TOYAKO, Japan, July 8 (Kyodo) - African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping was taken to hospital after complaining of feeling unwell during an outreach session of the Group of Eight major nations'

TOYAKO, Japan, July 8 (Kyodo) - Leaders of the Group of Eight nations and their wives made wishes during a reception Monday on the occasion of the Japanese ''tanabata'' star festival, with many of

TOKYO, July 8 (Kyodo) - Relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea and their supporters criticized the Japanese government Monday over its plan to lift some sanctions imposed on North

RUSUTSU, Japan, July 8 (Kyodo) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Monday that the international community is facing a double danger of escalating fuel and food prices, urgingleaders at the

SEOUL, July 5 Kyodo - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and South Korea leaders agreed in talks Friday that South Korea should play a more active role in tackling global challenges.

PYONGYANG/BEIJING, July 5 Kyodo - North Korea said Friday it is ready to cooperate with its counterparts in the six-party process for denuclearizing the country to verify a list of Pyongyang's nucl

TOKYO, July 3 Kyodo - Leaders of the Group of Eight nations are set to affirm next week that they will collaborate closely with each other to monitor trade flows in crude oil futures markets as par

FRANKFURT, July 3 Kyodo - The European Central Bank decided Thursday to raise its key interest rate to 4.25 percent per annum from 4.0 percent in a widely expected move to stem growing inflationary

BEIJING, July 3 Kyodo - China confirmed Thursday that it held talks with envoys from the Dalai Lama this week, but gave no indication that any breakthroughs or concessions were made in the negotiat

TOKYO, July 3 Kyodo - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and the mother of a Japanese national abducted by North Korea appeared encouraged Thursday with remarks by U.S. President George W.