Militiants in Iraq have freed four Jordanians and two Turkish truck drivers they have been holding hostage.
North Korea has accused Vietnam of conspiracy after hundreds of North Korean defectors arrived in South Korea last week.
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has told a visiting U.S. Senate delegation that Washington should, in his words, honor its promises on Taiwan and handle the issue cautiously.
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