

Tokyo holds evacuation drill to prepare for N. Korean threat
TOKYO — More than 300 people have participated in an evacuation drill in Tokyo under the scenario of an incoming North Korean ballistic...
Philippine volcano explodes, authorities raise alert level
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines' most active volcano has exploded thunderously and authorities warn a hazardous eruption is...


S. Koreans burn Kim's photo as N. Korean band leader passes
SEOUL, South Korea — Conservative South Korean activists burned a large photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the head of the...


Turkish attack in northern Syria threatens to ignite broader conflict
Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria against Kurdish militia opens yet another front in the seven-year Syrian conflict, and...


Russia faces 6 more years of stagnation under Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks set to win re-election in March, extending his stay in the Kremlin to 2024. For Russia's economy,...


US embassy to move to Jerusalem by 2019
EPA Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with US Vice-President Mike Pence in Jerusalem (22 January 2018) Mike Pence...


Terrified children, empty streets in Syria's Afrin as Turkey attacks
As soon as Turkish warplanes began bombing raids over Afrin on Saturday, terrified residents of the Syrian Kurdish enclave dashed to take...


Winter weather killed 15 people in the southern U.S. this week, while a town in Russia fell to -88 d
Winter weather wreaked havoc across the southeastern United States this week, causing hundreds of accidents and leaving tens of thousands...