Japan pop idol shaves head after sex scandal A Japanese starlet who shaved her head and issued a tearful YouTube apology after spending the night with a man was scrambling Friday to redeem the girl next door image of all-female group AKB48.
02 February 2013
Clinton to continue her work for Afghan women Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Thursday that the United States remains very concerned about the future of women in Afghanistan as US troops prepare to leave the country.
02 February 2013
US archbishop releases abuse records, strips cardinal The archbishop of Los Angeles stripped his predecessor of all church duties Thursday as he released files on more than 100 clerics, as required under a 2007 lawsuit deal over alleged sex abuse.
02 February 2013
N. Korea camouflages nuclear test site: report North Korea has covered the entrance to a tunnel at its nuclear test site in an apparent effort to avoid satellite monitoring ahead of a widely expected detonation.
02 February 2013
US dodges Super Bowl chicken wing shortage In the run-up to Super Bowl Sunday, millions of American football fans can rest assured: there is no looming shortage of their beloved chicken wings.
02 February 2013
Australia failing UNESCO demands on Barrier Reef: WWF Australia insisted Friday that protecting the Great Barrier Reef was a top priority, but conservationists WWF said not enough had been done to prevent UNESCO deeming it a world heritage site "in danger".
02 February 2013
As Indian art world meets, prices stay depressed India's art world has converged on New Delhi for the industry's biggest annual event where upbeat talk and parties are likely to disguise a market that is still in the doldrums since crashing in 2008.
02 February 2013
Samsung chairman wins $4 bn family court case Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-Hee won a court ruling Friday against demands from his siblings to hand over billions of dollars in shares in various Samsung Group companies.
02 February 2013
No new bases in Asia: US commander The United States' pivot to Asia will not mean any new bases in the region, but existing alliances will be strengthened and modernised.
02 February 2013
Hong Kongers turn to Obama over milk shortage fears More than 12,500 people have petitioned US President Barack Obama to help Hong Kong avoid a baby formula shortage, saying infants in the city are facing malnutrition due to mainland Chinese "smugglers".
02 February 2013
14-y.o. patient raped in Ekibastuz hospitalCriminal police officers apprehended a 26-y.o. unemployed citizen, previously unconvicted, who raped the 14-y.o. school gird in the pediatric department of Ekibastuz city hospital.
China steel industry says profits plunge The combined profits of China's major steelmakers crashed by more than 98 percent in 2012 as growth in the economy of the world's largest steel producer slowed.
Taiwan premier resigns over flagging economy Taiwanese Premier Sean Chen said Friday he has stepped down for health reasons, after the cabinet he heads came under fire for its poor handling of the economy.
01 February 2013
Armenian presidential candidate shot: police An Armenian presidential candidate was shot and wounded late Thursday by an unknown assailant in the capital Yerevan less than a month before election day.
01 February 2013
Solomons seeks to prevent mass dolphin killings The Solomon Islands on Friday urged villagers to stop the mass slaughter of dolphins, saying the traditional practice was damaging the Pacific nation's tourism industry.
01 February 2013
Columbia space tragedy, 10 years on NASA will commemorate the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven astronauts a decade ago, a landmark incident that triggered the end of the shuttle mission.
01 February 2013
Wall Street Journal says also hit by Chinese hackers The Wall Street Journal said Thursday its computers had been hit by Chinese hackers, becoming the latest US media organization to report an effort to spy on its journalists covering China.
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