Vietnam will open up three new areas to American teams searching for missing war-time soldiers, its defence chief announced on Monday during landmark talks with his US counterpart Leon Panetta. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
RANCHOS PALOS VERDES, California (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook said technology for televisions was of "intense interest" but stressed the company's efforts would unfold gradually amid speculation the iPad and iPhone ma... [Full Article]
A measles outbreak has killed 12 children in one of Pakistan's lawless tribal districts and is spreading as fighting, power cuts and curfews cause a vaccine shortage, doctors said Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Sudan has declared a state of emergency in areas bordering South Sudan, giving authorities there wide powers of arrest and detention. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Bahraini opposition groups claimed Saturday that a man was killed during clashes with security forces, threatening to sharply escalate the Gulf nation's unrest as officials struggle under the world spotlight as hosts of the Formula One Grand Pri... [Full Article]
JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - South Sudan said on Friday it would withdraw its troops from the disputed Heglig oil region more than a week after seizing it from Sudan, pulling the countries back from the brink of a full-blown war. Sudan quickly declared ... [Full Article]
The Syrian government sent troops backed by tanks into rebellious areas Monday, hunting down activists and torching their homes and bulldozing others, opposition groups said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Some former residents from the 20-kilometre (12-mile) no-go zone around Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be allowed to visit their homes, according to reports. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Armed police in full riot gear stand guard along the main street in Aba, a small Chinese town where a young monk burned himself to death last March, setting off a series of self-immolations. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Yemeni military officials said Sunday that U.S. aircraft carried out four airstrikes in a southern province where al-Qaida-linked militants control several key towns. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]