U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday called on Americans to help rebuild the tornado-ravaged Oklahoma City area during a visit to places worst hit by the deadly twister on Monday afternoon.
The Egyptian presidency said on Monday that all options are open in dealing with the kidnappers of the Sinai soldiers and securing their release.
Taiwan authorities decided on Sunday to dispatch a fleet to conduct regular patrol in waters to the south of the island to guard fishing boats following the shooting-death of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine side at sea.
The reported Israeli airstrikes on Syria were discussed on Sunday during a phone conversation between UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and Secretary-general of the Arab League (AL) Nabil ElAraby, who shared "grave concern" about the attack and its implications.
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se called off his scheduled visit to Japan this week due to visits from some Japanese cabinet members to a controversial shrine on Sunday, the Yonhap News Agency reported Monday.
China reported three more H7N9 infections on Sunday, bringing total number of the confirmed cases to 21 as the country is gearing up to fight the disease that has left six dead.
The death toll in recent clashes in Egypt's riot-stricken Port Said governorate has risen to 40, while the total number of injured people has exceeded 1,000, official news agency MENA reported Monday.
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi imposed Sunday a curfew and a state of emergency in the turmoil- stricken Port Said governorate, as well as Suez and Ismailia, due to the ongoing bloody clashes there.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong left the Belgian capital city of Brussels on Sunday afte
Heavy fog continued to shroud the country's north, central and eastern regions on Sunday. China's meteorological authority issued a yellow alert.
Choked in dense smog for three consecutive days, Beijing started emergency response measures on Sunday to curb the hazardous air pollution.
To curb the air pollution at hazardous levels, Beijing started emergency response measures on Sunday.
Syrian media said Sunday that scores of armed rebels were killed nationwide during clashes with army troops, as the Syrian parliament were working to prepare for a national dialogue among all spectra of the Syrian people.
Israel's intensified bombardment on the Gaza Strip and a threat of ground assault have met with strong objections from the international community, including the West.
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