CULTURE AND SPORT

Japanese auto giant Toyota said its domestic production would return to about 90 percent of pre-quake levels in June.

Libya accused NATO of killing 718 civilians and wounding 4,067 in 10 weeks of air strikes, as African efforts for a truce stalled.

Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic was placed in custody in The Hague Tuesday to await trial for genocide and war crimes.

English football chiefs urged FIFA to scrap its presidential election amid mounting calls for sweeping reform of the ruling body.

Underneath the crowded alleys and holy sites of old Jerusalem, hundreds of people are snaking at any given moment through tunnels.

Thousands of children joined the program called “Befriend Southeast Asia” at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi in the weekend.

A audit of Greek finances to access a badly-needed slice of EU-IMF funds will conclude this week, the Greek finance minister said.

Japan's unemployment rate rose to 4.7 percent in April, up 0.1 percentage points from a month earlier, the government said.

France's Christine Lagarde sought to rally support for her bid to lead the International Monetary Fund, promising on a visit to Brazil.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany could serve as a global trailblazer with its decision to phase out nuclear power by 2022.

The US space shuttle Endeavour was on its way back to Earth after undocking from the International Space Station on its final journey, NASA said.

Vietnamese-Canadian bubble artist Fan Yang awed children in Hanoi with his fantastic use of bubbles after he performed his first show on Saturday.

South Korea's defence ministry will start this week a large-scale environmental survey of former United States military bases, officials said Monday. 

Germany announced plans to become the first major industrialised power to shut down all its nuclear plants in the wake of the disaster in Japan.

Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic insists he was not responsible for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, his son said.

The FIFA ethics committee suspended one-time presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam and FIFA vice-president Jack Warner.

The raucous comedy sequel "The Hangover: Part II" captured USD86 million at the North American box office, estimates showed Sunday.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter faced an ethics committee over corruption allegations, as Mohamed bin Hammam ended his campaign for presidency election.

An Afghan provincial governor said 18 civilians and 20 police were killed by "friendly fire" during US-led air strikes against insurgents in the northeast of the country.