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Indonesia searches for missing Australia-bound boatpeople Rescuers searched the seas off Indonesia's Java island Wednesday for possibly dozens of asylum-seekers missing after their Australia-bound boat sank, leaving at least three dead, with 157 saved.

24 July 2013

N. Korea halts work at long-range rocket site: website Fresh satellite images confirm that North Korea has halted construction at a facility to launch a new generation of long-range rockets.

24 July 2013

Iran denounces blacklisting of ally Hezbollah Shiite Iran has denounced the European Union for its decision to blacklist Hezbollah's armed wing as a terror group, accusing it of acting in Israel's interests.

24 July 2013

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron in London David Cameron had paid a visit to Kazakhstan late June.

24 July 2013

Venezuela to get first standing Chavez statue Venezuela's first standing statue of the late leftist leader Hugo Chavez will be erected in a square in the western city of Merida.

23 July 2013

San Diego mayor pressed to quit over sex claims San Diego's mayor is coming under growing pressure to resign after a former senior aide announced a lawsuit Monday alleging he sexually harassed her, the latest in string of claims.

23 July 2013

EU puts Hezbollah 'military wing' on terror list The European Union on Monday put the military wing of Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah on its of terrorist organisations, a move that the group slammed as aggressive and unjust.

23 July 2013

Obama pledges 'bold' ideas to help US middle class President Barack Obama on Monday pledged to unveil "bold" ideas to help America's struggling middle class as part of a fresh offensive to boost the economy.

23 July 2013

Kerry finalizing MidEast peace talks team Secretary of State John Kerry is finalizing his team to help shepherd Middle East peace talks and take on the heavy lifting on a day to day basis.

23 July 2013

US says bombs dropped on Australia reef to avoid boats The United States military said Monday it had jettisoned four unarmed bombs on Australia's Great Barrier Reef during a training exercise only because civilian boats had strayed into the drop zone.

23 July 2013

PM Abe wins big in Japan upper house poll Voters handed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a thumping victory in upper house elections Sunday, exit polls showed, likely ushering in a new period of stability for politically volatile Japan.

22 July 2013

Iran's Khamenei says US can not be trusted Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Sunday that Washington was "not trustworthy", after former US officials and lawmakers urged diplomacy with the Islamic republic's incoming president Hassan Rowhani.

22 July 2013

Belgium throws giant party as Philippe ascends throne Crown Prince Philippe ascended to the Belgian throne amid fanfare and festivity Sunday after his father Albert 11's abdicaton, and vowed to prevent the breakup of a nation split by language and history.

22 July 2013

Kazakhstan mulls joining 7 Hague Conventions by year end Kazakhstan plans to join 7 Hague Conventions by the end of the year.

22 July 2013

Kerry defies the odds as he pursues elusive peace deal For months, US Secretary of State John Kerry has cut a rather lonely figure in Washington, openly mocked for his single-minded pursuit of what many believe is a fool's errand -- a Middle East peace deal.

22 July 2013

Two Soviet-era fighter planes found on N. Korea ship Panamanian authorities have found two Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets aboard a North Korea-flagged ship seized this month as it tried to pass through the Panama Canal after departing from Cuba.

22 July 2013

EU foreign ministers ready to blacklist Hezbollah EU foreign ministers decide Monday whether to blacklist the military wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, with an eye also on the conflict in Syria and the possible resumption of stalled Israel-Palestinian talks.

22 July 2013

Venezuela ends rapprochement with US: official Venezuela late Friday said it has "ended" its rapprochement with the United States due to a statement by Samantha Power, nominated to become the US envoy to the United Nations.

21 July 2013

Israel politicians cautiously welcome Kerry breakthrough Israeli politicians on Saturday hailed an announcement by US Secretary of State John Kerry's of a breakthrough in talks with Palestinians but warned it was an opportunity that could not be missed.

21 July 2013

N. Korea awards late leader new order ahead of anniversary North Korea has awarded late leader Kim Jong-Il a new medal, as Pyongyang gears up to mark 60 years since the Korean War ended.

21 July 2013

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