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Donald Trump Agrees to Honor America’s One China Policy During Call with Xi Jinping
The White House has announced that President Donald Trump agreed to honor America's "One China" policy in a phone call with President Xi Jinping. The...
James Mattis: “North Korea Faces Overwhelming Response for Any Use of Nuclear Weapons”
Defense Secretary James Mattis has said any use of nuclear weapons by North Korea would be met with an "effective and overwhelming" response. He spoke...
Defense Secretary James Mattis Visits South Korea
Defense secretary James Mattis is visiting South Korea on the first foreign trip by a senior official in the Trump administration. James Mattis is expected...
India Train Crash Kills at Least 36 in Andhra Pradesh
Thirty six people are reported dead and many others injured after a train derailed in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. JP Mishra, the head...
Lee Jae-yong Arrest Warrant Rejected by South Korea Court
A South Korean court has refused a request by prosecutors to issue an arrest warrant for Samsung Electronics Vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong. On January 19, the...
MH370: Search for Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane Suspended After Three Years
The search for the Malaysian flight MH379 that vanished in March 2014 has been suspended after three years. The families of the victims say the...
Kyrgyzstan Plane Crash: 37 People Killed as Turkish Cargo Crashes Into Village
Thirty seven people have been killed after a Turkish cargo plane flying from Hong Kong has crashed into a village in Kyrgyzstan. The Boeing 747...
Lee Jae-yong: South Korea’s Special Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Samsung Vice-Chairman
South Korea's special prosecutor is seeking an arrest warrant for Samsung Electronics vice-chairman Lee Jae-yong, on bribery charges. The Lee Jae-yong case is linked to...
John Kerry Meets Former Vietnam War Enemy
John Kerry has visited the place in the Mekong Delta where he was ambushed during the Vietnam War. The outgoing secretary of state and former...
Choi Soon-sil Scandal: Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong Questioned as Corruption Suspect
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong has been quizzed at the prosecutor's office in Seoul as a suspect in South Korea's biggest political corruption...
Choi Soon-sil Scandal: Samsung VP Lee Jae-yong to Be Questioned as Suspect
Samsung Electronics’ vice-president and heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong is to be quizzed as a suspect in a corruption scandal surrounding the impeached South Korean president,...
Choi Soon-sil Trial Under Way in South Korea
The trial of Choi Soon-sil has got under way in South Korea. Choi Soon-sil, a close friend of President Park Geun-hye, is at the center...
South Korea: Park Geun-hye Fails to Attend Impeachment Hearing
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has failed to attend a constitutional court hearing on her impeachment. The session was closed after nine minutes and postponed...
Chung Yoo-ra: Choi Soon-sil’s Daughter Arrested in Denmark
The daughter of Choi Soon-sil, who is at the center of a presidential scandal in South Korea has been arrested in Denmark, South Korean...
Kim Jong-un’s New Year Address: “North Korea Is in Final Stages of Testing ICBM”
Kim Jong-un has said North Korea is close to testing long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. During his New Year’s message, Kim Jong-un claimed...
New Year 2017: Australia Celebrates with Massive Fireworks Display at Sydney Habour
Australia has welcomed 2017 with a massive fireworks display at Sydney Harbour. Some 1.5 million people had been expected to turn out on the waterfront. Earlier,...
India Rupee Ban: Last Day to Deposit Old 500 and 1,000 Rupee Notes
Indians have until the end of December 30 to deposit discontinued 500 and 1,000 rupee notes in bank and post office accounts, or risk...
Japan Offers Condolences to Pearl Harbor Victims
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe has visited Pearl Harbor naval base, where he offered "sincere and everlasting condolences" to the victims of the 1941 Japanese...
Moon Hyung-pyo: South Korea Pension Fund Chairman Arrested for Corruption
The chairman of South Korea's pension fund, Moon Hyung-pyo, has been arrested for alleged corruption acts involving Samsung and President Park Geun-hye. State prosecutors said...
Australia Flooding Closes Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Australia's famous Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park has been closed after a huge rainfall. Waterfalls appeared all over the landmark, also known as Ayers Rock, at...
Typhoon Nock-Ten Heads Toward Philippines Capital
Typhoon Nock-Ten is threatening the Philippines, as it heads towards the area around the heavily-populated capital Manila. Civil defense officials have been put on "red...
South Korea: Santa Protest Against President Park Geun-hye
South Koreans protesters dressed as Santa Claus have marched through the streets of Seoul calling for the immediate removal of President Park Geun-hye. The festive...
Indonesia Plane Crash: Air Force Hercules C-130 Crashes in Papua Killing 13
One of Indonesia’s air force Hercules C-130 planes has crashed in remote Papua province in the east of the country, killing all 13 people...
Rodrigo Duterte Admits Personally Killing Criminal Suspects as Davao Mayor
Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte has revealed he personally killed criminal suspects as mayor of Davao. It is the first such admission Rodrigo Duterte has made...
China Warns That Donald Trump’s One China Comments Could Affect Taiwan Peace
China has warned the incoming Trump administration that any attempt to challenge the "One China" policy could affect peace in the Taiwan Strait. A Beijing...
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