Japan PM: Will work with international community to solve N.Korea issues
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said North Korea was engaging in continued provocations that were “absolutely unacceptable” and said he would work with the international community to counter its…
South Korea’s President Moon to meet former ‘comfort women’
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will today meet women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels, days after their plight has again cast a shadow over ties between…
Thomas Monson, president of the Mormon church, dies at 90
Thomas Monson, leader of the Mormon church, has died at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah, the church said. He was 90. Monson became the 16th President of the…
UN rights boss calls on Iran to defuse tension, investigate protest deaths
The UN human rights chief has called on Iran to rein in security forces to avoid further violence and respect the right of protesters to freedoms of expression and peaceful…
At least 36 dead after bus careens off cliff in Peru: ministry
At least 36 people have been killed in Peru after a bus collided with a truck and careened off a cliff along a sharply curving highway north of the capital,…
US puts Pakistan on notice: do more to stop terrorism
The United States has accused Pakistan of playing a “double game” on fighting terrorism and warned Islamabad it would have to do more if it wanted to maintain US aid.…
South Korea offers talks with North ahead of Olympics
South Korea has offered talks with North Korea next week amid a standoff over its weapons programs, a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was open…
Nine dead in latest outbreak of Brazilian prison violence
Nine inmates have been killed, 14 injured, while dozens escaped in a prison riot, national news media reported, in the latest example of Brazil’s continuing difficulties maintaining control over its…
North Korea’s Kim ‘open to dialogue’ with South Korea, will only use nukes if threatened
Kim Jong Un has warned the United States he had a “nuclear button” on his desk ready for use if North Korea was threatened, but offered an olive branch to…
Netanyahu wishes success to Iran protesters, denies Israeli involvement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised Iranian anti-government protesters, while denying as “laughable” Tehran’s apparent accusations that Israel was behind the demonstrations. Five days of protests in Iran have…
