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Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra insists she will not resign before polls
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced that she will not resign ahead of snap elections, to be held February 2, despite opposition ...Thai PM dissolves Parliament, calls elections
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has dissolved parliament and called an election, after sustained protests in the capital, Bangkok.Biden meets with SKorea leader, pledges Asia focus
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met with South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on the lastest stop of an Asian tour dominated by ...World leaders react to the passing of Mandela
Minutes after news of the passing away of former South African president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, tributes and speeches started streaming in.Fire at Japan hospital kills 10, injures several more
A fire broke out at a Japanese hospital early Friday, killing 10 people, the police said.China seeks to soothe sea rifts at Asia summit
Asian leaders met against a backdrop of divisive territorial disputes and flagging free trade efforts Wednesday, with China flexing more diplomatic muscle ...Britain says in talks with Iran about reopening embassies
The United Kingdom and Iran will restore some bilateral diplomatic relations, with each country appointing non-resident Chargé d\'affaires to work towards mending ...Libya summons US ambassador for clarification of Al-Qaeda capture
The Libyan government has summoned the U.S. ambassador in Tripoli to seek clarification about the capture of a Libyan citizen, who is ...Myanmar pardons 56 political prisoners
Myanmar\'s president pardoned 56 political prisoners Tuesday, an amnesty apparently timed to highlight the government\'s reforms ahead of a regional summit as ...Typhoon Fitow leaves 6 dead in China
Six people were killed, and 4 others missing as Typhoon Fitow hit east China\'s Zhejiang Province, affecting more than three million people.