Did Kim Jong-Un Take A Train To Beijing?
There is widespread speculation that a senior North Korean official who made a surprise day-long visit to Beijing was Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. Japanese media outlets first reported that a...
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Clashes Rock Syria Truce Zone
Clashes erupted overnight in a rebel-held enclave outside Damascus, which was also hit by government air strikes despite a truce deal, a monitor said on Wednesday. An internationally brokered...
Fears of More Israeli-Palestinian Violence Over Holy Site
Stabbings and clashes that left six people dead raised fears on Saturday of further Israeli-Palestinian violence as tensions mount over new security measures at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy...
Three Israelis Stabbed To Death In West Bank Settlement
A Palestinian broke into a home in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday and stabbed four Israelis, killing three of them, the Israeli army said. The attack in Neve Tsuf, north of...
Duterte Bodyguards Wounded In Philippine Ambush
Four of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's bodyguards were shot and wounded on Wednesday by suspected communist rebels a day after the insurgents warned of attacks, authorities said. Duterte was...
Vietnamese Hostage Killed In Philippine Clash
A Vietnamese sailor being held hostage by Islamist gunmen in the southern Philippines was killed during a gunbattle between the militants and troops, a military official said Thursday. Van Viet Tran...
Mosul Victory Marks Win For Pentagon Training Plan
The Iraqi military's hard-fought victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul marks a defining moment not just for them. It is also a key win for the US doctrine behind it. Instead of putting large...
NATO Agrees Afghanistan Troop Boost But No Combat Role
NATO will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help train local forces facing a resurgent Taliban but will not return to a combat role, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday. The...
Seoul Says North Korean Soldier Defects Across DMZ
A North Korean soldier escaped to South Korea Tuesday evening by walking across the Demilitarised Zone that bisects the peninsula, Seoul's defence ministry said. The soldier, who has not been...
Seoul Says North Korean Soldier Defects Across DMZ
A North Korean soldier escaped to South Korea Tuesday evening by walking across the Demilitarised Zone that bisects the peninsula, Seoul's defence ministry said. The soldier, who has not been...
200,000 Flee Raqa Ahead of Assault By Syrian Forces
Around 200,000 people have fled the Islamic State stronghold of Raqa, a US military official said, as US-backed Syrian forces prepare for an assault on the city. US Colonel Ryan Dillon, a spokesman...
N. Korea Balloons Prompted Warning Shots
Flying objects that prompted South Korean forces to fire warning shots this week appeared to be balloons carrying propaganda leaflets from the North, Seoul's military said Wednesday. On Tuesday the...
S. Korea’s Moon Names Top Ministers, Chief Security Advisor
South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Sunday announced his picks for finance and foreign ministers while appointing a former diplomat as his top security advisor for his new government. Moon...
UN Urges Nigerians Not To Shun Chibok Girls
The United Nations on Monday welcomed the release of 82 Nigerian schoolgirls after years of Boko Haram captivity and appealed to their families and communities not to ostracize them. The teenage...
Boko Haram Attack In Chad Kills Nine Troops, 40 Jihadists
Nine Chadian soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on an army post in the Lake Chad region on Friday, local and security sources told AFP. Some 40 Boko Haram jihadists were also killed as the...
Over 100 Killed, Wounded In Taliban Attack On Afghan Military Base
More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a coordinated Taliban attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan, the country's defence ministry said Saturday. Two of the attackers blew...
‘No Doubt’ Syria Has Retained Chemical Weapons
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said during a visit to Israel Friday that there can be "no doubt" that Syria has retained some chemical weapons and warned President Bashar al-Assad's regime not to use...
Cameroon Denies Forcibly Repatriating Nigerian Refugees
A two-day-old baby boy cries as his parents take seats in a Cameroonian military truck in the border town of Fotokol. They were being transported home to the Nigerian village of Gamboru Ngala. In...
‘Friendly Fire’ Downed Saudi Helicopter In Yemen
A Saudi military helicopter that crashed in Yemen killing 12 Saudi soldiers was likely hit by "friendly fire", military sources said Wednesday. The soldiers, including four officers, died Tuesday...
The Battle For Mosul
Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they have recaptured its east and are battling for the west. Here are key dates in...