More than 180 people were killed and around 1,300 others were injured officials said, when two earthquakes struck northwest Iran on Saturday, damaging dozens of villages northeast of Tabriz.
The wife of disgraced political star Bo Xilai has confessed to murdering British businessman Neil Heywood claiming "mental breakdown", Chinese media reported Friday. Gu Kailai was accused along with an aide of poisoning Heywood in November last year.
Four Chinese police officers have admitted to covering up the killing of British businessman Neil Heywood in order to protect the wife of political star Bo Xilai from being suspected of his murder, an official said Friday.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to disputed islands suspected of containing rich natural gas reserves raised tensions between Seoul and Tokyo on Friday, with Japan recalling its ambassador and issuing a terse warning.
Four police officers were on trial in a Chinese court on Friday, accused of helping cover up the alleged murder of a British businessman by the wife of disgraced former Communist Party boss Bo Xilai. Gu Kailai's trial ended after one day on Thursday.
The wife of the once rising political star Bo Xilai did not refute charges of murdering a British businessman Thursday during a highly sensitive trial in China. But many doubt justice will be served.
The murder trial of Gu Kailai, wife of former Communist Party leadership hopeful Bo Xilai, has ended after just one day, with a court official said Thursday. Kailai's lawyer reportedly did not contest the charges.
Authorities in the Philippines called for increased humanitarian action on Thursday to help nearly two million people affected by deadly floods in and around Manila, as emergency crews struggled to keep up with the scale of the disaster.
The trial of Gu Kailai, wife of one-time Chinese Communist Party leadership hopeful Bo Xilai, began in a guarded courthouse on Thursday. Gu is accused of poisoning a British business associate in a case drawing attention to tensions in the regime.
A French soldier was killed and another was wounded during a joint operation with the Afghan army in Kapisa province, the French government confirmed on Tuesday. The number of French soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2001 now stands at 88.
