Eight die in Indonesia ferry sinking: official
At least eight people were killed Wednesday after a ferry carrying more than 200 people sank in the waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island after colliding with a cargo tanker.
Toyota, Nissan cut China output over island row
Japanese auto giants Toyota and Nissan are reducing production in China because demand for Japanese cars has been hit by a bitter row over disputed islands.
China ships in Japan waters off isles: coastguard
Three Chinese government ships were in Japanese territorial waters off a disputed island chain Monday, the coastguard said, in the latest salvo of an increasingly heated international dispute.
Apple maps disaster may solve China-Japan islands row
Apple's new iPhone 5 may have been criticised for its glitch-ridden new maps program, but it may have inadvertently provided a diplomatic solution to China and Japan's ongoing row over disputed islands.
Beijing seeks to balance anger and control: analysts
A sudden decline in anti-Japan protests in China reflects the government's need to tread carefully between harnessing nationalist zeal and letting popular fury spiral out of control.
Japan to buy islands disputed with China: reports
Japan's government has agreed to buy a group of islands at the centre of a territorial dispute with China, reports said Wednesday, a move likely to prove a further irritant in a tense relationship.
Tiny island creates major migration headache for Spain
Spain lashed out at human traffickers Monday as it grappled with more than 80 immigrants who made their way to a tiny Spanish-owned islet off the coast of Morocco.
68 illegal immigrants land on uninhabited Spanish island
A group of 68 illegal immigrants, including three minors, arrived Sunday at a tiny, uninhabited Spanish island located very close to Morocco.
Robben Island penguins hit by fuel from wrecked tanker
Fuel leaking from a Turkish freighter wreck that has been smashed up by a storm has contaminated at least five penguins on South Africa's Robben Island.
Japan says China flag incident 'very regrettable'
Japan's foreign minister on Tuesday labelled as "very regrettable" an incident in Beijing in which the national flag was ripped off a car carrying Japan's ambassador, fanning diplomatic tensions.
Japan should fortify islets defence: senior politician
Japan should strengthen its coast guard to defend disputed islands, the ruling party policy chief said Saturday, a day after Tokyo deported pro-Beijing activists who had sailed there.
Japan mulls international court for S. Korea row
Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said Saturday that Tokyo was considering asking the International Court of Justice to settle a bitter row with South Korea over a disputed island group.
Chinese state media blast US over sea criticism
China's state-controlled media lashed out at the United States on Monday, accusing Washington of "trouble-making" over criticism of Beijing's claims to a wide swathe of the disputed South China Sea.
Spain's disco island toils to make partying pay
Sunburnt and full of beer and rum, thousands of Britons cheer as their national treasure Elton John takes the stage, in a glittery purple jacket under a Spanish sunset.
Kazakhstan owes over $300 million to Seychelles
Kazakhstan owes $32 million to Grimsey island. There are Cayman Islands and Seychelles; Kazakhstan owes them over $300 million: Majilis deputy.
President Nazarbayev visits D island at Kashagan giant oilfield
The field was discovered in 2000 and was one of the larger discoveries in that decade, it is estimated that the Kashagan Field has commercial reserves from 10 billion barrels.
