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US judge backs Chevron fight against Ecuador judgment
A US judge has upheld oil company Chevron\'s allegations that an Ecuadorian court decision ordering it to pay $9.5bn for oil pollution ...China unveils fresh double-digit defense spending boost
China has announced another double-digit increase in defense spending, amid regional worries about its growing military assertiveness.North Korea fires two short-range missiles into East Sea
North Korea continued Tuesday launching short-range missiles into the ocean, as part of what Seoul says is a protest against U.S.-South Korean ...Flamenco guitar legend Paco de Lucia dies at 66
Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia, who blended the flamenco sound of his native land with jazz and other genres that attracted a ...US penalizes Asiana Airlines over crash
U.S. regulators are fining South Korea\'s Asiana Airlines $500,000 for failing to adequately help the families of passengers involved in a fatal ...North and South Korea hold first family reunion in three years
A group of elderly South Koreans met their North Korean family members for the first time since they were separated six decades ...Four killed as Thai police clash with protesters in Bangkok
Thai anti-government protesters battled Tuesday with riot police trying to clear protest sites in Bangkok, leaving at least four people dead in ...10 dead, dozens trapped in South Korea building collapse
At least ten people have died and 17 more have been seriously injured in a building collapse at a resort in South ...NK leaders accused of crimes against humanity
A U.N. human rights inquiry has concluded North Korea is committing "unspeakable atrocities" against its people.UN panel finds evidence of crimes against humanity in North Korea
A UN Commission of Inquiry has found that crimes against humanity have been committed in North Korea and is recommending the findings ...