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East Asia
G8 leaders call for coalition government in Syria
President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders took a united stance Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement to forge a “united, inclusive and democratic” government – but couldn’t agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must go. Their declaration at the end of…
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Central Asia
G8 leadership remains divided on Syria conflict
Deep differences over Syria’s fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his political and military support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s regime. But there were also fissures among the three Western…
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East Asia
North Korea proposes senior-level talk with US
After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let’s talk. But the invitation from North Korea’s National Defense Commission, the powerful governing body led by leader Kim Jong Un, comes…
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Business
Germany creates 8 billion euros fund on recent flooding
Germany will create a fund of up to 8 billion euros ($10.6 billion) to pay for the damage caused by recent flooding, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday. The country, which has Europe’s biggest economy, won’t raise taxes to cover the costs and will raise borrowing, Merkel said after meeting Germany’s…
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Central Asia
World celebrates prince of Russian poetry Alexander Pushkin
On the day of the Russian language: The world celebrates prince of Russian poetry Alexander Pushkin For almost 150 million people, the Russian language is considered their mother tongue, added to that figure nearly 100 million more who speak it fluently as a second language. For all of them the…
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Central Asia
Georgia’s standpoint on South Ossetia, Abkhazia conflict with Russia
Counterarguments to the Article of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Korea In connection with my article devoted to the Day of Independence of Georgia (May 24, 2013), the Russian ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Mr. Vnukov published the reciprocal article regarding the Georgian-Russian conflict. In the article…
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Politics
Nelson Mandela responds better to treatment in hospital
Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following “a difficult last few days,” South Africa’s president said. President Jacob Zuma told parliament that he is happy with the progress that the 94-year-old is making following his hospitalization on Saturday. Mandela spent…
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East Asia
Obama-Xi reach ‘firm understanding’ on N. Korea’s nuclear issues
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s 50-minute stroll through an estate in the California desert could mark a notable moment in the relationship between the heads of the world’s two largest economies. At the very least, it was a rare opportunity Saturday for the presidents to dispense with…
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Society
Libyan proptesters attack on pro-government militias, 28 dead
Clashes between protesters and militias aligned with the military in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi left 28 people killed and dozens wounded, a health official said Sunday. The violence broke out Saturday after protesters stormed a base belonging to Libya Shield, a grouping of militias with roots in the rebel…
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East Asia
Global Summit of Women 2013 held in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak addresses the opening ceremony of the Global Summit of Women 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, on June 6, 2013. The three-day summit opened here on Thursday, attracting women leaders and representatives from more than 20 countries and regions including China, the United States,…
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