Thailand revokes passports of exiled former PM Yingluck
BANGKOK, Thailand (Agence France Presse) -- Thailand has revoked the passports of ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra, who has yet to…
7 years ago
Asia
‘Not one piece of evidence’ Russia interfered in US elections: Lavrov
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's foreign minister on Tuesday said there was no evidence the country had interfered in…
7 years ago
In China, disrespecting national anthem could mean three years in jail
BEIJING, China (AFP) - Disrespecting China's national anthem could carry a prison sentence of up to three years under a new…
7 years ago
China’s Xi meets Zuckerberg, Cook in Beijing
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Apple's Tim Cook and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, state media…
7 years ago
9 bodies, 2 severed heads, found in Tokyo flat: reports
TOKYO, Japan (Agence France Presse) -- Japanese police have found nine bodies, including two with their heads severed and dumped…
7 years ago
Chinese universities start ‘Xi Thought’ institutes
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Xi Jinping Thought will now be taught, researched and promoted in universities across China, ensuring that the leader's…
7 years ago
NATO chief calls N. Korea ‘global threat’ during Japan visit
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg called North Korea a "global threat" Monday and said he backed tighter…
7 years ago
N. Korea’s Kim tours cosmetics plant with wife, sister
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un took his stylish wife and powerful sister to a make-up…
7 years ago
N. Korea nuclear weapon use would meet ‘massive military response’: Mattis
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis warned Saturday that North Korea would face a "massive…
7 years ago
Typhoon Saola brings heavy rain in southern Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Typhoon Saola barreled towards Japan's southernmost Okinawa island chain on Saturday bringing heavy rain as authorities…
7 years ago
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