Asia

N. Korea urges ‘telling blow’ to forces imposing sanctions: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has struck a defiant note over his failed summit…

Modi favorite as India’s incredible election begins

by Simon STURDEE NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's gargantuan election, the biggest in history, kicks off on Thursday with…

Iran orders over 60,000 to evacuate flood-hit oil city

by Amir HAVASI AHVAZ, Iran (AFP) -- Authorities ordered tens of thousands of residents of the southwestern Iranian city of…

Wreckage of missing Japan fighter jet found, pilot missing

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Wreckage from a Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jet has been found a day after it disappeared…

Netanyahu on clearer path to victory in Israeli election: media

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on a clearer path to victory on Wednesday in Israel's general…

Japan F-35 fighter disappears over Pacific

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jet with one pilot on board disappeared off the radar while…

Netanyahu, main challenger neck and neck after Israeli election: exit polls

by Jonah Mandel and Mike Smith JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz…

Iran president says US ‘leader of world terrorism’ after US tags Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terror org

  by Kay Armin Serjoie Agence France Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday accused the…

Israel votes with Netanyahu’s future at stake

  Israelis voted Tuesday in a high-stakes election that will decide whether to extend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long right-wing…

Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted in Umbrella Movement trial

  by Yan Zhao and Elaine Yu Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A group of Hong Kong…

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