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.
Three Minke whales are pictured on the deck of the Japanese whaling vessel Nisshin Maru inside what Sea Shepherd Australia says is an internationally recognised whale sanctuary in this handout image dated Jan 5, 2014.
The United States and the Republic of Korea pledged Monday to maintain a robust combined defense as a deterrent against "provocations" from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The president of the Republic of Korea has called for the enhancement of mutual trust with China and the strengthening of the friendship between the two countries, to improve people's welfare and jointly contribute to peace and stability in Northeast Asia.
Beijing and Seoul responded coolly on Monday after Shinzo Abe again requested official meetings with his Chinese and South Korean counterparts.
India Monday described the general elections in Bangladesh as a "constitutional requirement" but cautioned that violence should not determine the way forward in the neighboring nation.
Three policemen were killed while two others wounded Monday in a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan's province of Ghazni, authorities said.
India Monday successfully raised the orbit of its home-made communication satellite GSAT-14, a day after launching it by its high-powered GSLV-D5 rocket from the spaceport of Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
Over 21,800 people sought refuge at 33 shelters in Karo district of North Sumatra province as the Sinabung volcano continued to spew ash and lava on Monday.
South Korea formally offered to hold a working-level meeting over resuming the reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea this week
A 36-year-old woman and her 22 accomplices involved in a major swindling case in Vietnam were put on trial by the southern Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City People's Court.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's hypocritical, self-deceiving remarks on Monday should alert the region again to the right-wing kidnapped country's endeavor to roll back history and relive a militaristic dream.
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal is scheduled to undertake a two-day official visit to Pakistan amid speculations that he may also discuss a possible exile deal for Pervez Musharraf.
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