Asia

Search for Taiwan quake victims ends as toll rises to 17

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Rescuers Sunday ended their search of a Taiwan building partially toppled by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake as…

‘US presence matters’ says admiral on carrier in the South China Sea

by Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse ABOARD THE USS CARL VINSON -- With a deafening roar the fighter jets catapulted…

British warship to sail through disputed South China Sea

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A British warship will sail from Australia through the disputed South China Sea next month to…

North Korea’s Kim describes South as very impressive: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un praised South Korea as very impressive, state media reported…

Sanctions-hit North Korea struggles to pay UN dues

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United Nations is in talks with North Korea over its unpaid dues, which Pyongyang said…

Investigators hunt for clues over Russian passenger plane crash

  by Anna Malpas with Thibault Marchand in Moscow Agence France Presse STEPANOVSKOYE, Russia (AFP) -- Investigators will examine Monday…

Search for Taiwan quake victims ends as toll rises to 17

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Rescuers Sunday ended their search of a Taiwan building partially toppled by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake as…

71 dead, no survivors in Russian passenger plane crash

by Anna Malpas with Thibault Marchand in Moscow Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- A Russian passenger plane carrying…

S. Korea’s Moon watches concert with Kim Jong Un’s sister

by Jung Hawon Agence France Presse SEOUL, United States (AFP) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in sat next to the…

‘Too soon’ to tell if Korean Olympic thaw will last: Mattis

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis cast doubt Sunday on whether North Korea's charm offensive at…

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