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Sri Lanka's fragile peace process has received a much needed boost from both Japan and the United States who have announced significant aid to help with the reconstruction of the country.

Australia has begun sending the last of its military personnel and equipment to the Persian Gulf to join U.S. and U.K. forces in the build-up to possible action against Iraq.

Australia is increasingly becoming a target for Southeast Asian-based Islamic extremists, according to a new foreign policy White Paper.

Australia's decision to examine possible involvement in the controversial U.S. missile shield defense system has drawn sharp criticism from China.

Bishop Joseph Zen, the outspoken leader of Hong Kong's 200,000 Catholics, sees himself as a modern-day prophet.

Asian reaction to the U.S. case against Iraq has been cautious with major ally Japan stopping short of openly backing military action without United Nations endorsement and China stressing that a political solution is still the best strategy.

China says it does not advocate taking the issue of North Korea's nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council and has instead called for early dialogue between the United States and Pyongyang.

China's Foreign Ministry has defended the terrorist charges that led to a life sentence for dissident Wang Bingzhang -- believed to be the first time the Chinese have leveled such charges against a pro-democracy activist.

Beijing has angrily denied the missile Pyongyang fired into the Sea of Japan, or East Sea, earlier this week was imported from China or made with Chinese technology.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with North Korea's Foreign Minister Paek Namsun to discuss the nuclear standoff unfolding on the Korean Peninsula.

China's People's Liberation Army is developing missiles that may soon be capable of penetrating America's proposed national missile defense system as well as threatening U.S. aircraft carrier battle groups.

Beijing has reiterated its opposition to military action against Iraq outside the framework of the United Nations.

About nine hundred people from around China have put their names to an open letter opposing American military action in Iraq.

As the U.S. focuses on a potential conflict with Iraq, some observers fear Washington's contrasting approach to the threat from North Korea is sending a dangerous message to potential rogue nations.

Hong Kong is on alert after a second case of the potentially deadly bird flu virus was confirmed.

In April 2001, India joined an elite club of nations offering commercial satellite launches.

Documents filed to a court in India appear to offer some important clues for arms inspectors working in Iraq.

The Indian government is ready to prosecute a New Delhi-based company, NEC Engineers Private Ltd, for allegedly assisting Iraq in manufacturing chemical and biological weapons.

Two chemical plants on the outskirts of Baghdad might provide evidence that Iraq has been developing chemical weapons and long-range ballistic missiles in violation of U.N. resolutions, according to Indian court documents and experts on Iraq's military programs.

North Korea says it is ready to talk with the United States over its nuclear program but warned a military build-up in the region will have a negative effect on any peaceful resolution of the issue.

The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the Korean border is usually the closest you can get to North Korea.

Two suspected prominent al Qaeda operatives have been arrested at Lahore Airport and will be handed over to the United States.

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has completed day one of a four-day tour of East Asia.

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell will travel to Beijing this weekend, with North Korea's nuclear program high on the agenda.

Fifty-six year-old Roh Moo-hyun is from the same political party as 77 year-old outgoing president Kim Dae-jung.

Australia's upper house of Parliament, the Senate, has passed a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister John Howard over his handling of the situation in Iraq.

Australian spin bowler Shane Warne returned to Melbourne on Wednesday with his cricketing career at the crossroads following a failed drug test.

Outgoing South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has apologized on national television for a scandal involving relations with the North.

Three Tamil rebels killed themselves when they blew up their boat just hours ahead of peace talks set to begin in Germany between rebels and the government.

Travelers and shoppers beware. While using your credit card may be easy and convenient, credit card fraud is fast becoming a chronic problem in many Asian countries.

The United States is unlikely to move towards ending a nuclear spat on the Korean peninsula until after South Korea's new president is inaugurated, a U.S. analyst has said.