Australians have pledged $300,000 so far to help victims in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
One aid agency said it was one of the biggest responses since the 2004 Boxing Day

Police have recovered the body of 15-year-old Nick Delaney, who died the same day
his now grieving canyoning companions were rescued from NSW's rugged Blue Mountains.

JULAU (Malaysia), Jan 15 (Bernama) -- The world can be their playground if
rural students have a strong command of the English language.

SANA'A, Jan. 15(Saba)-The Yemeni-Egyptian Joint
Committee (YEJC) is expected to hold a meeting next March in the capital Sana'a, the
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SOMALIA, Jan. 15 (Saba) - The President of Somalia Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has
met the ambassador of Yemen to Somalia Ahmad Hamid Omar, who conveyed to him
greetings of

By Byun Duk-kun
TOKYO, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The outcome of the first joint study by South Korea
and Japan on the future of their relations will soon be made available as the

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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The government said Friday it will cull an additional

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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. special envoy on North Korean human rights

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) - South Korea naturalized a record 25,044 foreigners as
its citizens in 2009, the highest number in its history, a government ministry
said Friday.

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