Asia

China urges US, N.Korea steps to avoid ‘head-on collision’

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Wednesday called on North Korea to suspend its nuclear and missile activities in exchange…

Turkey, Russia, US military chiefs seek better coordination against IS

by Fulya OZERKAN Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military…

N. Korea, Malaysia in tit-for-tat exit bans over Kim killing

by Isambard WILKINSON Agence France-Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - North Korea and Malaysia Tuesday banned each other's citizens from leaving their…

Pyongyang bans Malaysians from leaving North Korea: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Pyongyang is banning all Malaysian citizens from leaving North Korea, state media said Tuesday, potentially…

US deploys antiballistic missile defense system to S. Korea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States military has begun deploying an antiballistic missile defense system to South Korea,…

Trump, Abe say North Korea threat ‘entered a new stage’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Monday that the threat…

N.Korea missile launch was training exercise for strike on US bases in Japan: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea's launch of four missiles on Monday was a training exercise for a…

Indian police hunt nuns accused of aiding rapist priest

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Five nuns and a doctor are on the run in India after being accused of…

US ‘strongly condemns’ North Korea missile launch: State Dept

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States condemned North Korea's launch of four ballistic missiles, vowing that Washington was…

China defense budget rises at slowest pace in decades: report

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's defense budget will rise seven percent to $151 billion this year, the slowest annual percentage…

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