N. Korean women face rampant sexual abuse by officials: HRW
North Korean police and other officials prey on women with near-total impunity, a rights group said Thursday, in a rare report on sex abuse...
China launches world’s longest sea bridge
Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world’s longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began.
Including its access roads, the bridge...
Taiwan investigates train crash that killed 18 passengers
Taiwan's president pushed for a swift investigation Monday after an express train derailed on a coastal tourist route, killing 18 people as it sent...
Jamal Khashoggi death: Saudi Arabia says journalist was murdered
Saudi Arabia says that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, blaming a "rogue operation" for a killing that has sparked an international outcry.
Foreign Minister Adel...
May to say Brexit ’95 percent’ settled as MP mutiny fears...
Prime Minister Theresa May will tell Britain's parliament on Monday that Brexit negotiations are "95 percent" complete but that she cannot accept the European...
Aborted launch astronauts to go to space next spring: Russia
Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague are likely to go into space in the spring after their flight was suddenly aborted,...
Japan PM Abe to make rare China visit
Shinzo Abe will pay the first visit to China by a Japanese prime minister since 2011 later this month, Beijing announced Friday, in the...
Russia probes ISS rocket failure
Russian investigators have launched a probe into why a Soyuz rocket failed shortly after blast-off, in a major setback for Russia's beleaguered space industry.
US...
Search teams comb debris for victims of deadly Hurricane Michael
Search and rescue teams combed through shattered US communities on Thursday looking for victims of Hurricane Michael, a Category 4 monster storm which carved...
Now boarding: Passengers ready for world’s longest flight
Passengers were getting ready to board the world's longest flight on Thursday -- a marathon 19 hours in the air between Singapore and New...
