Asia

Iraqi forces in west Mosul aim for key bridge

by Sara Hussein Agence France Presse MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi forces battled jihadists in west Mosul on Sunday, aiming…

Australia-Indonesia restore full military ties

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia and Indonesia announced the full restoration of military ties Sunday as the countries' leaders…

IS suicide blast kills 51 near Syria’s Al-Bab

by Nazeer al-Khatib with Rana Moussaoui in Beirut Agence France Presse AL BAB, Syria (AFP) -- An Islamic State group…

Timeline explains South Korea’s influence-peddling scandal

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) --South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been impeached by parliament over her role in an influence-peddling…

N. Korea lashes out at ally China for coal import ban

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea denounced its chief ally and diplomatic protector China for "dancing to the tune…

Pakistan market bombing kills 8

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -- A bomb blast in an upscale shopping center in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore killed at…

China continues ‘steady pattern’ of S.China Sea militarization: experts

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Recent satellite imagery appears to show China is completing structures intended to house surface-to-air…

5 dead, 30 injured in bomb attack in Lahore: Pakistan officials

LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) -- At least five people were killed and 30 injured after a blast ripped through a building…

Japan Crown Prince turns 57, says ready to become Emperor

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito turned 57 on Thursday (February 23) saying he is ready to become…

N. Korea launches verbal tirade at Malaysia for ‘immoral handling’ of Kim assassination case

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea’s state media broke a 10-day silence Thursday on the murder of Kim Jong-Un’s…

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