Tropical storm Barry likely to become hurricane by Friday or Saturday: NHC
Tropical storm Barry could strengthen into a hurricane by Friday night or early Saturday when the center is near the coast of Louisiana, the U.S....
Four British nationals arrested in eastern China
Four British nationals have been arrested in eastern China, the British Embassy in Beijing said Friday, amid escalating diplomatic tension between the two countries....
South Korea demands proof from Japan for accusation of export violations
South Korea said on Friday it deeply regrets accusations by some senior Japanese officials that South Korea did not enforce proper export control and Japan...
New North Korea constitution calls Kim head of state, seen as step to U.S. peace treaty
Kim Jong Un has been formally named head of state of North Korea and commander-in-chief of the military in a new constitution observers said was...
R&B singer R. Kelly arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges: media
Grammy Award-winning singer R. Kelly was arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges, NBC News said, citing unidentified law enforcement officials....
Indonesia grants clemency to Canadian teacher convicted of sex abuse
Indonesia has granted clemency to a Canadian teacher convicted of sexually abusing students, an official said on Friday, in a case that critics say was...
Exclusive: Singapore cautions wealth managers on aggressively courting HK business
Singapore has cautioned wealth managers against aggressively marketing their services or making other efforts to woo clients to the city state by capitalizing on rival...
China flood death toll hits 61, over 350,000 evacuated: ministry
(This June 14 story corrects in paragraph two to show area of land damaged as 371,100 hectares, not 3.71 million hectares.)...
U.N. to probe Philippines drug war deaths
The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Thursday to set up an investigation into mass killings during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called ‘war on drugs’,...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro offers his son the post of ambassador in Washington
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he had invited his son Eduardo to become ambassador to the United States, underscoring his family’s influential role...