DHARAMSALA, India, March 10 Kyodo -
The Dalai Lama on Tuesday urged Tibetans to keep ''calm'' on the 50th

PYONGYANG, March 9 Kyodo - A total of 687 delegates including North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his
close aides have been elected to the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's

TOKYO, March 9 Kyodo -
Japan assured East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao on Monday to continue

JIANZHA, China, March 9 Kyodo -
Chinese authorities have beefed up security in Tibetan regions in the country's

TOKYO, March 9 Kyodo - Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Iwao Uruma said Monday his remarks last week on

ROME, March 9 Kyodo - The International Whaling Commission started a three-day informal meeting
Monday in Rome to discuss a proposal that would allow Japan to hunt whales in

SEOUL, March 9 Kyodo - Stephen Bosworth, the new U.S. special representative for North Korea policy,
warned North Korea on Monday against test-firing a long-range ballistic

SEOUL, March 9 Kyodo -
Tension is rising on the Sea of Japan as the United States and South Korea

TOKYO, March 9 Kyodo - The number of listed firms that went under in Japan during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year through February totaled 42, compared with the previous record high

TOKYO, March 9 Kyodo - Japan should take additional measures to turn around diving share prices in response to the day's plunge of the key Nikkei index to its lowest closing level in more than 26 y