United Nations, June 09, 2010 - The United States, moving firmly away from the Obama administration’s previous emphasis on wooing Iran, pushed through a new round of United Nations sanctions against the nation on Wednesday, taking aim at its military in yet another attempt to pressure Tehran over its nuclear programme.
Hong Kong, June02, 2010 Japan’s stock market sagged on Wednesday as investors struggled to digest the implications of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s resignation amid intensifying criticism over broken campaign pledges to remove an American base from Okinawa....
Chicago, May 27, 2010 - In a study that supports the widespread use of drugs to help control the AIDS pandemic, researchers said on Wednesday that HIV patients who took the drugs were far less likely to infect their partners....
Bangkok, May 26, 2010 - Thousands of Thais prayed for peace and unity in Bangkok on Wednesday, a week after a deadly military crackdown on protesters sparked a terrifying night of arson and riots that levelled buildings and killed 54 people....
Seoul, May 26, 2010 - North Korea threatened on Wednesday to close the last road link with the South if Seoul goes ahead with anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts, as Washington pressured China to help persuade the North to change its ways.
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Seoul, May 25, 2010 - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has told his military it may have to go to war but only if the South attacks first, according to a South Korea-based group that monitors the hermit state.
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SEOUL/BEIJING, May 24, 2010 - The two Koreas raised their war-like rhetoric on Monday, threatening conflict if the other side pushes too far in escalating tension after Seoul accused Pyongyang of torpedoing one of its naval ships....
May 21,2010 - North Korea defied condemnation from the rest of the world over the unprovoked sinking of a South Korean warship, and pledged "all-out war" if any retaliation was taken.
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Bangkok, May 20, 2010 - Thai authorities restored order in Bangkok on Thursday but a ceasefire looked fragile, a day after rioting and fires that veered towards anarchy as troops took control of a camp occupied by anti-government protesters.
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London, May 19, 2010 - The BBC issued an apology on Tuesday after a DJ on a local radio station joked on air that Queen Elizabeth, 84, had died....
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