China's top court approved the death sentence of a former medical student who poisoned his roommate, a lawyer for the family said on Wednesday.
Australia's immigration minister has said he is happy to consider downgrading the high level of security at the Australian-run Nauru immigration detention center following a highly critical report into alleged abuse at the camp.
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday dismissed recent anti-Iran remarks by U.S. President Barack Obama as "baseless," Tasnim news agency reported.
Madam Liu from Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, came to the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday morning, together with her five-year-old kid. They lit a candle and put their palms together devoutly, mourning the dead and blessing those alive.
Authorities confirmed Monday that 34 people were shot dead over the last three days in the Brazilian city of Manaus, capital of the state of Amazonas.
About 18 people have been evacuated from the shopping center where gunmen held employees hostage Monday morning in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, west Paris, police said.
Iran's Foreign Ministry rejected as "baseless" a recent U.S. report saying that the Islamic republic continues to sponsor global terrorism, local media reported on Sunday.
A private plane has taken off without permission from Ishim, a town in southern Russia's Tyumen region, and is heading in the direction of Moscow, local media reported Sunday.
The United States on Thursday emphasized that Japan should approach history issues "in a way that promotes healing and reconciliation."
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed rumors of his poor health at a meeting with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev here in St. Petersburg, saying "life would be boring without gossip."
U.S. envoy to South Korea Mark Lippert was attacked by an armed man and injured in downtown Seoul on Thursday morning, local media reported.
The Ukrainian parliament's decision to define Russia as an "aggressor state" is irresponsible and thoughtless, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said Tuesday.
India has set up new civil aviation regulation for local airlines to ensure real time tracking of aircraft, following the missing of a Malaysian passenger plane in March, said local daily The Times of India Wednesday.
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Russia should adopt a state program which would establish a single cultural space throughout the country.
The Semporna resort kidnap in Sabah State could be a deliberate act to sour Sino-Malaysian ties, local press The Star quoted Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak as saying on Thursday.
The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday to keep its ultra-loose monetary policy and economic assessment unchanged, local media reported.
Iranian officials have downplayed the recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Iran's nuclear program and threatened to target U.S. interests if the Islamic republic is attacked.
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