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Largest volcano on Earth discovered under Pacific Ocean

Covering an area roughly equivalent to the British Isles or the state of New Mexico, the volcano dubbed Tamu Massif, is located about 1,609 km east of Japan.

Iran's foreign ministry to take over nuclear talks with world powers

The six world powers have demanded Tehran cease enrichment of uranium to a fissile purity of 20 percent to reduce concerns that it could be used for nuclear weapons, allegations Tehran has repeatedly denied.

US looking for excuses to attack Syria, says Ayatollah Khamenei

Iran's most powerful authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said the United States was using a chemical attack in Syria as a pretext to interfere in the country and warned it would suffer loss from its intervention

UN human rights coordinator reaches Syria

The UN's top humanitarian affairs coordinator arrived in the Syrian capital on Thursday, reports Xinhua.

Syria strike will hurt global economy: China

China warned on Thursday that a military strike on Syria would hurt the global economy, in particular by causing oil prices to rise, and reiterated its calls for a political solution to the civil war.

As victim's parents fast, UN pressures Nepal to probe Krishna Adhikari's death

International pressure has mounted on the Nepal government to investigate the death of Krishna Prasad Adhikari, who was killed by Maoist cadre in 2004 when Nepal was passing through an insurgency.

Australia feeds China demand for iron ore

Iron ore is Australia's single biggest export earner, bringing in around A$60 billion in a good year.

Americans oppose strike against Syria as Obama presses Congress: Poll

Amidst Obama Administration's hectic preparations for military action against the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, a latest poll suggests Americans have little appetite for another war.

Pakistani jets leave for wargame Shaheen-II in China

The exercise will focus on air combat and use of air power in any future conflict.

Egyptian military building buffer zone with Gaza: Hamas

Egypt's military stepped up a campaign against Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula, bordering Gaza, after deposing Islamist president Mohamed Mursi following mass unrest, and has accused Gaza Palestinians of supporting the militants.

In push for reforms, China probes top official

A brief government announcement said Jiang Jiemin was "suspected of serious discipline violations", shorthand the government generally uses to describe graft.

Pope on Syria: War never again

Pope Francis has urged an end to all wars and condemned the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria.

Japan's nuclear regulator raises concerns of more tank leaks

Japan's top nuclear regulator has raised safety concerns about hastily built storage tanks and their foundations amid reports of new leaks of radiation-contaminated water.

China concerned about unilateral military action against Syria

China said on Monday it was seriously concerned about any unilateral military action against Syria after US President Barack Obama delayed a military response to last month's chemical weapons attack near Damascus until after a congressional vote.

Philippine journalist gunned down for being critical of corruption

Philippine police say a gunman has killed a popular radio commentator known for being critical of alleged corruption and rising crime in a southern city.

Iran approves bill to sue United States over 1953 coup

Iran's parliament has given preliminary approval to a bill requiring the government to sue the US for its involvement in the 1953 coup that overthrew the country's democratically elected prime minister.

5.1 quake jolts parts of China's Yunnan, Sichuan provinces

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the junction area of southwest China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces on Wednesday toppling several houses.

45 killed in bombings, shootings in Iraq

Observers see that the security situation in Iraq began to deteriorate April 23 after the security forces cracked down on a Sunni Arab protest camp in Iraq's Hawijah city.

German weekly says American's also penetrated into UN system

Citing secret documents, the German magazine Der Spiegel said that by analysing the documents from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden it found American National Security Agency penetrated UN's internal video conference system and cracked its encryption last summer

Indian-origin aircraft technician gets 12 yrs jail for rape

Sivakumar, an aircraft technician, had posed as a police officer in July 2010 when he caught the girl being intimate with her boyfriend in a car in a suburb housing estate.

Pakistan will send back 365 Indian prisoners

All the Indian prisoners have completed their jail terms and will be sent back to India through the Wagah border crossing Saturday.

'Pakistan seeks to pursue dialogue, restraint with India'

Pakistan on Thursday said it would pursue a policy of restraint, responsibility and dialogue with India for the larger interest of peace in the region and urged the neighbouring country to reciprocate its approach.

China's meaty scandal: Duck, pork found in sliced mutton

Only in 2013, Chinese "authorities seized 20,000 tons of illegal products and solved 382 cases of meat-related crime".

Chinese hotel under fire for cleaning teacups, toilets with bath towels

A journalist from Beijing News, who worked under cover since 5 August, found that maids at the hotel use bath towels to clean toilets and teacups.

China pricing regulator sought confessions of guilt from foreign firms

The meeting is evidence of what many antitrust lawyers in China see as increasingly aggressive tactics to enforce a 2008 anti-monopoly law and highlight a worsening relationship between foreign companies and China's array of regulators.

Thai police seize 14 elephants after their ids found to be fake

Police in Thailand have seized 14 elephants in raids after busting a gang that allegedly provided the animals with false identification papers.

LoC firings: India, Pak should talk to resolve issues, says US

The US has said it believes that India and Pakistan can resolve their differences through dialogue and it's policy on Kashmir has not changed.

Afghan troops kill 24 Taliban militants, injure 18

The Afghan National Police supported by the army, intelligence service and coalition forces carried out several operations in Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Ghazni, Herat, Farah and Helmand provinces since Saturday.