Washington (AFP) April 30, 2017 - An American woman held for more than two years by China has been deported to the United States after being convicted of espionage, the US State Department confirmed on Sunday.
Washington (AFP) April 30, 2017 - Donald Trump thinks Chinese President Xi Jinping is putting pressure on North Korea, the US president said in an interview to air Sunday, as tensions mount over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.
Shanghai (AFP) April 30, 2017 - China has launched perhaps its most concerted push yet to clean up a toxic brew of unregulated and risky lending increasingly viewed as a threat to global financial stability, but do authorities really mean business this time?
Brussels (AFP) April 29, 2017 - The EU's top officials will seek a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a NATO summit next month amid mounting tensions with Ankara, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday.
Tokyo (AFP) April 29, 2017 - A French warfare ship arrived in Japan Saturday for an international drill as tensions mounted over North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch in defiance of a US push for tougher global sanctions.
Seoul (AFP) April 29, 2017 - North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile Saturday in apparent defiance of a concerted US push for tougher international sanctions to curb Pyongyang's nuclear weapons ambitions.
Manila (AFP) April 29, 2017 - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faced pushback on Saturday at a regional summit over his efforts to soften Southeast Asian opposition to Chinese expansionism in the contested South China Sea, diplomats said.
Tokyo (AFP) April 29, 2017 - Tokyo's main subway system suspended its service for 10 minutes Saturday morning, shortly after North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile.
Seoul (AFP) April 29, 2017 - The US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Saturday kicked off a joint drill with the South Korean navy, officials said, as tensions rose over North Korea's latest test-fire of a ballistic missile.
Washington (AFP) April 29, 2017 - A US service member has died from wounds sustained in the blast Saturday of an explosive device outside the Iraqi city of Mosul, military officials reported.
Cetinje, Montenegro (AFP) April 28, 2017 - Montenegro's parliament formally approved the country's accession to NATO on Friday, despite a boycott by pro-Russian opposition parties who are firmly against joining the Western military bloc.
Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 - A BWXT subsidiary is to manufacture nuclear fuel and conduct other activities in support of U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers, the company announced Thursday.
Manila (AFP) April 28, 2017 - Southeast Asian countries on Friday expressed grave concern over North Korea's nuclear weapons tests and ballistic missile launches, despite Pyongyang's appeal for support in its tense standoff with the United States.
Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017 - The U.S. Navy completed a final series of tests for Raytheon's SM-6 missile, also known as the RIM-174 ERAM, certifying it for full operational capability.
Seoul (AFP) April 28, 2017 - Seoul on Friday brushed aside US President Donald Trump's suggestion it should pay for a $1 billion missile defence system the two allies are installing in South Korea to guard against threats from the North.
Miami (AFP) April 28, 2017 - SpaceX on Sunday scrubbed the launch of its first military launch, with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which makes and operates spy satellites for the United States. The scrub occurred in the final minute of the countdown due to an issue in the rocket's first stage. No details have been made public about the payload, known only as NROL-76, which was first announced last year.
