The life sentence imposed on former Taiwan President, Chen, and his wife is a hallmark of democracy.
More than 40,000 Japanese people are aged 100 or over, up 10 percent over last year, a government survey showed on Friday.
The main challenger in Afghanistan's disputed election has accused the commission counting the vote of bias.
North Korea celebrated its founding on Wednesday by pledging to pursue friendly global relations.
Korean Byungho Kwak was sent to a labor camp and tortured for her practice of Falun Gong.
A NATO air strike believed to have killed Afghan civilians was a major "error of judgement" Pres. Karzai said.
Japanese PM-elect Yukio Hatoyama has said that Japan will aim for a 25 percent cut in emissions by 2020.
The South Korean government is spending millions to promote cycling as a form of transport to the Korean people.
A U.S. warplane fired on hijacked fuel trucks in Afghanistan before dawn on Friday, killing as many as 90 people.
Two U.S. journalists claimed North Korean guards arrested them on the Chinese side of the border.