What do we know about the US soldier in North Korea and what might come next?
For the first time in decades a US soldier is believed to be in North Korean custody. That is a scenario that could cause a diplomatic headache for the United States while it, alongside ally South Korea, tries to keep pressure on Pyongyang as the isolated nation ramps up its ballistic missile tests and bellicose rhetoric.
2023-07-19 17:53
Thai court suspends prime ministerial hopeful Pita Limjaroenrat's status as lawmaker
Thailand's constitutional court has suspended leading prime ministerial candidate and winner of May's nationwide elections Pita Limjaroenrat from being a lawmaker, the latest set-back for his hugely popular progressive opposition party following nearly a decade of turbulent military-backed rule.
2023-07-19 13:56
Xi says China will follow its own carbon reduction path as US climate envoy Kerry meets top officials in Beijing
China will follow its own path to cut carbon emissions, leader Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday, as US climate envoy John Kerry called for faster action to confront the climate crisis in a high-profile visit to Beijing.
2023-07-19 13:53
China's ancient Silk Road murals face a new threat -- climate change
Ancient Buddhist murals and statues in caves along China's Silk Road are under "direct threat" from extreme rainfall brought by climate change, researchers have found.
2023-07-19 09:25
North Korea believed to have launched ballistic missiles, NHK reports
North Korea may have launched multiple ballistic missiles early on Wednesday local time, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK, which landed in the sea.
2023-07-19 04:48
Xi Jinping's foreign minister has vanished from public view. His prolonged absence is driving intense speculation
China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public for three weeks, an unusually long absence for a high-profile role during a busy period of diplomatic activity in Beijing, sparking intense speculation in a country known for its political opaqueness.
2023-07-17 16:52
Iran's morality police resume headscarf patrols, state media says
Iran's morality police will resume patrols to make women comply with strict Islamic dress codes, state media reported Sunday, 10 months after the death of a young woman in their custody triggered nationwide protests.
2023-07-17 11:24
Emergency incident reported on bridge linking Crimea with Russia
An "emergency incident" has been reported on the Crimean Bridge, halting traffic on the only link between the annexed peninsula and Russia, a Moscow-backed official said Monday.
2023-07-17 11:16
Large-scale rescue operation recovers 7 bodies after flooding traps cars in South Korea tunnel
Rescue workers pulled seven bodies from vehicles trapped in a flooded underpass in central South Korea, authorities said Sunday, after days of torrential rain caused landslides and flash floods that have killed at least 33 people.
2023-07-16 11:52
John Kerry to step into searing China heat as world's two biggest polluters try to fix fractured ties
When John Kerry heads to Beijing Sunday for a long-awaited trip to restart climate negotiations, the US climate envoy will step off the plane into one of the hottest summers ever recorded in the Chinese capital.
2023-07-16 09:52
Inside the school teaching North Korean defectors how to live in the outside world
This school is supposed to prepare North Korean defectors for the real world. But some say it does little to help -- and the system needs an overhaul.
2023-07-16 08:52
Seven dead and thousands evacuate homes in South Korea due to heavy rain
Seven people have died and thousands have evacuated their homes in South Korea due to heavy rain.
2023-07-15 14:58