New Delhi, Dec 24 (PTI) Eleven Congress party MPs
(Members of Indian Parliament) from Telangana Thursday decided
to submit their resignation to party president Sonia Gandhi in

"There is some dilution of Chidambaram's statement of
December 9 (in which he had talked about initiating the
process of formation of Telangana).

TOKYO, Dec. 24 Kyodo -
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama apologized Thursday over the falsification of his
political fund reports that led to indictments for two of his former

TOKYO, Dec. 24 Kyodo -
Prosecutors indicted two of the former secretaries of Prime Minister Yukio
Hatoyama without arrest Thursday over falsified fund reports in violation of

TOKYO, Dec. 24 Kyodo -
The number of foreign students studying in Japan reached a record 132,720 as of

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it
is in talks with Eastman Kodak Co. to sign a cross-licensing agreement to settle

GEOJE, South Korea, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- Two of South Korea's provincial
assemblies adopted resolutions Thursday, urging Japan to resolve the issue of

Cilegon, Banten, Dec 24 (ANTARA) - A Sri Lankan illegal immigrant named Yakob passed away on Wednesday night at the Krakatau Media Hospital or RSKM here and his body was on Thursday still in the h

Pangkalpinang, Dec 24 (ANTARA) - A local Islamic figure Thursday called on Muslims in Bangka Belitung province to respect Christians who are celebrating Christmas in the region.

Jakarta, Dec 24 (ANTARA) - The ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) entered into force on Thursday after being ratified by all of ASEAN's 10 member countries.