Journalists become increasing ‘targets’ for killings: watchdog
WASHINGTON, Dec 19, 2018,, Journalists faced growing dangers of being targeted for killing for their work in 2018 even as…
Japan approves defence plan including two aircraft carriers
TOKYO, Dec 18,, Japan on Tuesday approved plans to convert two ships into aircraft carriers — the nation’s first since…
Xi warns no one can ‘dictate’ China’s path, 40 years on from reforms
BEIJING, Dec 1,, President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that no one can “dictate” China’s economic development path as the Communist…
S. Korea foundation scraps award for Suu Kyi
SEOUL, Dec 18,, One of South Korean largest human rights groups will strip Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu…
US troops at US-Mexico border down to 3,150 from 5,900
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 18,, The United States of America has lowered the number of troops deployed at the US-Mexico…
UNGA passes Ukraine resolution
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 18,, The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has approved, with a 2/3 majority, a resolution introduced…
‘No place for a mother’: S. Korea battles to raise birth rate
SEOUL, Dec 18,, When Ashley Park started her marketing job at a Seoul drugmaker she had a near-perfect college record,…
Afghanistan sends team to join Taliban peace talks in UAE
KABUL, Dec 18,, An Afghan peace negotiations team has arrived in Abu Dhabi, an official said Tuesday, a day after…
Saudi Arabia slams US Senate vote as ‘interference’
RIYADH, Dec 17,, Saudi Arabia on Sunday rejected as “interference” a US Senate resolution to end American military support for…
Japan police investigate cause of blast that hurt 42
TOKYO, Dec 17,, Japanese police were investigating Monday the cause of a powerful blast that ripped through a restaurant in…