December 14, 2016 Pakistan says it test-fired medium-range cruise missile Pakistan's military says it has successfully test-fired a revised version of a locally developed medium-range cruise missile, which can strike targets both on land and sea.
December 14, 2016 Swedish island likely to reject renting space to Russia Officials on Gotland, Sweden's militarily strategic island in the Baltic Sea, said Wednesday they likely will turn down a Russian request to rent harbor space after the government warned it could harm the country's defense and political interests.
December 14, 2016 5 things to know ahead of the Abe-Putin hot springs summit Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will become on Thursday the first G-7 leader to allow an official visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin since Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
December 14, 2016 Philippines president claims he killed criminals himself, popped pills After the controversial, hard-charging president of the Philippines claimed in a speech that he killed criminals himself and swallowed more painkillers than his doctor allowed, government officials raced into damage control on Wednesday.
December 14, 2016 The Latest: Germany to deport 50 Afghan asylum-seekers The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local): 12 p.m.
December 14, 2016 Mourners attend mass funeral of Pakistan plane crash victims Officials say hundreds of mourners are attending a mass funeral for more than a dozen victims of last week's plane crash at a hospital in Islamabad after DNA tests confirmed their identities.
December 14, 2016 Pakistan, India will consider new talks on water dispute Pakistani and Indian officials say they will consider resuming direct talks on water sharing after the World Bank halted a process to arbitrate a longstanding dispute over two Indian hydroelectric projects.
December 14, 2016 Spain police arrest 200 Chinese in telephone fraud scam Spanish police say they have arrested more than 200 people of Chinese origin in a crackdown on gangs that ran call centers that swindled 16 million euros ($17 million) from compatriots in China.
December 14, 2016 Drunken Kim Jong Un forces top military leaders to write apology letters -- then forgets it Kim Jong Un is not a happy drunk.
December 14, 2016 Arrested Indonesian woman says IS militant ordered bombing The female would-be suicide bomber arrested last week one day before her planned attack in Indonesia's capital says she took orders from an Indonesian fighting with the Islamic State group in Syria.
