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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.

Fire on express train in India kills at least 26

2013-12-29 10:30

A fire engulfed a coach of an express train in southern India on Saturday, killing at least 26 passengers, many of whom became trapped and suffocated after the doors failed to open, officials said.

Abe's shrine visit a denial of justice

2013-12-29 00:23

Abe's visit to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is a flagrant denial of the just trials of Japanese warmongers guilty of crimes against humanity.

Fire on Indian train kills at least 23

2013-12-28 17:18

At least 23 people were killed on Saturday in a fire on a train in southern India, authorities said.

Turkish protesters clash with police

2013-12-28 15:38

Demonstrators run away from tear gas during an anti-government protest in central Istanbul Dec 27, 2013.

UN chief voices regret over Abe's Yasukuni visit

2013-12-28 06:02

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said on Friday that he is aware of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, saying "it is highly regrettable that tensions from the past are still plaguing the region."

Shrine visit fury mounts

2013-12-28 00:31

Outrage from Asian neighbors and world powers continued to grow on Friday over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to a controversial shrine.

TCM is just what the doctor ordered

2013-12-27 18:23

On a tropical day in June, Haji Julaihi bin Haji Tahir, 49, drove to a provisional field hospital about 5 kilometers away in Bangar, capital of Temburong district, to have acupuncture on his nose.

S Korea develops air defense vehicle

2013-12-27 16:12

South Korea's arms procurement agency said Friday that it completed development of a multi-purpose air defense vehicle with guided missiles based on indigenous technology.

10 arrested for gangraping woman in S India

2013-12-27 15:53

Indian police have arrested 10 people for their involvement in the gangrape of a 21-year-old woman in the southern state of Puducherry on Christmas eve。

Okinawa OKs relocation of US airbase

2013-12-27 10:19

Japan's Okinawa governor on Friday approved the landfill work to relocate the US Futenma airbase within the Japanese southernmost prefecture, reported local media.

Biting fish injure over 70 bathers in Argentina

2013-12-27 09:49

A swarm of biting fish injured more than 70 people who were bathing at a popular beach in Argentina on Christmas, a medical official said on Thursday.

Bus accident in Thailand kills 31

2013-12-27 09:41

A coach heading to northeast Thailand's Chiang Rai province plunged off a bridge in Lom Sak district of Phetchabun province, leaving at least 31 people dead and four others injured, according to the local FM.91 radio.

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