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U.S. pledges 'closest possible' partnership for S.Korea's new president

N. Korea starts work on Rason economic zone office

China blocks New York Times website after article

Korea Southern said to seek stake in $8 billion carbon project

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NYC cannibal case tests lines of fantasy, threat

Nanny slashing case shocks NYC parents

Sandy gone, Caribbean mourns 43 dead, cleans up

Clinton hints at keeping post in a second Obama term

Japan budget impasse risks impact on bond sales, ministry says

Pettersen, Park share LPGA Tour lead in Taiwan

Investigation rights row shouldn't be politicized: ex-chief prosecutor

Rain wipes out Game 3 of Korean Series

Changes in Asia set to shape U.S. policy

Election won't change U.S. gov't's N.K. policy: envoy

Seoul shares may gain ground next week: analysts

Exodus of thousands after Myanmar unrest

China: 5th Tibetan in week sets self on fire, dies

Admin. rejects new claim about Libya attack

U.S. Latino candidates set to make history

Microsoft-Apple redux: the empire strikes back

Candidates in U.S. race seize on economic report

UBS said to plan 10,000 job cuts as investment bank shrinks

China's industrial profits rise for first time in six months

Tokyo court dismisses Prada sexual harassment suit

S. Korean solider shot by poacher during night drill: police

China's health authorities order recall of Korean instant noodles

China's future economic reforms to focus on state-owned enterprises

Psy hailed as 'ready-made star' by Billboard magazine

POSCO says talks to buy Arrium still under way

Syria ceasefire in tatters as fighting rages

China residents protest chemical factory expansion

China's economy to rebound in 4th quarter: finance ministry