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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile

North Korea Sunday test-fired a ballistic missile which travelled some 500 km, just a week after a previous launch...

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Bongo MP, It Was NDC That Came Out of A Coup d’Etat!

Bongo MP, it was NDC that came out of a coup d’état! I read with a glint of incredulity all over my face about the...

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Ousted South Korean Leader Park Due To Go On Trial

Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-Hye is due to go on trial Tuesday over the spectacular corruption scandal that...

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Olympic Games Chief Shrugs Off Korean Tensions

Military tensions on the Korean peninsula should not prevent the nuclear-armed North sending a team to the 2018 Winter...

International

US Military Chief Warns Against War With North Korea

US defence chief James Mattis delivered a sombre caution on North Korea saying any military attempts to resolve the...

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US and UK Far From Top 10 In Global Health Rankings

The US and UK lagged far behind other leading nations in a new global healthcare report. Although both nations are seen...

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North Korea Conflict Would Be Tragic On ‘unbelievable Scale’

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis delivered a somber caution on North Korea on Friday, saying any military attempts to resolve...

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Chinese Rappers Rap South Korea Over THAAD

Sporting baseball caps, baggy pants and sneakers, a crew of young Chinese men strut down a long empty hallway toward an...

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Hero’s Welcome In Pyongyang For North’s Missile Developers

Thousands of men lined the streets of Pyongyang to give scientists and workers behind North Korea's latest missile test...

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China’s Xi Calls For S. Korea Ties To Get Back On Track

Chinese President Xi Jinping told a South Korean envoy on Friday he was willing to put relations back on a "normal...

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Which Countries Have the Best Healthcare?

Neither Canada nor Japan cracked the top 10, and the United States finished a dismal 35th, according to a much...

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Birdie Binge Puts Thompson On Top At Kingsmill

American Lexi Thompson fired a six-under-par 65 to grab a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the LPGA Kingsmill...

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China Urges S.Korea To ‘remove Obstacles’ To Good Ties

China's foreign minister urged South Korea's new government on Thursday to remove "obstacles" to good relations amid...

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Plastic Surgeons For S.Korea’s Park Convicted

Two plastic surgeons who treated ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye -- including one who injected her with...

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S.Korea, Japan Seek To Lower Tensions Over ‘comfort Women’

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with a senior South Korean envoy on Thursday, as the two countries try to lower...

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S. Korea’s Moon To Reopen Probe Into Gwangju Massacre

South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In vowed Thursday to reopen a probe into a 1980 massacre of pro-democracy...

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Future Stars On Show As Wide-Open U20 Football World Cup Kicks Off

The FIFA Under-20 World Cup kicks off in South Korea on Saturday and looks wide open after the 2015 champions Serbia...

International

Markets Fall As Trump Turmoil Grows

Big falls on US stock markets have dragged down Asian shares over fears the political controversy surrounding President...

Sports

The Four Ghanaian Players Not Playing For the Black Satellites In the World Youth Championship

World football governing body Fifa has announced the official list of players, including four men of Ghanaian descent,...