Cuba's Fidel Castro makes rare state TV appearance
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has appeared on state television for the first time in 11 months.
Total solar eclipse crosses South Pacific
A total solar eclipse has crossed the South Pacific, with thousands of tourists and scientists gathered on Chile's Easter Island to witness it.
Japanese PM vows to keep job despite party defeat
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan vowed to keep his job on July 11 despite a defeat at the polls for his Democratic Party of Japan, which apparently failed to gain a majority in the upper house of parliament.
Uganda bombings kill 23
Bomb blasts ripped through two separate bars packed with soccer fans watching the World Cup final in the Ugandan capital Kampala overnight, killing at least 23 people, police said on July 12.
ASEAN officials talk inter-regional link-up
Ranking officials and experts from ASEAN countries gathered in Bangkok on July 10 for a meeting on promoting connectivity among member states and preventing negative impact from connectivity.
U.S.: Yuan still too cheap
A Treasury report on foreign exchange rates has lawmakers in a tizzy about China's cheap currency.
102 killed in attack in Pakistan
The death toll in Friday's blast in Pakistan has gone up to 102, a government official said Saturday.
Gaza aid ship to dock in Egypt after Israel pressure
A ship with supplies for Gaza will dock at el-Arish in Egypt, officials say, after Israeli pressure to stop the vessel breaking its Gaza blockade.
BP in new attempt to plug Gulf of Mexico oil leak
BP has begun an operation to fit a tighter cap over its blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.
UN Security Council Condemns 'Cheonan' Sinking
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously condemned the March 26 torpedo attack on the Republic of Korean (RoK) warship Cheonan, but stopped short of directly condemning Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the attack.