Trump taps Pacific Command chief Harry Harris to be South Korea envoy ahead of Kim summit
U.S. Pacific Command chief Adm. Harry Harris, nominated to be ambassador to Canberra, will instead fill the long-vacant post of ambassador to South Korea, Australia's top diplomat said Wednesday. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she had been informed of the decision by acting U.S. Secretary of State John Sullivan on ...
U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday to serve up the dubious claim that North Korea has "agreed ...
PAS Islamic party aims to hold key in upcoming Malaysian election
The outcome of next month's election in Malaysia may hinge on the performance of a party that has strived for ...
World watching for signs of North Korea nuclear breakthrough at two key summits
When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday the world will have a single overriding interest: How will they address North Korea's decades-long pursuit of nuclear-armed missiles? Success, even a small one, on the nuclear front could mean ...
Kim Jong Un antes up as he pursues equal footing with U.S. as nuclear power
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has finally broken silence on what he plans to bring to the table during his summits with the South Korean and U.S. presidents, and it doesn't have a whole lot to do with tossing out his hard-won nuclear ...
Nobel winner ICAN welcomes Trump-Kim meeting but slams 'toxic masculinity'
Nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea are welcome, but the bullying and threats that led up to them were reckless and it is South Korea that should get credit, the Nobel Prize winning anti-nuclear campaign group ICAN said on Thursday. Beatrice Fihn, ...
Philippines bars EU party official critical of Duterte's drugs crackdown
In a move denounced by critics Monday as a gag on dissent, the Philippines has barred entry to an EU party official critical of President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal drugs crackdown. Giacomo Filibeck, an Italian, was detained by border police upon his arrival at Cebu airport ...
Former top Chinese official, Sun Zhengcai, pleads guilty to bribery
A former top Chinese Communist Party official who was once tipped for a leadership post pleaded guilty at his bribery trial on Thursday, the latest target of President Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-corruption crusade. Sun Zhengcai, a former Politburo member and party chief of the southwestern ...
Vietnam activists question Facebook on suppressing dissent
Vietnamese human rights activists and independent media groups have written to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Inc.'s chief executive, questioning whether the social media platform was helping suppress dissent in the communist country. The letter, released on Tuesday by U.S.-based human rights group Viet Tan and signed ...
North Korea's foreign minister makes rare Moscow visit amid diplomatic thaw
North Korea's foreign minister held rare talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Tuesday, as Pyongyang moves to improve strained ties with its neighbors. Ri Yong Ho's visit came ahead of planned nuclear summits between the North's leader Kim Jong Un and the presidents ...
Elections that could determine scandal-plagued Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's political fate were set Tuesday for May 9, an unusual workday vote with a shorter campaign period than during the last national polls. Najib, who is seeking a third term in office, is under pressure ...
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was formerly indicted for corruption Monday, becoming the latest of the country's ex-leaders to face criminal charges. The CEO-turned-president who served from 2008 to 2013 has been charged with bribery, power abuse, embezzlement, and tax evasion, state prosecutors said ...
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull feels the heat after 30th straight poll loss
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull marked an unwanted milestone Monday by losing his 30th straight opinion poll — a benchmark he used to justify deposing former Liberal leader Tony Abbott. Abbott was toppled in a September 2015 party room coup with Turnbull memorably citing his ...
North Korea tells U.S. it is ready to discuss 'denuclearization of Korean Peninsula'
North Korea has told the United States for the first time that it is prepared to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets President Donald Trump, a U.S. official said Sunday. U.S. and North Korean officials have ...
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday announced the dissolution of parliament for a general election that will pose one of the sternest-ever tests for his ruling coalition due to a massive financial scandal and a challenge from former leader Mahathir Mohamad. After laying out ...
