Washington seeks oil embargo on North Korea
UNITED NATIONS/BEIJING -- The United States on Wednesday asked the UN Security Council to slap an oil embargo on North Korea and freeze the...
US states sue Trump gov’t over amnesty program
NEW YORK -- A coalition of US states sued the Trump administration Wednesday over its decision to end an amnesty program for 800,000 people...
Trump ends Obama’s ‘Dreamer’ program
WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday scrapped an Obama-era program that protects from deportation immigrants brought illegally into the United States as...
As world watches Kim, China quietly builds South China Sea clout
SINGAPORE -- As Kim Jong Un’s antics in North Korea capture global attention, China is quietly moving to bolster its grip on disputed territory...
Moon seeks Putin help over ‘uncontrollable’ Kim Jong Un regime
VLADIVSTOK/SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in sought to find common ground with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to prevent the situation on the Korean...
Suu Kyi under pressure as Rohingyas flee
SHAMLAPUR, BANGLADESH/DHAKA -- Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has come under pressure from countries with large Muslim populations including Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan...
US says N. Korea ‘begging for war,’ wants tougher sanctions
UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL -- The US has accused North Korea of “begging for war” and pushed for the “strongest possible measures” on Pyongyang following its...
Putin warns of ‘global catastrophe’ in Pyongyang nuclear impasse
XIAMEN -- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday of a global “catastrophe” unless a diplomatic solution over North Korea is reached, saying imposing further...
Caribbean girds for hurricane Irma threat, readies shelters, supply
MIAMI -- Irma, a still strengthening and dangerous Category Four hurricane, churned toward the Leeward Islands early Tuesday, sparking alarm and alerts from the...
Afghanistan to double special forces in fight vs Taliban
CAMP MOREHEAD, AFGHANISTAN -- Commandos armed with RPG-7 rocket launchers aim at a tank hundreds of meters away, fresh recruits to Afghanistan’s most skilled...
China makes diplomatic protest to North Korea over nuke test
BEIJING -- China said on Monday it had lodged an official protest with North Korea following Pyongyang’s largest-ever nuclear weapons test.
China has “launched stern...
Indonesian minister to meet Suu Kyi amid protests over Rohingya
JAKARTA -- Indonesia’s foreign minister is due to meet Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday to discuss delivering humanitarian aid to members...