Asia

Spain’s King and Queen meet with Japanese Emperor and Empress

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia met with Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on…

Billionaire Warren Buffet becomes face of Coke in China

    BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The likeness of billionaire Warren Buffett is gracing Cherry Coke cans in China, where…

South Korean software tycoon Ahn Cheol-soo roars back into contention for president

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- South Korean software mogul Ahn Cheol-soo clinched the nomination of his centrist People's Party on…

Outrage as Syria ‘chemical attack’ kills dozens in rebel-held town

by Omar Haj Kadour KHAN SHEIKHUN, Syria (AFP) -- A suspected chemical attack in rebel-held northwestern Syria killed dozens of…

N. Korea fires projectile into Sea of Japan: S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea on Wednesday fired a suspected missile into the Sea of Japan, South Korea's…

Death toll in Syria ‘gas attack’ rises to 58: monitor

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- A suspected gas attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhun in northwestern Syria on Tuesday…

Death toll rises to 14 in St Petersburg metro blast: health minister

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) -- Fourteen people have died as a result of a blast that ripped through a train…

Russia metro attack staged by Kyrgyz suicide bomber: Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Russia (AFP) -- A suicide bomber from Kyrgyzstan was behind the explosion that killed 11 people and injured dozens…

Japan and China hold diplomatic talk

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Takeo Akiba and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Xuanyou Kong held a bilateral…

North Korea threatens to hit back over sanctions

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has warned it will retaliate if the global community ramps up sanctions over…

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