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.
The Yemeni defense ministry said staff officer of the police in the southern province of al-Bayda was killed in an ambush on Sunday.
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Sunday that she was ready to resign or dissolve the parliament to end the ongoing political turmoil.
The ROK announced a southward expansion of its air defense identification zone, encompassing some islands to the south of Korean Peninsula.
Australia celebrated its first same-sex marriages on Saturday under the threat of a court challenge that could render the unions invalid within days.
An 85-year-old US veteran of the Korean War who was detained for several weeks in the DPRK arrived home Saturday in California.
China's top legislature firmly oppose a Japanese resolution on China's East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Saturday that it had deported a US Korean War veteran accused of hostile acts against the country under the guise of a tourist.
Media representatives from 17 Asian nations vowed to present accurate, rational and fair reports in order to bridge different communities and countries at a summit on Friday in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province.
US Vice-President Joe Biden said on Friday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will never achieve security as long as it continues to pursue nuclear arms but added that Washington remains open to dialogue if Pyongyang can show its willingness to honor its commitments.
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra delivers a speech as she takes part in birthday celebrations for Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok December 5, 2013.
Singapore statesmen, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, President Tony Tan and former prime ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong, paid tribute to South Africa's late anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela on Friday.
US Vice President Joseph Biden said on Friday it is necessary to improve cooperation among US Asian allies and get right relationship with China.