11 June 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council today deplored the kidnapping of Turkish diplomats in the…
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10 June 2014 – Urging all political leaders in Iraq to show national unity against the myriad threats facing the…
FIFA’s Asian commercial partners said Monday they expected a “thorough investigation” into corruption allegations over Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid, reflecting concerns that their multi-million dollar sponsorship deals might be tainted. Analysts say official…
Tens of thousands gathered in Hong Kong on Wednesday to remember the dead on the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, the only major commemoration in China as authorities clamped tight security on Beijing. The White House called for China…
The newly appointed head of Japan’s top business lobby said Tuesday he wants to play a greater role in helping the country improve its badly frayed relations with China. Sadayuki Sakakibara was formally appointed as chairman of Keidanren — the Japan…
South Korean prosecutors investigating April’s ferry disaster said Tuesday the fugitive head of the family that owns the vessel had indirectly approached a foreign embassy in Seoul over asylum, but was rejected. Briefing domestic reporters, prosecutors…
An Indian aid worker was Monday abducted by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, local officials and India’s foreign ministry said. Sayed Fazlullah Wahidy, governor of Herat province, said the aid worker was kidnapped in the…
Japanese sports fans bid an emotional farewell to Tokyo’s National Stadium at the weekend with a lavish ceremony to close the venue before demolition begins in July. The stadium, built to host the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, will be dismantled over 15 months…
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Beijing Saturday against “destabilising actions” in the South China Sea, and backed its regional rival Japan’s plans to take on a more muscular security role in Asia. Stressing US commitments to allies and friends…
29 May 2014 – Three months after the Security Council unanimously approved a resolution aiming to boost humanitarian aid access…