Japan NHK boss under fire for comfort women remark

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 17:06

Japan`s top government spokesman today defended the new head of public broadcaster NHK for his remarks that the use of women as military prostitutes was common worldwide during World War II.

China ships in disputed waters after Shinzo Abe`s World War one claim: Japan

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 11:48

Chinese ships sailed through disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands on Monday, days after Japan`s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caused an international stir by comparing Sino-Japanese relations with the run-up to World War One.

Taliban rule north of Kabul despite military efforts

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 14:09

A scandal over civilian deaths in a recent US air strike is a stark reminder of how the Afghan war is raging just a short drive from Kabul, with a NATO-Afghan offensive failing to recapture districts under Taliban control.

Chinese FM hits back at Abe over WWI analogy

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 09:21

China has hit back at Japan`s Prime Minister over a claim that current tensions in East Asia are akin to those between Britain and Germany on the eve of World War I.

UN documents new war crimes in Syria for future prosecution

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 06:57

UN war crimes experts have documented more torture and killings by both sides in Syria and are confident they can build a case that could be taken up by the International Criminal Court, a leading member of the team said on Friday.

North Korea proposes family reunions with South

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 22:46

North Korea on Friday made a sudden proposal for the resumption of reunions for families separated since the Korean War, saying the programme could help improve cross-border ties.

Fresh South Sudan atrocities emerge amid deadlocked peace talks

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 00:14

Fresh reports of atrocities in war-torn South Sudan emerged on Wednesday as negotiators tried to break a deadlock in talks in Ethiopia.

Nine Ugandan soldiers killed in South Sudan: Army

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 20:57

Nine Ugandan soldiers have been killed and 12 others wounded during a month fighting in South Sudan, the army said on Tuesday.

Wahlberg furious over actors comparing themselves to soldiers

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 17:42

Actor Mark Wahlberg, who plays an American Navy SEAL in his latest movie `Lone Survivor`, lashed out at actors who compare their struggle with that of a soldier.

At least 22 Pakistani soldiers killed in attack on army convoy

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 12:27

At least 22 security personnel were killed and 38 others injured when the Pakistani Taliban attacked a military convoy in the country`s restive northwest on Sunday.

Clancy`s Cold War hero Jack Ryan gets film reboot with familiar foe

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 05:45

In "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit," Tom Clancy`s emblematic Cold War hero gets a big-screen reboot on Friday with a familiar villain: Russia.

Israeli bill to outlaw the word Nazi sparks ire

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:13

An Israeli draft law that would criminalise the use of the word Nazi in most cases has sparked a debate on freedom of speech in a state that was founded out of the ashes of the Holocaust.