Protests as US moves military hardware to South Korean site
By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim The US military started moving parts of an anti-missile defence system to a deployment site in South
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Facebook killing prompts questions over monitoring procedures
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat Police in Thailand on Wednesday said they would discuss how to expedite taking down “inappropriate online content”
Thai man broadcasts daughter’s murder live on Facebook
A Thai man filmed himself killing his 11-month-old daughter in two video clips posted on Facebook before committing suicide, police said on Tuesday. People could access the
N. Korea stages artillery drill, US sub docks in South (Update)
North Korea conducted a big live-fire exercise on Tuesday to mark the foundation of its military as a US submarine docked in South Korea in
Pakistan Taliban roadside blast attack kills 10 (Update)
Pakistani Taliban militants on Tuesday said they detonated a roadside bomb targeting members of the Shi’ite minority that killed at least 10 people travelling in
Lawyer for hit-man files complaint against Duterte at ICC
A Philippines lawyer filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials, accusing them of mass
Afghan defence minister, army chief resign over deadly attack
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accepted the resignations of his defence minister and army chief of staff on Monday, after more than 140 soldiers were killed
Carrier group heads for Korean waters, China calls for restraint
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for all sides to exercise restraint on Monday in a call with U.S. President Donald Trump, as a nervous South
North Korea ready to strike U.S. carrier (Updated)
North Korea said on Sunday it was ready to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier to demonstrate its military might, as two Japanese navy ships joined
Death toll in Afghan base attack rises to 140
As many 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in what would be the deadliest attack ever
S. Korea on alert as North readies for army celebration
South Korea said on Friday it was on heightened alert ahead of another important anniversary in North Korea, with a large concentration of military hardware
Pakistan’s top court rejects call to disqualify prime minister
Pakistan‘s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled there was insufficient evidence to order Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s removal from office over corruption allegations levelled by the
Pakistani women ‘kill man accused of blasphemy’
Three women dressed in burqas killed a man who had been accused of blasphemy in 2004 in a northeastern Pakistani town, police said on Thursday,
Russian navy visits Philippines as Duterte courts US
Russian navy vessels arrived in the Philippines on Thursday for joint exercises as part of a drive for new security ties under President Rodrigo Duterte’s
N. Korea warns of ‘super-mighty preemptive strike’
North Korean state media warned the United States of a “super-mighty preemptive strike” after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States was
Real life catches up with Japan’s middle-aged ‘parasite singles’
Their youth long gone, members of Japan’s generation of “parasite singles” face a precarious future, wondering how to survive once the parents many depended on
Indian bus crash kills 44 after plunge off mountain road
bus fell off a mountain road in a northern Indian state and plunged into a river on Wednesday, killing 44 people, officials said. There were
North Korean official says will continue missile tests – BBC
North Korea will continue to test missiles regularly and any military action against it by the United States would prompt “all out war”, a senior
Pence takes message of U.S. resolve against N. Korea to Japan
By Roberta Rampton and Ju-min Park U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is expected to reassure Japan of American commitment to reining in North Korea’s nuclear
Pence stresses “era of strategic patience” over as he visits Korean DMZ
U.S. Vice President Mike Pencestared across the demilitarised border between North and South Korea on Monday, a day after North Korea’s failed missile launch, reiterating