SEOUL, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
South Korean foreign minister Yu Myung Hwan said Thursday he hopes for a
''harmonious'' settlement of a spat over relocation of a U.S. military base in

TOKYO, Jan. 14 Kyodo -
Japan will extend up to $5 million in grants to Haiti, which was hit by a
strong earthquake Tuesday, as well as 30 million yen worth of emergency aid

HANOI, January 14 (Itar-Tass) - A meeting of the Ministers of Foreign
Affairs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened in

BEIJING, January 14 (Itar-Tass) -- Mongolian President Tsakhia
Elbegdorj stated in the parliament about the introduction of the capital
punishment moratorium in the country.

(ATTN: ADDS telephone interview with Korean officer in Haiti from para 5; TRIMS)
By Byun Duk-keun, Shin Hae-in

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea renewed its call Thursday for the
withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Korea, days after it proposed talks on

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with comments on N. Korea, background; TRIMS)
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak said Thursday he was

SANA'A, Jan. 13 (Saba) - President Ali Abdullah
Saleh made Wednesday a phone call to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz AL Saud of Saudi
Arabia.

SANA'A, Jan. 13 (Saba) - Deputy Prime
Minister for Security and Defense Affairs and Minister of Local Administration
Rashad al-Alimi

SANA'A, Jan. 14 (Saba) - Egyptian Foreign Minister
Ahmed Aboul Gheit is to visit Sana'a next week for an official visit to Yemen, the
weekly
26 September reported Thursday.