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.
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.
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.