Asia Pacific
Philippine military says 73 Muslim rebels dead in offensive
The Philippine military says its forces have killed 73 hard-line Muslim rebels and a suspected foreign militant in a three-week offensive in ...First round-the-world solar flight takes off from UAE
Two pilots attempting the first flight around the world in a solar-powered plane began the maiden leg of their voyage on Monday, ...Indonesia rejects Australian proposal of prisoner swap for death row pair
Indonesia rejected on Thursday an Australian proposal for a prisoner swap made in an 11th hour effort to save the lives of ...U.S. Ambassador to South Korea attacked in Seoul
U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was slashed in the face by a Korean nationalist but was not seriously hurt during ...Australian convicts transferred to Indonesian island for execution
Two convicted Australian drug smugglers were transferred on Wednesday from a Bali prison to an island for execution along with other foreigners, ...North Korea fires missiles as U.S., South Korea begin exercises
North Korea fired two missiles into the sea on Monday and vowed "merciless" retaliation as the US and South Korea kicked off ...Italian anti-euro, anti-immigrant party holds rally in Rome
The rising star of the Italian right, Matteo Salvini, led a mass rally in support of his anti-immigration, anti-EU Northern League party ...Olympics Committee approves Tokyo 2020 venue changes
The International Olympic Committee executive board on Friday gave the greenlight to organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Games to move three competition ...Afghan avalanches kill at least 124 people
Avalanches caused by a heavy winter snow killed at least 124 people in northeastern Afghanistan, an emergency official said Wednesday, as rescuers ...FIFA group calls for November-December World Cup in Qatar
A FIFA World Cup task force on Tuesday called for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be shortened and held in ...




