Trump says North Korea’s Kim insulted by calling him ‘old’
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had insulted him by calling him “old”...
President of Lebanon demands Saad al-Hariri’s return to Lebanon from Saudi Arabia
Lebanon’s president called on Saudi Arabia on Saturday to clarify why Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri could not return home, a week after he stunned...
ASEAN economy now the world’s center of growth: Shinzo Abe
Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe is in Manila to attend the 31st ASEAN Related Summits from November 12 to 14. The prime minister...
Sri Lanka Government Faces Pressure Over Torture, Rape Allegations
Sri Lanka's government faced increasing pressure Friday to answer for alleged human rights violations following an Associated Press investigation that found more than 50...
Asia-Pacific forum sticks to free-trade gospel despite Donald Trump’s America first approach
An annual Pacific Rim summit is sticking with its tradition of promoting free trade and closer regional ties, shrugging off President Donald Trump’s ”America...
US, South Korea start 4-day naval drills in clear warning to North
The United States and South Korea on Saturday started joint naval exercises that will involve three U.S. aircraft carriers in what military officials describe as...
Brexit never? Britain can still change its mind, says Article 50 author
Prime Minister Theresa May should stop misleading voters and admit that Brexit can be avoided if Britain decides unilaterally to scrap divorce talks, the...
Trump and Xi Jinping lay out competing trade visions at APEC
The leaders of the US and China laid out sharply divergent visions for the future of global trade on Friday, with Donald Trump doubling...
Saudi Arabia says 201 detained in anti-corruption crackdown
Saudi Arabia said Thursday 201 people are being held for questioning over an estimated $100 billion in embezzlement and corruption, after the biggest purge...
Barack Obama dismissed from jury duty at Chicago courthouse
Former US president Barack Obama answered a jury summons Wednesday, but was dismissed soon after arriving at a Chicago courthouse to perform the civic...