U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday night put the focus on getting the nation back to work, but Republicans blasted the president for what they contend is an ongoing policy of spending, tax hikes and bigger government.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Tuesday it has successfully conducted the third underground nuclear test, according to the official KCNA news agency.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday that Japan will immediately convene a security meeting after an "artificial quake" was detected in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday, following a relatively weak week, amid worries about the debt-ridden euro area and the so-called sequester that would trigger automatic spending cuts for the United States starting from March.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said it has "successfully" conducted its third underground nuclear test on Tuesday despite strong and sustained opposition from the international community.
Australian Labor government has been under fire with allegations that its mineral resources rent tax (MRRT) is deeply flawed and failed to deliver the revenue designed to fund superannuation reform and small business tax breaks.
Belarus announced its firm stance to promote bilateral cooperation with Cambodia in trade, investment and tourism for mutual benefits, Vladimir Andreichenko, Chairman of the Belarus Parliament, said Monday.
Rather than visiting families and friends and passing on good wishes in person on the first day of the lunar New Year, the Chinese have grown used to sending greetings from their mobile phones.
Although Chinese people traditionally celebrate the start of a new lunar year during Spring Festival, the holiday serves more of an occasion to refresh family bond.
New Zealand's clean and green image is being so eroded that the government should reconsider the country's long-standing "100% Pure" marketing slogan, a leading international tourism expert said Monday.
China's TV watchdog on Tuesday ordered all radio and TV channels to cut advertisements suggesting "gift giving."
In its first board meeting this year, the Australian Reserve Bank (RBA) has decided to keep interest rates on hold as Australia's sunny economic conditions continued to surprise analysts.
Israel's recent airstrike on a Syrian military research center has complicated the Syria crisis that has been protracted for nearly two years with no signs of an end in sight.
Although weakened following defections, capture and the death of several of its commanders, Uganda's notorious Lord's Resistance Army rebels operating in the central African jungles is still lethal, a new report has warned.
A police official in south China's Guangdong Province was confirmed to have used a fake identity card to do businesses, said sources late Monday.
Huge throngs of Cambodian people shed tears on Monday evening when participating the royal cremation ceremony of the country's late former King Norodom Sihanouk at a city park next to the royal palace.
More than 400 global foreign and defence policy heavyweights have been discussing global hot-spot issues including the situation in Mali, Syria, and Iran's nuclear program at the 49th Munich Security Conference (MSC) starting from Friday.
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