January 9, 2017 Pakistan says it test-fired first submarine-launched missile Pakistan's military says it has successfully test-fired a submarine-launched cruise missile for the first time, giving it a "credible second strike capability." A statement Monday said the missile was fired from the Indian Ocean and hit its target.
January 9, 2017 North Korea official says ICBM launch could come 'anytime' A North Korean official said Sunday that Pyongyang could launch an ICBM “anytime” and reserves the right to conduct a test wherever it sees fit.
January 9, 2017 China boosts VW sales despite diesel emissions scandal German automaker Volkswagen saw sales jump 16 percent in December for its namesake brand, propelled by a big increase in China, Volkswagen's biggest market.
January 9, 2017 Relatives say anti-Taliban Pakistani activist is missing Family of a Pakistani university professor, poet and rights activist who has been critical of the Taliban and also of the government's efforts against militants, has been missing since last week.
January 9, 2017 Singapore: Troop carriers held in Hong Kong should be freed Singapore's defense minister says nine armored personnel carriers that have been detained in Hong Kong should be returned immediately under sovereign immunity laws.
January 9, 2017 Pakistani groups note drop in violence, credit the military Two Pakistani research groups have noted a significant drop in militant violence in the country last year but say that for the trend to continue, authorities need to fight sectarian and anti-Indian extremists based in the most populous Punjab province.
January 9, 2017 Indian army says 3 of its workers killed in Kashmir attack The Indian army says three civilian laborers working with an army road construction crew were killed in a pre-dawn militant attack near the border with Pakistan in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
January 9, 2017 Huge Catholic procession held under heavy security in Manila A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Roman Catholic devotees on Monday joined an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ held under tight security due to fears of a possible attack following the killing of a suspected Islamic extremist leader.
January 9, 2017 US, North Korea trade threats over potential missile test North Korea says it reserves the right to test an intercontinental ballistic missile whenever it sees fit, in the latest rhetorical volley with Washington over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
January 9, 2017 McDonald's sells China business in deal worth up to $2.1B Fast food giant McDonald's says it is selling a controlling stake in its China business to a group of investors led by state-owned Chinese conglomerate Citic in a deal worth up to $2.1 billion.
