Asia
12 Saudis Killed In Recent Yemen Border Fighting
At least 12 Saudi soldiers have died on the southern border since early February, according to an unusual series of...
Free Hairdos Boost Displaced Iraqi Women
Twice a month, beautician Chnoor Khezri takes her equipment to a camp near Mosul and gives displaced Iraqi women who...
New Talks Seek To End Syria’s War After Nearly Six Years
As Syria's war approaches its seventh year, two new rounds of talks on resolving the conflict are scheduled to take...
Half-Brother of N. Korean Leader Kim Assassinated In Malaysia
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been assassinated in Malaysia, South Korea's Yonhap news agency...
Trump Rally Gives Way To Caution As Yellen Testimony Looms
Stocks flatlined and the dollar dipped on Tuesday as caution set in before testimony from Federal Reserve chief Janet...
Chinese Superclub Evergrande To End Foreign Signings
Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande have announced plans to field a Chinese-only squad by 2020, official media said...
Why Would US Embassy Move To Jerusalem Be Controversial?
President Donald Trump has said he might move America's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. With Prime Minister Benjamin...
Pakistan Bans Valentine’s Day
A Pakistani court banned public and online celebration of Valentine's Day nationwide on Monday. The move came after...
Thais In the Mood For Love As Valentine Fever Sweeps Nation
Babies dressed as cupids, underwater weddings and a government vitamin giveaway to encourage procreation were all part...
Malaysian Aid Ship For Rohingya Arrives In Bangladesh
A Malaysian ship carrying aid for thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled a bloody army crackdown in Myanmar docked...
WWII Shipwrecks Off Malaysia Broken For Scrap
Three World War II shipwrecks off the coast of Malaysia -- the final resting place of dozens of seamen -- have almost...
Japan’s ‘Battleship Island’ Haunted By Ghosts of Its Past
The haunting silhouette of "Battleship Island" rises up from the sea, an abandoned testament to what was once the most...
Even Under Trump, US In No Hurry To Move Israel Embassy
It might have sounded the death knell for an already moribund Middle East peace process, but Donald Trump seems to have...
UN Security Council Unanimously Condemns N.Korea Missile Launch
The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch and threatened to...
Turkey’s Erdogan In Saudi On Gulf Tour
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday to further strengthen ties as part...
32 Dead In Taiwan’s Worst Highway Accident For Decades
A Taiwan bus taking elderly local tourists home from visiting seasonal cherry blossoms careered off a highway Monday...
Delayed Syria Peace Talks To Resume Next Week
Delayed UN-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending Syria's civil war will resume on February 23 in Geneva, a few days...
Erdogan Calls For Safe Zone In Northern Syria
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Ankara wanted to establish a "safe zone" in northern Syria free of...
Pakistan Capital Bans Valentine’s Day
A court in Pakistan has banned public celebrations of Valentine’s Day in the capital, Islamabad, on the grounds that...