China, Russia welcome Korean peace efforts with diplomacy in overdrive
China’s President Xi Jinping has offered encouragement for South Korea’s initiative to nurture peaceful engagement with North Korea, and Russia has also expressed support, the South Korean official leading diplomatic…
Nobel prize winner hospitalised, wife found deceased in Illinois
A Japanese Nobel-winning chemist was discovered wandering in rural Northern Illinois and his wife found dead nearby, some nine hours after they had been reported missing from their home 200…
British PM May calls on allies to act on Russian chemical program
A nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy raises broader questions about Russia’s illegal use of chemical weapons, and Britain’s allies should respond appropriately, Prime Minister Theresa May said…
Trump fires top diplomat Tillerson after clashes, taps Pompeo
US President Donald Trump has fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after a series of public rifts over policy on North Korea, Russia and Iran, replacing his chief diplomat with…
British PM May to make statement about nerve attack on Russian spy
Prime Minister Theresa May will bring Britain’s parliament up to date on the investigation into a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy, and one senior lawmaker expects her…
Bangladeshi plane crashes in Nepal, killing at least 50
A Bangladeshi airliner has crashed after making an unexpected turn in cloudy weather as it came in to land at the airport in Nepal’s capital, killing at least 50 people,…
Japan foreign minister says Korean peninsula situation is a near ‘miracle’: S.Korea
The situation on the Korean peninsula is a near “miracle”, Japan’s foreign minister said on Monday, according to a spokesman of South Korea’s presidential Blue House, referring to a recent…
Philippines drops charges against high-profile suspects in drugs trade
The Philippines’ justice department has dismissed complaints against several high-profile drugs trade suspects because of weak evidence, according to documents reviewed by Reuters. In his bloody war on drugs, President…
Sri Lankan police ask who promoted violence against Muslims
Sri Lankan police say that are investigating whether 10 suspected ringleaders of a wave of attacks on Muslims by Sinhalese Buddhists had outside funding or foreign help. The suspected leader…
India’s top court upholds passive euthanasia, allows living wills in landmark judgment
Individuals have a right to die with dignity, India’s Supreme Court has upheld, in a landmark verdict that permits the removal of life-support systems for the terminally ill or those…
