At least two Japanese cabinet ministers paid their respects at Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of the country's past militarism, as the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II came on Thursday.
Ecuador on Wednesday recalled its ambassador to Egypt, Edwin Johnson, for consultation on the new wave of violence that erupted this week in the Arab country, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Iranian lawmakers started Monday debates on new President Hassan Rouhani's proposed cabinet lineup.
Myanmar President U Thein Sein said on Thursday that his country will be taking a leadership role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2014 in gaining the momentum of ASEAN achievements, fulfilling the 2015 ASEAN Community targets and laying down the ASEAN Vision beyond 2015.
Thousands of Jamaicans gathered at the National Stadium in capital Kingston embracing their 51st anniversary of independence on Tuesday.
Seven people, including a senior police official, were killed Sunday evening in a bomb attack in southern Afghan province of Zabul, the latest in a series of targeted killing in the country, an official said.
New Zealand's widening wealth gap is having a major impact on the country's sense of "wellbeing, " according to the country's first social index.
Myanmar President U Thein Sein has urged the Interfaith Friendship Group in the country to make efforts to avoid the recurrence of riots and violence in the nation, while maintaining the country's dignity and protecting people, official media reported Sunday.
The Egyptian armed forces said late Thursday it avoids taking any exceptional measures against any political group or party in the country, a day after ousting Islamist-oriented President Mohamed Morsi.
Malaysian Supreme Head of State Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah on Tuesday called for unity in the country and between both political divides after a tensely- contested general election in the multi-racial country.
For decades, Japan has been aspiring to become a "normal country" politically. But Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is apparently moving the country toward the opposite direction.
More than 5,000 Fijians registered to vote during the first week of phase three of electronic voter registration (EVR) in the country
An Iranian presidential candidate said Monday that the western sanctions on his country should be broken and next administration should adopt new policies to mitigate the "impact of sanctions in the country."
Thousands of Portuguese held a rally Saturday in capital Lisbon against government's tough austerity measures in return for the bailout from the international lenders for the debt-stricken country.
Financial services firm Barclays has become the latest international financial institution to raise the 2013 growth forecast for the Philippines.
China is trying various ways to build a frugal government, which is needed for the present and upcoming economic situation, and critical to improving public services.
China's central region is still the ideal destination for industrial transfers due to the raft of advantages it offers companies, officials and business leaders have said at an expo here.