TOKYO - JAPAN'S unpopular Prime Minister Taro Aso on Saturday reiterated his intention not to call elections for now, while signalling he may not seek a grand coalition with the opposition.
ISLAMABAD - PAKISTAN on Saturday extended for two months the house arrest of the founder of banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba blamed by India for the Mumbai terror attacks in November last year, an official said.
BEIJING - CHINA is planning an aid package totalling nine billion yuan (S$1.96 billion) for those worst affected by the global economic crisis, state media reported Saturday.
TOKYO - TOKYO'S 2016 Olympic bid has been given a boost after the city's proposed venues for the Games were approved by the 26 participating international sports bodies.
