‘Business ‘as usual’ in paralysed Japan politics

JAPAN: When Yoshihiko Noda heads to Washington this weekend analysts say it will be business as usual: Barack Obama will probably have little idea if he will ever see the same Japanese prime minister again.

Full Story

Bin Laden family deported from Pakistan

PAKISTAN: Osama bin Laden’s family was deported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia on Friday, nearly a year after the Al-Qaeda leader was killed in a US raid, ending a chapter Islamabad will be glad to put behind it.

Full Story

‘We have laid out a certain future so you should relax’:

Medvedev says he and Putin here to stay

RUSSIA: Russia's outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said his job swap with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will assure a continuity of power that lasts “a long time” despite anger on the street.

Full Story