N. Korea brags of new missile with ‘super-large warhead.’ Outsiders doubt the North’s claim

North Korea said yesterday it had test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying “a super-large warhead,” a claim quickly disputed by South Korean officials and

Police arrest 14-year-old boy suspected of stabbing a student at the University of Sydney

A 14-year-old boy dressed in military clothing was arrested after police alleged he stabbed a 22-year-old student in the neck yesterday at the University of Sydney.

Driver whose car struck pedestrians in South Korea will face accidental homicide investigation

A driver whose car struck pedestrians waiting at a crowded intersection in South Korea’s capital, killing nine people, will be investigated on allegations of accidental homicide, police said

N. Koreans are seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for the first time as his personality cult grows

For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un, another sign the North is

Japan revises economic growth in Q1 downward, as data show sluggish demand

Japan revised its earlier estimates to show that its economy contracted at a 2.9% annual pace in the first quarter of the year, as meanwhile

Japan successfully launches an advanced Earth observation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket

Japan successfully deployed an upgraded Earth observation satellite for disaster response and security after it was launched on a new flagship H3 rocket yesterday. The

Australia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch

Australia appointed Sam Mostyn yesterday as only its second woman governor-general, a largely ceremonial role representing the British monarch who is the nation’s head of state. It is the

Japan and Philippines trying to finish defense pact for signing in Manila as alarm grows over China

Top defense and foreign affairs officials of Japan and the Philippines will meet in Manila next month to strengthen strategic ties and discuss regional concerns, the

Troops kill 10 communist rebels in a clash, in the latest blow to decades-long insurgency

Philippine troops killed at least 10 suspected communist guerrillas in a clash in a remote northern area in the latest blow to a decades-old insurgency that has

For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat

The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial,

Sri Lanka reaches deal on debt restructuring with bilateral creditors including China and France

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced a debt restructuring deal with countries including India, France, Japan and China in a televised address to the nation

Gov’t says it tested a new multiwarhead missile. South Korea says it’s covering up a failure

North Korea said yesterday it had successfully tested a multiwarhead missile in the first known launch of a developmental weapon coveted by leader Kim Jong

Suspected N. Korean hypersonic missile exploded in flight, S. Korea says

A suspected hypersonic missile launched by North Korea exploded in flight yesterday, South Korea’s military said, as North Korea protests the regional deployment of a

UN World Food Program decries looting and burning of its warehouse in western combat zone

The United Nations’ food agency earlier this week strongly condemned the looting of food supplies and burning of one of its warehouses over the weekend in

Fire at a lithium battery factory kills 22, mostly Chinese migrant workers

A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital yesterday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight,

With its new pact with North Korea, Russia raises the stakes with the West over Ukraine

Behind the smiles, the balloons and the red-carpet pageantry of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea last week, a strong signal came through: In the spiraling confrontation

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Behind the smiles, the balloons and the red-carpet pageantry of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea last week, a strong signal came through: In the spiraling confrontation

US envoy visits Hanoi days after Putin, saying US-Vietnam trust is at ‘all-time high’

A senior U.S. diplomat held talks in Vietnam on Saturday and said that the trust between the two countries was at an “all-time high,” just days after Russian

US aircraft carrier arrives in S. Korea as a show of force against nuclear-armed N. Korea

A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier arrived Saturday in South Korea for a three-way exercise involving Japan as they step up military training to cope with North Korean threats,

Japan, New Zealand agree on intel sharing pact amid growing regional security concerns

Japan and New Zealand agreed earlier this week in principle on an intelligence sharing pact as their leaders shared concerns over the increasingly challenging security environment

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