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S. Korea says North likely to step up verbal attack

North Korea is likely to step up verbal attacks against the South in a bid to influence upcoming elections but chances ...

UN declares Somali famine over for now

An exceptional harvest after good rains and food deliveries by aid agencies have ended famine in Somalia for now but ...

ICRC regrets Somali ban, but committed to helping people

The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it remains committed to helping Somalis but regrets the ...

S. Korea, China hold taalks after Kim`s death

Senior South Korean and Chinese officials held talks Tuesday to discuss the aftermath of the death of North Korean ...

S. Korea`s nuclear envoy leaves for China

South Korea`s top nuclear negotiator is set to leave for China Thursday for talks over the aftermath of the death of ...

Somali rebels block ICRC food aid convoys

Islamist militants in Somalia have blocked two International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convoys carrying ...

ASEAN must uphold food sovereignty

The issues of food security and sovereignty have for many years been a rallying call of many grassroots ...

Govt anticipating cyclical flooding in Jakarta

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri said his ministry was preparing itself to carry out its duties such as ...

US sends aid to Pakistan flood victims

The United States on Monday sent food and medical aid to Pakistan for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by ...

N. Korean leader thanks Medvedev for offering sympathy over flood damage

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il expressed his gratitude to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for offering sympathy ...

AU peacekeepers foil bomb plot in Mogadishu camp

Peacekeepers from the African Union in Somalia foiled a bomb plot targeting Turkish aid workers in a Mogadishu camp on ...

Son Of N.korea`s Kim Absent From Russia Trip: KCNA

North Korean`s heir apparent appeared to be absent from the entourage on leader Kim Jong-Il`s trip to Russia, ...

OIC states pledge $350 mln in aid for Somalia - sec gen

Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) countries have pledged $350 million in aid for Somalia at an emergency ...

Somalia famine `worst I have ever seen`: aid chief

The plight of children escaping from famine in Somalia is "the worst I have ever seen," the head of the UN`s World ...

UN to start airlifting food aid into Mogadishu: WFP

The World Food Programme will start airlifting aid into Mogadishu "within days", the UN agency`s director said ...