International relations
China’s Military Pact With N.Korea Looks Shaky
When North Korea's founder Kim Il-Sung visited Beijing to sign a mutual defence pact with China in 1961, he was...
US Army Probes New Soldier’s Ukraine Separatist Past
The US Army is investigating whether any recruitment procedures were violated when an American-French dual citizen...
US Exploring Options At UN To Pressure N. Korea
The United States is exploring options at the UN Security Council to ramp up pressure on North Korea after it...
Merkel Meets Putin To Discuss Crises In Syria and Ukraine
Merkel meets Putin to discuss crises in Syria and Ukraine Mr Putin is reportedly keen to hear Mrs Merkel's opinion of...
Malaysia Airlines Reaches Settlement With Family Over MH17
Malaysia Airlines announced Tuesday it has an Australian family who lost four family members on Flight MH17. Perth...
N. Korea Warns of Nuclear Test ‘at Any Time’
North Korea warned Monday that it will carry out a nuclear test "at any time and at any location" set by its...
North Korea Warns of ‘catastrophic Consequences’
South Korea and the United States wrapped up their annual large-scale military drills on Sunday but continued a...
CIA Chief In S.Korea For ‘internal Meeting’
CIA director Mike Pompeo was in South Korea Monday for an "internal meeting", the US embassy in Seoul confirmed,...
South Korea, US Conduct Military Drills Despite Pyongyang Threats
South Korea and the United States wrapped up their annual large-scale military drills on Sunday, but continued a...
Japan Warship To Escort US Supply Vessel In Pacific
Japan will dispatch its biggest warship since World War II to protect a US supply ship, as tensions mount in the region...
Philippines’ Duterte Gives China Free Pass Over Sea Row
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte failed to condemn China's push to control most of the disputed South China Sea on...
Pope Calls For N.Korea Negotiations
Reprising his theme of "world war in parts", Pope Francis said that these were "concentrated at points that were...
US Aircraft Carrier Starts Drill With South Korean Navy
The US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Saturday kicked off a joint drill with the South Korean navy, officials...
Indians Throng Temple To Crack Trump’s Visa Curbs
Hundreds of Indians gather daily at a 500-year-old Hindu temple in southern India where they pray for a single wish --...
Japan’s Abe Warns of ‘confusion’ Without UK/EU Brexit Deal
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday urged Britain and the European Union to secure a "smooth and...
The Real Estate Boom and Accra’s New Poor
The real estate Boom and Accra's new poor Accra is rapidly urbanising at a rate of at least 4.3 percent The city is...
ASEAN Meets Amid Korea Tension and South China Sea Row
Southeast Asian leaders are meeting in the Philippines for a day-long meeting where tensions on the Korean Peninsula...
North Test-Fires Ballistic Missile
North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. It apparently exploded...
US Open To Talks With North Korea
The US is open to negotiations with North Korea aimed at removing nuclear weapons from the region, Secretary of State...