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Japanese Princess to marry son of shrine priest

Princess Noriko (R), second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, speaks beside fiance Kunimaro Senge at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo May 27, 2014.

ROK urges DPRK to halt slandering

2014-01-20 15:08

South Korea on Monday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to immediately halt slandering in a response to Pyongyang's latest peace overture.

Snow monkeys soak in a hot spring

2014-01-20 11:32

Japanese Macaques (or Snow Monkeys) groom each other in a hot spring at a snow-covered valley in Yamanouchi town, central Japan Jan 20, 2014.

Businessman returns home after Dubai detention

2014-01-20 11:08

Australian businessman Marcus Lee has arrived in Sydney after being detained in Dubai on fraud charges for almost five years, local media reported on Monday.

US ambassador concerned about Japan's dolphin hunt

2014-01-20 10:58

In an unusual move, US ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy has expressed deep concern over the traditional dolphin hunt in western Japan, where local fisherman corral dolphins in a secluded bay before killing many for meat.

Japan drops no-war pledge

2014-01-20 00:53

Japan's ruling party vowed to continue visits to the Yasukuni Shrine and push ahead constitutional revision, leading the country in a far-right direction.

Iran condemns Afghan deadly attack

2014-01-19 19:58

Iran strongly condemned a deadly attack on a restaurant in the Afghan capital Kabul, which left at least 21 people dead on Friday, Press TV reported Sunday.

Pakistan condemns attack on Kabul's restaurant

2014-01-19 18:10

Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a Lebanese restaurant in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday which left 21 people dead.

20 soldiers killed in suicide attack in NW Pakistan

2014-01-19 14:05

At least 20 soldiers were killed and 25 others injured in a suicide bomb attack on security forces' convoy in Pakistan's northwestern district of Bannu on Sunday morning.

11 die as cold wave grips Indian capital

2014-01-19 12:45

At least 11 people have died in the last 24 hours due to intense cold wave in the Indian capital Delhi, a senior official said Sunday.

Nago mayor election focuses on US base relocation

2014-01-19 10:43

The mayor election kicked off Sunday in Nago city in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, with focus on the controversial issue of relocation of the US Marines Futenma airbase.

IMF, UN officials among 21 killed in Kabul

2014-01-19 08:43

A Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in Kabul, killing 21 people including three UN staff and the IMF's top representative in Afghanistan.

7 killed, 11,000 displaced as floods hit Indonesia

2014-01-18 19:53

Widespread flooding in Indonesia's capital Jakarta has left seven dead and displaced about 11,000 people, with bigger floods expected to be caused by heavy downpours in the next two days, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the spokesman for national disaster agency, told Xinhua by phone on Saturday.

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