September 25, 2017 Navy IDs one dead, 9 missing USS McCain sailors; suspends search The search efforts for the US sailors who went missing after the USS John S. McCain destroyer collided off the coast of Singapore was suspended Thursday after more than 80 hours, Navy officials announced.
September 25, 2017 Philippines' Duterte to cops: It's OK to kill 'idiots' who resist arrest Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte urged police in the country to kill “idiots” who violently resist arrest on Monday, just two days after hundreds or people turned the funeral of a slain teenager into a protest against his deadly war on drugs.
September 25, 2017 North Korea's launch of ballistic missile over Japan sends clear message to US, allies North Korea on Tuesday fired a midrange ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload over Japan for the first time, sending a clear message of defiance as Washington and Seoul conduct war games nearby.
September 25, 2017 North Korea's antique airplane could be its most dangerous weapon yet Amid escalating tensions with the United States, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tested out a seemingly laughable, but key part of his arsenal.
September 19, 2017 North Korea reportedly appears to be readying for new launch North Korea appears to be preparing to launch a ballistic missile, possibly an ICBM, South Korean media reported Monday.
September 19, 2017 North Korea reportedly moves rocket -- that may be ICBM -- amid tensions North Korea has been spotted at night moving a possible intercontinental ballistic missile towards its west coast, Reuters reported, citing a South Korean paper.
September 19, 2017 Putin sells Russian-Chinese plan to diffuse North Korea crisis Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that supporting a Russian-Chinese road map would help resolve the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula.
August 11, 2017 Guam guarded by lethal air power Two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, under the command of U.S. Pacific Air Forces, joined their counterparts from the Republic of Korea and Japanese air forces in sequenced bilateral missions, August 7.
July 6, 2017 Secretive confidante of South Korean president indicted in corruption scandal South Korean prosecutors have formally charged an old friend of President Park Geun-hye who has been suspected of manipulating power from the shadows and exploiting her presidential ties to amass an illicit fortune.
July 6, 2017 China bans 'fatty' nickname mocking Kim Jong Un on the Internet China has banned a nickname widely used to disparage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.