Taipei  - Taiwan president-elect Ma Ying-jeou was blasted Tuesday by both ruling and opposition politicians for choosing a pro-independence supporter as his China policymaker.

Jakarta - East Timor Prim

Luxembourg - European Union foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg were optimistic about the chances of Serbia being asked to sign a key EU pre-membership deal as soon as Tuesday.

Bangkok - Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Se

Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama defen

Luxembourg - The European Union's foreign ministers were to discuss pre-membership deals with Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia and the establishment of closer economic and cultural ties with Russia du