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UN Council unanimously condemns North Korea missile test

North KoreaAug 30, 2017

The UN Security Council denounced North Korea's latest missile test Tuesday, unanimously demanding that Pyongyang halt the program after a rocket was fired over Japan into the Pacific. The 15-nation...
Danish submarine scanned for clues to journalist's death

World NewsAug 29, 2017

STOCKHOLM - Copenhagen police said Tuesday they were scanning an inventor's homemade submarine for possible hidden rooms as they investigate the death of a Swedish journalist last seen on board befor...
UK PM 'outraged' by N. Korea missile ahead of Japan trip

World NewsAug 29, 2017

LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May, due in Tokyo on Wednesday, is "outraged" by North Korea firing a ballistic missile over Japan, her Downing Street office said. "The prime minister is out...
N. Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

North KoreaAug 29, 2017

Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, multiple governments said, in a major escalation by Pyongyang amid tensions over its weapons ambi...
Japan PM says N. Korea missile an 'unprecedented' threat

North KoreaAug 29, 2017

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday said North Korea's launch of a missile over its territory was an "unprecedented, serious and grave threat" as he called for an emergency UN Security Counc...
UN chief seeks 'dream' of Israel-Palestinian peace in first visit

World NewsAug 28, 2017

JERUSALEM (AFP) -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres held talks with Israeli leaders Monday on his first visit since taking office, making a forceful argument for a two-state solution with the Pa...
N. Korea scraps air show as sanctions tighten: reports

North KoreaAug 28, 2017

North Korea has cancelled this year's Wonsan Air Show, travel agents said Monday, with reports suggesting tightened travel restrictions by several countries due to nuclear tensions with Pyongyang cou...
Indian 'rape guru' awaits sentencing amid huge security

World NewsAug 28, 2017

An Indian guru convicted of rape awaited sentencing Monday, with authorities ramping up security amid fears of fresh violence days after protests over his guilty verdict left 36 dead. Barbed-wire ba...
Pet-friendly China acupuncturist gets tails wagging again

World NewsAug 28, 2017

Looking like a furry brown pincushion, eight-month-old French bulldog "Dan Jiao" whimpers nervously as he waits for the end of a Chinese acupuncture session aimed at curing partial paralysis caused b...
Pastor says he owes release by N. Korea to his Canadian citizenship

North KoreaAug 28, 2017

A pastor freed this month after more than two years' detention in a North Korean prison said Sunday that he likely owed his life to his Canadian citizenship. "If I'm just Korean, maybe they kill me,...
India city under siege after clashes over 'rape guru' kill 30

World NewsAug 26, 2017

PANCHKULA, India -- Hundreds of troops Saturday patrolled a northern Indian city hit by deadly clashes that killed at least 30 people after thousands protested a court's decision to convict a controv...
Trump signs memo banning transgender troops

World NewsAug 26, 2017

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Friday signed a memo effectively barring transgender people from joining the US military, but left the fate of those already serving up to the Pentagon. In a ...
Death toll from South Asia flooding tops 1,000

World NewsAug 24, 2017

NEW DELHI (AFP) - The death toll from floods sweeping South Asia has climbed above 1,000, officials said Thursday, as rescue teams try to reach millions stranded by the region's worst monsoon disaste...
Four dead as typhoon smashes into Macau and Hong Kong

WorldAug 23, 2017

HONG KONG, (AFP) - Typhoon Hato left three dead in the gambling hub of Macau Wednesday as it brought chaos and destruction to the enclave after sweeping through neighboring Hong Kong, where one man a...
Kim Jong-Un starting to respect US: Trump

North KoreaAug 23, 2017

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday his aggressive rhetoric towards North Korea was beginning to bear fruit and that Kim Jong-Un had started to "respect" the United States. "Some people said it w...