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Korean soldier shot while defecting to S. Korea: Seoul

A North Korean soldier defected to the South on Monday after being shot and wounded by the North Korean military, South Korea said. It is rare for the North's...

Duterte welcomes Trump in barong

Trump and Duterte were among 19 leaders at a glittering gala in the Philippines capital on Sunday ahead of an annual summit, and at one point Duterte took the m...

Trudeau's no-show at meeting throws spanner in TPP talks

But other participating nations including Canada, whose economy is second-largest of the 11 countries behind Japan, have said they will not be rushed. The 11 co...

China, Vietnam reach consensus on appropriately handling contested South China Sea

For his part, the Chinese leader held that amidst the complicatedly changing global and regional situation, the reform and opening courses of both China and Vie...

Pastor of Texas church that was attacked says it will be demolished

Devin Patrick Kelley "was completely distant and way out in thought", recalled Judy Green. At this point Kelley, driving at high speed, lost control of his ...

Magnitude 5.8 quake hits off east coast of Japan - USGS

It did not trigger a tsunami threat in the Pacific. Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis said authorities were gathering information. "We're very scar...

ASEAN, Hong Kong sign free trade agreement

Numerous leaders arrived in Manila yesterday directly from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Danang, Vietnam. Trade ministers from the As...

N Korea brands Trump 'warmonger' as his Asia tour moves to Hanoi

South Korea and the United States on Saturday kicked off a joint naval exercise in the Sea of Japan involving three USA aircraft carriers amid heightened tensio...

Race 3: Salman Khan shares his first look

In the first look, Salman Khan can be seen pointing a gun towards the camera, but what kills is the intensity in his eyes. "While sharing the still on his Twi...

Philippine president: I killed someone when I was 16

President Duterte has also threatened to kill human rights activists, journalists and critics. Front left to right; China's President Xi Jinping, Vietnam's ...

Battle for odd-even: NGT says Delhi government yet to file review petition

Women with children would also not get an exemption.Previously, two-wheelers were all exempt from the odd-even rule. The Delhi government has said that it wou...

Vodafone, Idea to sell off tower businesses to ATC Rs 7850 crore

Idea's sequential quarterly voice minutes grew by 1.7 per cent to 255 billion minutes (against decline of 1.9 per cent in Q2FY17) and mobile data volume saw str...

India, US rope in Japan, Aussies to take on China

PM Modi is scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with Mr Trump. A free, prosperous and inclusive Indo-Pacific region would serve the long-term interests of al...

Fraser Anning quits One Nation on first day in the Senate

Senator Hanson claimed Senator Anning defected from the party, and suggested he would be an independent "until something else comes along". "Every time that ...

Woman found dead on Worongary road

He is due to face the Southport Magistrates Court tomorrow. Police could not immediately confirm reports that the woman was a mother of three, and that her ch...

Canada's Trudeau in PH for ASEAN-Canada summit

The Canadian Prime Minister's main event here is the ASEAN-Canada 40th Commemorative Summit slated Tuesday, which will celebrate dialogue relations between Cana...

President Trump Offers To Arbitrate In South China Sea Dispute

Along with Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and China all claim parts of the water and land in the South China Sea. Trump and Chinese leader...

Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Hits off Costa Rica's Coast — US Geological Survey

While power was largely unaffected, there were reports of some areas close to the epicenter losing electricity and cellphone transmission. The quake was at a de...

Trump 'begged for nuclear war' during his 'warmongering' visit to Asia - Pyongyang

Trump met with Japan and South Korea officials early last week. "The training is aimed at restraining North Korea's nuclear and missile provocations and sho...

Liberal to propose new same sex marriage bill

Senator Paterson told Fairfax Media he was proud to have voted "yes" in the postal survey, but: "30 to 40 per cent of Australians will vote "no" and I don't w...

First Texas church shooting victims laid to rest

Mourners gathered on the edge of Sutherland Springs for the funeral of two victims in last Sunday's massacre: Richard Rodriguez, 64, a retired railroad forema...

Livery Driver Attacked With Hockey Stick, Crashes, Dies

Before Kosugi was arrested, the federation of taxi drivers offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Tolk's assailant. Police say Tolk ...

Injured In Stabbing At Mall Of America Macy's Store, 1 In Custody

At least three people were wounded in the attack, including the suspect, cops said. One Twitter user wrote: "Just lived through the scariest experience of my ...

Musharraf says new alliance can beat PPP, PML-N

He further said the alliance could also bring the forward blocs of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the PPP in Punjab under its umbrella. He said that...

Saudi Arabia urges urgent Arab League meeting on Iran

As many astute pundits have pointed out, it's now "blame Iran time" according to the official Saudi (and allies) narrative of events in order to set the stage...

Trump to press ASEAN on North Korea and to fix lopsided trade

Along with the 31st ASEAN Summit, the PM and the Vietnamese delegation are scheduled to participate in the 20th Meeting of the ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan an...

Minnesota runs over slumping Nebraska

The Gophers offense has labored to score points, or muster anything in the passing game, so the coaching staff shrank the playbook and installed a plan heavy on...

Man Injured After Freeway Shooting In Fairfield

People are investigating the shooting and believe it may have stemmed from a road rage incident, officers with the CHP Golden Gate division wrote on Facebook. T...

It took 4 months for common sense to germinate on GST: Chidambaram

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday made a decision to reduce the tax rate on 177 items from 28 per cent to 18 per cent offering major relief to ...

Ireland to stay in customs union after Brexit

The best way to avoid the return of a "hard" border between Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland after Britain quits the European Union is...