North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees test of surface-to-sea missile
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a new surface-to-sea missile on Wednesday and visited a major munitions factory, where […]
Indonesians vote for Jokowi successor; floods disrupt some polling
JAKARTA — Indonesians cast their ballots on Wednesday across the Southeast Asian archipelago in an election headlined by the race to succeed President Joko Widodo, […]
Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin granted parole — local media
BANGKOK — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted parole, according to local media reports citing Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong. Thaksin, who is […]
Desperate Palestinians in Gaza’s Rafah fear coming Israeli assault
RAFAH, Gaza Strip/DOHA — The Abu Mustafa family’s tent is hard against the high concrete and metal fence separating Gaza from Egypt in Rafah, the […]