Abe vows stronger U.S. ties, says 'Japan's back'

7 nabbed for international organ trafficking

N.K. leader visits military units for three straight days

S. Korean man under investigation for hurling bottle of human feces into Japan Embassy

Minor opposition UPP elects ex-presidential candidate as new leader

Japan PM wants 'good relationship' with S. Korea

Teenager confesses to raping, beating 46-year-old woman to death

Microsoft added to hacker hit list

U.S. military halts test flights for F-35 fighter

John Kerry embarks on sweeping tour of Europe, Mideast

Britain loses AAA rating in Moody's downgrade

At least six tanks leaking at U.S. nuclear waste site

U.S., Japan say trade talks wouldn't exempt areas

Japan PM won't 'tolerate' China island challenge

U.S. budget cuts can be avoided: Obama

Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman to present Oscars

Presidential Day-Lewis set for record third Oscar

More suicide bombs hit Mali after battle that kills 20 Islamists

Oscar Pistorius gets bail as murder trial looms

U.S. probes J&J on recalled hip implant marketing

Boeing proposes battery fix for 787s: sources

U.N. envoy warns of possible new Congo conflict

Seoul shares expected to trade higher on new gov't hope

New York faces 90-minute flight delays in plan for U.S. cuts

Japan identifies cause of Dreamliner fuel leak

China reports year's second fatal case of bird flu

Syria opposition condemns 'international silence' over war

Obama asks Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ban

Canada ambassador says he feels slighted by "Argo"

Adele, 'Les Miserables' cast sing on Oscar stage

Rival parties locked in standoff over Park's government rearrangement proposal

N.K. warns U.S. commander against upcoming military drills

U.S. joins fraud lawsuit against Lance Armstrong

U.S. digs out from one winter storm as another looms

China energy consumption rises 3.9% in 2012