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Base debate opens rift in U.S.-Japan ties 

TOKYO -- Political wrangling by Japan's new government over plans to move a major U.S. Marine base on Okinawa has opened a wide rift in...

U.S. steps up indonesia quake relief 

By Eric Talmadge

The Associated Press

PADANG, Indonesia

American troops set up a field hospital Tuesday and...

Indonesia calls off search for quake survivors 

By Eric Talmadge and Irwan Firdaus

The Associated Press

PADANG, Indonesia

Helicopters dropped instant noodles...

Indonesia rainfall bars aid from remote locales 

By Eric Talmadge and Irwan Firdaus

The Associated Press

JUMANAK, Indonesia

Search teams lost hope of finding...

Recovery, U.S. troops priority of new Japan leader 

TOKYO -- Japan's likely next prime minister will create a new Cabinet post to oversee national strategy and the economy, officials said Tuesday,...

Japan's ruling conservative party enters elections as underdog 

TOKYO -- Japanese cast ballots Sunday in hotly contested parliamentary elections in which the ruling conservative party, battered by a laggard...

Election brings calls for fast action 

TOKYO -- The morning after a historic victory by Japan's opposition party in national elections, pressure was already mounting Monday for quick,...

Japan votes out long-ruling conservatives 

By Eric Talmadge

The Associated Press

TOKYO

Japan's opposition swept to a historic victory in elections...

Reports: North Korea readying several missile tests 

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea is preparing to launch three or four medium-range missiles, along with an intercontinental ballistic missile,...

Border oddly calm as tensions rise on Korean peninsula 

PANMUNJOM, Korea -- The thin North Korean guard shuffles around in his dull green uniform, a pair of binoculars fixed to his eyes, while a squad of...