ADB forecasts strong growth for Asia in 2011, 2012 HONG KONG (AP) — Asian economic growth will ease slightly to just under 8 percent for the next two years as the region continues a solid recove

China's GDP to grow 9.6 pct in 2011 HONG KONG, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's economy is expected to grow 9.6 percent in 2011, the Asian Development Bank said in an annual report released here on Wedne

Algeria calls for immediate cease-fire in Libya ALGIERS, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Algerian minister for Maghreb and Africa affairs, Abdelkader Messahel, on Tuesday called for an immediate cease-fire in

Outflow of highly radioactive water into Pacific stopped: nuke operator TOKYO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The outflow of highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nu

Guantanamo: Problem that keeps on causing trouble WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has given up its bid to try professed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court, a bow

Libya rebels push into town they lost twice before BREGA, Libya (AP) — Rebel fighters pushed back into this hard-fought oil town, seizing half of Brega and pledging to drive out Libyan leader Mo

British prime minister in Pakistan for talks ISLAMABAD (AP) — Britain's prime minister is in Islamabad for talks with top Pakistani officials expected to range from trade to fighting terrorism.

Police question friends of missing Chinese artist BEIJING (AP) — Friends say Chinese police are expanding their investigation into missing contemporary artist Ai Weiwei.American filmmaker Alison

Final battle rages in Ivory Coast ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The United Nations and French forces opened fire with attack helicopters Monday on the arsenal of this country's entrenched ruler,

Ishikawa devoted to golf to inspire a nation AUGUSTA, Georgia (AP) — Ryo Ishikawa understands that whatever pressure he faces this week at the Masters doesn't even compare with what his people

국토해양부는 금년 6월말 열리는 차기 국제해사기구(IMO) 사무총장 선거에 고려대 채이식(蔡利植) 교수가 후보자로 등록하였다고 밝혔다.* 국제해사기구(IMO) : ‘59년 설립된 UN 산하기구, 우리나라는 1962년 가입, 169개 회원국(40개 이사국), 사무국 직원 330여명채이식 교수는 고려대학교 법대학장 및 법학전문대학원장을 역임하였으며,

Vietnamese dissident lawyer gets 7 years in prison HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A dissident lawyer and son of a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader has been sentenced to seven years in prison for

Dutch marines kill 2 pirates off Somali coast THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch defense ministry says its marines have killed two pirates and captured 16 in an operation to free a hijacked

Cold War restriction ties up US-Russia trade WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian and Israeli tourists can now travel visa-free between their two countries, yet U.S.-Russian trade relations continue to be

Google profile in China shrinking BEIJING (AP) — A year after a public spat with Beijing over censorship, Google Inc. says its business with Chinese advertisers is growing even as the Internet g

More families are adopting HIV-positive children The immediate task might be coaxing a toddler into one more swallow of nasty-tasting medication. Longer term, there are tough choices to be made about

Tsunami alert issued after Indonesia's quake JAKARTA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami warning early Monday after an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale jolte

NATO conducts air raids in Libya on Saturday BRUSSELS, April 3 (Xinhua) -- NATO carried out 70 airstrikes over Libya on Saturday, the western military alliance said on Sunday in its daily report. NATO

Irish bank shares volatile after stress tests LONDON (AP) — Ireland's remaining publicly listed banks are trading in an extremely volatile fashion after bank stress tests results showed that th

Japan business confidence improves in March TOKYO (AP) — Business confidence at major Japanese manufacturers slightly improved in March, the Bank of Japan's closely watched "tankan" s