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U.S. scholars to hold panel discussion on Japan’s sexual slavery

A group of scholars in the United States plan to hold a panel discussion this week about Japan’s sexual enslavement of Korean and other Asian women for …

U.S., Japan announces new defense cooperation guidelines
U.S., Japan announces new defense cooperation guidelines

The United States and Japan on Monday announced a new defense cooperation pact designed to significantly expand Japan’s military role in the region and …

Rescuers struggle to reach Nepal victims
Rescuers struggle to reach Nepal victims

KATHMANDU ― Tens of thousands of frightened Nepalese huddled in tents desperate for help Monday, two days after a quake killed more than 3,200 people, as …

Incumbent strongman wins Kazakhstan’s one-sided election
Incumbent strongman wins Kazakhstan’s one-sided election

ASTANA ― Kazakh voters patiently lined up in half-hour queues at nationwide polling stations Sunday in the presidential election, giving the incumbent …

N. Korea threatens nuke attacks on U.S.

North Korea threatened on Monday to target the United States with its nuclear weapons, saying its front-line targets include the Pacific Ocean, not just South …

Abe begins U.S. visit amid history row with neighbors

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Boston Sunday for a weeklong visit to the United States expected to illustrate the ever-tightening ties between …

Nepal hospitals overflowing, rural towns cut off: aid groups
Nepal hospitals overflowing, rural towns cut off: aid groups

Aid groups and governments worldwide intensified efforts Sunday to help earthquake-hit Nepal, but blocked roads, downed power lines and overcrowded hospitals …

Malaysia police say militant plot foiled ahead of summit

Malaysian police said they arrested on Sunday 12 suspected Islamic militants who were plotting attacks in the country just as it prepares to host a Southeast …

First survivors of Mount Everest avalanche reach Kathmandu

The first group of survivors from an earthquake-triggered avalanche that swept through the Mount Everest base camp were flown to Nepal’s capital on …

Malaysia detains 12 suspected of Islamic State group links

Malaysian police have detained 12 men suspected of being linked to the Islamic State group and who are believed to be plotting attacks on strategic government …

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