Asia Pacific
North Korea fires ballistic missiles after condemning U.N. meeting, U.S. drills
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday in the direction of Japan, after the return of a ...At least 20 people killed in mass shooting in Thailand
At least 20 people have been killed in a mass shooting in a northeastern province of Thailand, a police spokesperson said on ...Major U.N. powers question Pacific islanders’ call for nuclear legacy help
Nuclear powers have criticized an effort led by the Marshall Islands at the United Nations to seek help on dealing with the ...North Korea conducts longest-range missile test yet over Japan
Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for ...Indonesia authorities say 174 dead after soccer melee, stampede
Brazilians are voting on Sunday in the first round of their country’s most polarized election in decades, with leftist Luiz Inacio Lula ...North Korea fires fourth missile in a week as South flexes military muscle
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Saturday, hours before South Korea staged a ...Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi, Australian economist for 3 years
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday jailed deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her former economic adviser, Australian Sean Turnell, ...Protests as Japan honours slain ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
With flowers, prayers and a 19-gun salute, Japan honoured slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday at the first state funeral ...North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, ahead of planned military drills by South ...Myanmar beauty queen in Thai airport limbo, fears arrest at home
A beauty queen who spoke out against Myanmar’s military rulers was stranded at Thailand’s international airport for a third day on Friday, ...













