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Japan, China agree to promote dialogue despite UNESCO dispute

Senior officials of Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to pursue high-level dialogue to mend frayed r...

Oct 14, 2015 01:56 AM EDT

Iraq Shi'ite militia take lead in campaign to reverse Islamic State gains

Iraq's Shi'ite paramilitaries said on Tuesday they had taken charge of the campaign to drive Islamic...

May 26, 2015 11:02 AM EDT

Shi'ite militias advance on Islamic State insurgents near Iraq's Ramadi

Shi'ite Muslim militiamen and Iraqi army forces launched a counter-offensive against Islamic State i...

May 23, 2015 06:43 PM EDT

Images show Vietnam's South China Sea reclamation, China defends own

Newly released images show Vietnam has carried out significant land reclamation at two sites in the ...

May 08, 2015 10:08 AM EDT

South Korea brands Japan bid for heritage status for industrial sites 'historic distortion'

South Korea on Thursday condemned as "historic distortion" an effort by Japan to register 19th centu...

May 08, 2015 10:00 AM EDT

U.N. condemns Islamic State's 'barbaric terrorist acts' in Iraq

The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned what it described as the latest "barbaric te...

Feb 28, 2015 05:53 AM EST

Eyeing deadline, France to back Palestinian state if peace talks fail

France warned on Friday it would recognize a Palestinian state if a final international effort to ov...

Nov 29, 2014 08:15 AM EST