost human rights

Intellectuals believe open dialogues and concrete partnerships between Europe and China will boost human rights

Arab states rap 'negative' Qatari reply

CAIRO/LONDON - Four Arab states refrained on Wednesday from slapping further sanctions on Qatar but voiced disappointment at its "negative" response to their demands and said their boycott of the tiny Gulf nation would continue.

Footage shows comfort women

SEOUL - South Korea has released rare video footage of Korean women forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War II, the first time moving images have been shown of the comfort women.

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Japan companies seek job-hoppers

TOKYO - Japan's labor shortage has pushed job-hopping to its highest since the global financial crisis, as companies scramble for workers with experience in the rapidly aging economy.

Study: Frogs flourished after dinosaurs croaked

WASHINGTON - Most of the frogs alive today may owe a "big thank you" to the mass extinction that wiped out dinosaurs 66 million years ago. A new study by biologists from China and the United States showed that 88 percent of today's frog species have descended from just three lineages that survived the calamity, likely caused by an asteroid or comet striking the Earth.

Modi begins historic visit to Israel

JERUSALEM, Middle East - Narendra Modi landed in Israel on Tuesday for the first visit by an Indian prime minister to the country. His three-day visit marks 25 years of full diplomatic relations between the two nations.

Peru reveals face of pre-Incan female ruler

LIMA - She died in her twenties about 1,700 years ago, and is believed to have ruled over a desert valley in ancient Peru where her elaborately tattooed body was buried with weapons and gold objects.

Philippine panel calls for better dog squad

MANILA, The Philippines - An independent government institution has voiced concern over the lack of military dogs to protect Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and visiting foreign leaders.

No signs of early end to crisis over Qatar

DUBAI/CAIRO - Four Arab foreign ministers gathered in Cairo to weigh possible further sanctions against Qatar on Wednesday in a dispute that has aroused deep concern among Western allies of the region's ruling dynasties, key partners in energy and defense.

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Poll drubbing could hit Abe party hard

Experts: Public dissatisfied with the ruling party and its policies