ROK, US launch annual drills despite warning

Aussie FM resigns in leadership spat

Two girls commit suicide in pursuit of time travel fantasy

Program to champion rights of nonsmokers

Comic collection could yield serious money

Syrian FM urges foreign journalists to respect rules

Chavez 'stable' following surgery

At least 7 killed in Afghan Quran burning protests

Leaders, lawmakers discuss work report

Gillard 'confident' she will stay as PM

Putin set for poll triumph

Investment to be stimulated

Foreign ambassadors note strength of China's growth

Charities open to religious groups

Self-immolation acts condemned by deputies

Putin's foreign policies likely to tilt toward Asia

Texas school district embarks on widespread iPad giveaway

More farmers for next NPC

Human rights added to draft law

Shanghai court postpones iPad decision

Forced labor outlawed for people in detention

More US kids living in high-poverty areas

Gillard says she has colleagues' strong support

Lifeline thrown to city's bookstores

Storms wreak havoc in Midwest US, killing at least 12

Obama seeks to calm Iran fears

Rapid-fire attacks kill 50 across Iraq

'Control number of mainland births in HK'

Despite ban, smoking is rampant in Internet bars

Anti-austerity protests fall flat in much of Europe