In This EditionU.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and South Korean President Park Geun-hye reconfirm their commitment to the US-South Korea alliance.

Jordan is elected to the U.N. Security Council to replace Saudi Arabia which rejected its membership over the Middle East issues.

Japan's parliament approves a controversial state secrets law.

And the 2014 World Cup draw has finally placed the 32 nations competing in next summer's finals into eight first round groups.

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