The rival Koreas announced Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in Pyongyang sometime in September, while their envoys also discussed Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament efforts and international sanctions. The push for what would be the leaders' third summit since April comes amid ...
Uproar as politician praises white Australia policy, urges Muslim ban
An Australian politician was widely condemned Wednesday after demanding "a final solution" to immigration and calling for a return to ...
U.S. denies China policy shift after Taiwanese leader gives speech in LA
President Donald Trump's administration denied Tuesday any change to its "One-China" policy after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen made a political ...
Hong Kong independence activist slams Beijing at press club talk
Hong Kong independence activist Andy Chan attacked China as an empire trying to "annex" and "destroy" the city in a no-holds barred speech Tuesday at the city's press club which Beijing wanted canceled. Rival protesters gathered outside the venue and a small group of pro-independence ...
After amassing vast amounts of power, Xi finds himself beset by economic, political challenges
As China's leaders gather for their annual Yellow Sea retreat, the country's political waters are looking choppy. President Xi Jinping, who is also the ruling Communist Party's leader, is beset by economic, foreign policy and domestic political challenges just months after clearing his way to ...
The Chinese military has kicked off "major" exercises in the Yellow Sea ahead of Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen's planned departure Sunday for Paraguay, the only Taiwanese ally in South America, and the tiny Central American country of Belize. China's Defense Ministry said late Friday that ...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleads not guilty to new graft charges
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three new money-laundering charges related to the alleged multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund that led to his stunning electoral defeat three months ago. Najib spoke softly as he entered his plea in ...
'Strong possibility' of second Trump-Kim summit before year's end: report
Momentum for a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly gained steam, with a source close to Pyongyang's position telling CNN that there is a "strong possibility" of another meeting before the year's end. The report ...
Cambodia's strongman Premier Hun Sen Monday rejected claims the results from last month's widely criticized election had been falsified, saying he would stake his life on their accuracy. Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party claimed it won all 125 parliamentary seats in the deeply flawed July ...
North Korea says it is demonstrating good faith and urges U.S. to drop sanctions
North Korean state media called on Monday for the United States to drop sanctions, saying Pyongyang had demonstrated good faith by ending its nuclear weapons testing and handing over the remains of U.S. troops killed in the Korean War. The statements came just days after ...
Every time an image of U.S. President Donald Trump appears on TV in South Korea, 69-year-old Vietnam War veteran Chung Seung-jin solemnly salutes. The U.S. flag Chung keeps in his home in Seoul gets similar respect every morning. "I salute President Trump and the U.S. flag ...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plays down North Korea sparring
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday played down an exchange of contentious remarks with North Korea on the sidelines of weekend regional meetings in Singapore, saying Pyongyang had made clear its continued commitment to denuclearize. Both Pompeo and North Korean Foreign Minster Ri ...
How a powerful app helped Imran Khan win Pakistan's general election
A phone app and a database of more than 50 million voters were key weapons in the successful campaign of cricket legend Imran Khan in last month's general election — though rivals allege that Khan also received clandestine aid from Pakistan's powerful military. How Khan's ...
North Korea gripes about sanctions, 'alarming' U.S. impatience with denuclearization
North Korea on Saturday said the U.S. was acting with "alarming" impatience on the issue of denuclearization, after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed the need to maintain full sanctions pressure on Pyongyang. The contrasting comments at a security forum in Singapore came after a ...
An Australian senator, saying she wants to stop "sexist and reprehensible" behavior, is suing a fellow parliamentarian over comments sparked by a heated debate in the upper house in which he told her to "stop shagging men." Sen. David Leyonhjelm, a Liberal Democrat, made the ...
