Local authorities told residents to stay indoors Wednesday night as some 150 firefighters attempted to smother a huge blaze that had been raging for hours at a chemical storage and packing company. (Jan. 5)

The first auction of the year at a Tokyo fish market sees a blue fin tuna sell for nearly $400,000.

The turbulent history of a country on the verge of a momentous decision.

Radical Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has returned to the country after years in Iran.

Alassane Ouattara dismissed calls for negotiations.

Jon Bennett gives some insight on whether Southern Sudan is ready to function as a viable state.

If south Sudan wins independence in the upcoming referendum, one of the major challenges will be running a country that has only basic infrastructure.

Marko Papic examines speculation that China is considering buying European outstanding debt in 2011.

As Pakistan mourns the killing of a provincial governor and its governing coalition threatens to splinter, Afghanistan's neighbor faces a fresh set of political worries.

Jose Manuel Barroso requested more clarity from Hungary Wednesday on a new media law, which some claim was misrepresented to Brussels.

The incoming committee chairman calls for changes in terrorism policy.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg defends the Coalition to party workers ahead of the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election.

Marko Papic uses recent developments in Poland, Sweden and Russia to examine the evolving geopolitics of the Baltic region in 2011.