A Qantas A380 has been grounded in Melbourne, stranding 443 passengers who were
stuck on the tarmac for more than four hours.

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A heavy snowfall that paralyzed traffic in the Seoul
metropolitan area led to a sharp increase in cellphone calls and text messages on

PETALING JAYA (Malaysia), Jan 4 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin
Yassin has advised the people to be calm and have faith in the measures taken by

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on North Korea said Monday that
dialogue between the divided countries should bring about a "turning point" this

Ten people have drowned across Australia since Christmas Eve, prompting lifesavers
to again urge vigilance around water.

SANA'A, Jan.04 (Saba) - Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs
and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdul-Karim

SANA'A, Jan. 03 (Saba) - Political advisor to President Saleh, Abdul
Karim al-Eryani, has said that putting an end to Yemen's economic

SANA'A, Jan.04 (Saba) - President Ali Abdullah Saleh affirmed on
Monday Yemen's readiness to confront and defeat anyone who thinks to

Baku, January 4 (AzerTAc). Azerbaijan exports 70% of its tinned vegetable and fruit to CIS and European countries, according to Agriculture Minister Ismet Abasov.

BANGKOK, Jan 4 (TNA) - Saudi Arabia on Monday urged Thai Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul to support legal proceedings to resolve the case of a Saudi businessman who disappeared in 1990.