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.
Japanese Internal Affairs Minister Yoshitaka Shindo on Wednesday visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine amid strong opposition against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the notorious shrine on December 26.
Top leader Kim Jong-un of the DPRK said Wednesday in a televised New Year's message that his country will make efforts to improve ties with the Republic of Korea.
Thai caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday wished all Thais to make concerted efforts to bring peace and harmony back to the country in 2014.
Both China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) insist that Japan should face up to and reflect on history, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.
A professional diver holds a "Welcome 2014" banner while swimming during New Year celebrations inside a large aquarium at a ocean park in Manila Dec 31, 2013.
A man pushes his handcart through a snow-covered street during snowfall on a cold winter morning in Srinagar Dec 31, 2013.
Three people were shot dead Tuesday morning by a group of gunmen in Taguig, a city of Philippine capital region of Metro Manila, local media reported Tuesday.
China has passed New Zealand to top the list of international tourists to New South Wales (NSW), the most populous state of Australia, according to Premier Barry O' Farrell.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent trip to the controversial Yasukuni shrine is "a serious foreign policy mistake" , US analysts said on Monday.
Mount Sinabung, one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, erupted midnight Tuesday.
A resolution passed in Seoul has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni shrine, which honors the country's World War II war criminals, calling it a "diplomatic challenge", local media reported on Monday.
The following are the top 10 world news events in the year 2013 selected by Xinhua
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