Asia

Heavy rain hits multiple cities across north China

XINGTAI CITY, China (CCTV) -- Rainstorm swept across north China on Wednesday and Thursday, injuring people and causing havoc in…

Toothpick crossbow craze has China quivering

SHANGHAI, China (AFP) - Handheld crossbows that can fire out needles and nails are the latest must-have toy in China…

IS blows up Mosul mosque where Baghdadi became ‘caliph’

by Jean Marc Mojon and Ali Choukeir Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Jihadists on Wednesday blew up Mosul's…

China opens gates to US beef imports

BEIJING, China (AFP) - China opened its gates to United States beef imports this week, giving American cattle farmers much…

South Korea says North Korea drones ‘grave provocation’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - A suspected North Korean drone surveillance is a "grave provocation" which violates the Korean War…

Japan holds North Korean missile attack drills with PAC-3 interceptors

ASAKA CITY, Japan (Reuters) -- Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) held on Wednesday (June 21) a drill operating the anti-ballistic missile…

South Korea military conduct joint drill with U.S. B-1B bombers

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- South Korea's military conducted a joint drill with two United States supersonic B-1B Lancer bombers…

Top US Navy commander in Japan over destroyer collision

by Hiroshi HIYAMA Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - The US Navy's top commander visited Japan Tuesday to meet the…

Warmbier travel agency stops North Korea trips for Americans

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - The tour agency that took US student Otto Warmbier to Pyongyang said Tuesday it would…

Russia warns US after Syrian warplane downed

by Sara Hussein with Maria Antonova in Moscow Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Russia on Monday warned it…

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