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Ai Sugiyama has been named to Japan's Fed Cup team for the upcoming World Group playoff against France as the Japanese No. 1 is set to make her first Fed Cup appearance since April 2007, the Japan Tennis Association said Wednesday. Sugiyama will team up with Akiko Morigami, Aiko Nakamura and...
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S. Korean president to propose permanent diplomatic channel with North: paper
South Korean President Lee Myung Bak has said he will propose setting up a high-level diplomatic channel between North Korea and South Korea, including creating the first liaison offices in the two nations' capitals, the Washington Post reported in its online edition on Thursday. Lee unveiled the...
S. Korean president to propose permanent diplomatic channel with North: report
South Korean President Lee Myung Bak has said he will propose setting up a high-level diplomatic channel between North Korea and South Korea, including creating the first liaison offices in the two nations' capitals, the Washington Post reported in its online edition on Thursday. Lee unveiled the...
U.S. wants N. Korea nuke list to cover weapon-producing facilities
The United States said Thursday it wants North Korea to come clean on its facilities that have turned out nuclear weapons if and when it submits a declaration on its nuclear activities in line with its promise under a six-party deal. The declaration ''has to come up with a list of the facilities...
China shows interest in Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Thursday that China has shown interest in receiving gas from the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project. Qureshi was addressing a press conference on return from a six-day visit by President Pervez Musharraf to China.
49 killed, 50 hurt in suicide bombing in northern Iraq
At least 49 people were killed and about 50 others injured Thursday in a suicide bombing at a funeral in northern Iraq, Reuters news agency reported. The Associated Press said a suicide bomber detonated his explosives during the funeral in the town of Albu Mohammed, south of Kirkuk.
U.S. to move on rewarding N. Korea upon receiving declaration: envoy
The United States will take initial steps to remove North Korea from its list of terrorism-sponsoring nations ''almost simultaneously'' with Pyongyang's submission of a declaration of its nuclear activities as required under a six-party deal aimed at ending its nuclear drive, South Korea's new...
British fund TCI asks J-Power to unwind cross-shareholdings
The Children's Investment Fund said Thursday it has made a shareholder proposal to Electric Power Development Co., calling for the company to reduce its cross-shareholdings and increase its annual dividend payout. The move came after the Japanese government on Wednesday advised the British hedge...
China's gov't steps up attack on CNN over 'goons' comment
The Chinese government has lodged a formal complaint against CNN, saying an apology issued by the TV network after one of its political commentators called the Chinese ''goons and thugs'' was not sincere, state-run media reported Thursday. The official Xinhua News Agency said the Foreign Ministry...
Australia eyes early engagement in Northeast Asia security mechanism
Australia is keen to become engaged at an early stage in any regional security arrangement that emerges from the six-party talks that are currently focused on denuclearizing North Korea, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Thursday. Smith told Radio Australia that both he and Prime Minister Kevin...
New panel set up to verify N. Korea's nuclear declaration
A new multilateral panel has set up shop to verify any North Korean declaration of its nuclear intentions to be submitted under a six-party deal, the State Department said Wednesday. ''It's a new effort. It's a new part. It's something that has been integrated into the talks,'' department...
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