North Korea leader Kim supervises missile test of new guidance system: KCNA
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test of a new ballistic missile controlled by a precision guidance system and ordered the development of more powerful…
Magnitude 6.6 quake hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, causing panic
JAKARTA – A powerful earthquake has struck an area southeast of the Indonesian city of Palu and nearest to the town of Poso on the island of Sulawesi, prompting people…
Indonesia names Islamist leader a suspect in pornography case
JAKARTA – Indonesian police have named an Islamist leader as a suspect in the exchange of pornographic messages and photos, a new legal threat to a cleric who helped organise mass…
Philippines puts city on lockdown over fears of militant infiltration
MARAWI – The Philippine city of Iligan has been overflowing with evacuees and is on lockdown over fears Islamist militants have sneaked out of nearby Marawi, where troops are battling to drive…
N.Korea fires Scud-class ballistic missile, Japan protests
SEOUL – North Korea has fired at least one short-range ballistic missile that landed in the sea off its east coast, the latest in a fast-paced series of missile tests defying…
Sri Lanka faces more landslide risks as death toll rises to 151
Landslides and floods in Sri Lanka have killed at least 151 people and the country faces the risk of more mudslides as torrential rains continue, officials say. More than 100…
Trump hits out at ‘fake news’ following Kushner reports
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has attacked news reports based on unidentified sources as phony and dismissed leaks from the White House as “fake news,” following reports his son-in-law tried…
New Canadian opposition leader faces fight to defeat Trudeau
OTTAWA – Andrew Scheer, a social conservative who now heads Canada’s main opposition party, faces a formidable rival in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he bids to heal a divided…
Philippine leader asks separatists, Maoists to join fight against Islamic State
MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appealed to Muslim separatists and Maoist-led rebels to join his government’s fight against Islamic State-linked militants. With fears growing that Islamic State is…
N.Korea leader Kim guides test of new anti-aircraft weapon
SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test of a new anti-aircraft weapon system and ordered its mass production and deployment throughout the country, the state…
