North Korea tests more missiles despite efforts at diplomatic solutions
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early on Wednesday, the South Korean military said, only days after it launched two similar missiles intended to...
Orion, Bayer prostate cancer drug gets FDA approval
Finland’s Orion and Germany’s Bayer said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved prostate cancer drug daroluramide, which the two companies...
China to halt individual Taiwan tourism permits for 47 mainland cities
China’s culture and tourism ministry said on Wednesday it will stop issuing individual permits for travel to Taiwan for people in 47 mainland cities from...
Afghanistan highway blast kills at least 34 on bus, injures 17
An explosion on Wednesday hit a bus traveling on a highway between two key cities in western Afghanistan, killing at least 34 passengers, including children,...
Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Wipha; schools, financial markets shut early
Hong Kong on Wednesday raised a tropical cyclone signal 8, its third highest level, as schools and financial markets closed and office workers left work...
Germany’s Scholz ‘very skeptical’ about U.S. mission for Strait of Hormuz
Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he was very skeptical about a request by the United States to join a...
Sign of the times: China’s capital orders Arabic, Muslim symbols taken down
Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part...
Germany’s Scholz ‘very skeptical’ about joining U.S. mission for Strait of Hormuz
Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he was very skeptical about a request by the United States to join a...
Roadside blast in Afghanistan kills at least 34 civilians
A bus in western Afghanistan was hit by a roadside explosion on Wednesday that killed at least 34 passengers, including children, and injured 17, officials...
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles for the second time in a week
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early on Wednesday, the South Korean military said, only days after it launched two similar missiles intended to...