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WASHINGTON ― An intriguing new figure is gaining prominence in the Iranian government just as regional conflicts in Iraq and Syria intensify and nuclear …

In one of the signature reform measures of his early presidency, Xi Jinping declared last November that China’s notorious “one-child” policy would become …

The families of the Sewol ferry victims acquiesced to the agreement reached by the Saenuri Party and the New Politics Alliance for Democracy on the special …

In a landmark ruling, the Constitutional Court last week declared the current electoral districts unconstitutional and ordered revisions to be completed by the …

The Sexy Ebola Nurse costume with thigh-high stockings revealing ample flesh above the knee ― yellow boots optional ― is here just in time for the November …

It was a news story that read like the plot of a Peter Sellers or Mike Myers picture: Vertically challenged dictator of a starving populace, overweight and …

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won’t begin her second term until Jan. 1, but if the first week after her re-election is any indication, the coming four …

Education authorities admitted ― belatedly ― last week that one of questions from last year’s college entrance exam was erroneous. They decided to permit …

Anytime I moderate a discussion on Japan, I ask panelists this: If Shinzo Abe were sitting before you now, what steps would you recommend the prime minister …

Korea’s economy has recently seen external conditions deteriorating quickly with domestic indicators showing little improvement. Japan’s central bank …