China said on Wednesday that "provocative actions" would not sway it from defending its territory, after Japan confirmed it would conduct military drills with the United States amid tension between Beijing and Tokyo over disputed islands.

• April 24, 2013

Ford and General Motors are reviving two familiar nameplates at the Shanghai Auto Show this week in a bid to make inroads in China, where the auto market could soon eclipse the U.S. and European markets combined.

• April 23, 2013

China will refuse to grant new licenses to iron ore importers unless they participate in a domestic trading platform, in a fresh move by the world's biggest iron ore consumer to wrestle pricing power away from global miners.

• April 22, 2013

If postwar Iraq's first major elections are the barometer of its ability to maintain security on its own, the government appears to be failing the test.

• April 22, 2013

The Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama have agreed to increase cooperation on counter-terrorism in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings.

• April 20, 2013

The United States and South Korea are negotiating a new nuclear cooperation agreement that will have consequences for the conflict with North Korea and President Obama’s broader nonproliferation agenda.

• April 19, 2013

India and Tajikistan Monday discussed the situation in Afghanistan where international forces are set for a drawdown next year, and agreed that the global community should strengthen Afghanistan's capacity to maintain peace, stability and prosperity of its people.

• April 15, 2013

Iran has tested three new types of missiles, the deputy commander of the Ground Forces of Iran Kiyumers Haidari said, Iranian news agency FARS reported on Saturday.

• April 13, 2013