Indonesia to Announce Parliamentary Election Results
JAKARTA (DPA) — Indonesia's election commission was to announce the results of last month's parliamentary elections late Friday, an official said.
Defendants Plead Not Guilty in Historic Hong Kong Corruption Trial
Hong Kong (DPA) — Hong Kong's former number two government official and the billionaire brothers who run one of the world's largest real estate firms pleaded not guilty at the opening of the city's biggest-ever corruption case Thursday.
China Detains Prominent Journalist on State Secrets Charges
By Bill Smith (DPA)
South Korea Arrests Owner of Sunken Ferry Operator
SEOUL (DPA) — Authorities have arrested the head of the company operating the ferry that sank off South Korea in April leaving more than 300 dead or missing, a news report said.
Six Months On, Haiyan Survivors Forge Ahead
By Girlie Linao (DPA)
China Detains Activists After Tiananmen Seminar
By Bill Smith (DPA)
World Powers Assure Central Asia Nations: No Nuclear Attacks
NEW YORK (DPA) — The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council vowed Tuesday never to use - or threaten to use - atomic weapons against five Central Asian countries that have agreed to ban nuclear arsenals.
Search Operation Resumes in Afghan Mudslide Under Public Pressure
KABUL (DPA) — The search operation to find the bodies of villagers buried under a mudslide in north-eastern Afghanistan resumed after relatives rejected the government's decision to halt the operation.
Relief Aid Slow in Getting to Afghan Mudslide Survivors
KABUL (DPA) — Survivors of a disastrous mudslide in Afghanistan said Monday that relief aid had been slow in reaching them from the government and international organizations.
Civilian Diver Dies in Search of Sunken Korean Ferry
SEOUL (DPA) — A civilian diver participating in the search for victims on a sunken ferry in South Korea died after losing consciousness during a dive, officials said Tuesday.
