An Australian missionary accused of repeatedly committing "anti-DPRK" religious acts in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been expelled.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott reaffirms the importance of the three key Free Trade Agreements with Japan, Korea and China.
Iranian military commanders have repeatedly urged the regional states for joint drills as a means and message of convergence.
A massive winter storm system packing cold air, snow and freezing rain was bearing down on the US East Coast.
Thailand held rerun elections in five provinces on Sunday, moving forward a national election process that was disrupted by anti-government protesters last month.
The Pakistani military said it had bombed the hideout of a militant leader on Sunday, killing five insurgents, one day after the Taliban declared a one-month cease-fire to pursue stalled peace talks with the government.
At least 95 people were killed and 388 injured in 40 bomb blasts in Pakistan during February, as militants carried out terrorist attacks across the country, according to official statistics.
More than a million Rio Carnival revelers joined wild festivities on Saturday in what has been dubbed "the greatest show on Earth."
Ukraine put its armed forces on the highest alert after Russian President Putin declared he had the right to use military force to protect Russian citizens.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday launched two short-range missiles on its east coast, local media reported.
Ukraine's acting Defense Minister Igor Tenyukh on Sunday dismissed Navy Commander Denis Berezovsky, who reportedly swore allegiance to pro-Russian Crimean authorities earlier in the day.