7 men detained for trying to join militants

Authorities have detained seven young Australian men as they were attempting to fly to the Middle East, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday, over suspicions they wanted to join militant Islamist groups.

Govt says global terrorists 'not suspected' of bombing attack

International terrorists are not suspected of a bomb attack in Bangkok this week that killed 20 people and China was not the target, Thai authorities said on Thursday as the investigation shifted to a "big network" of plotters.

UN says nation on the edge of famine

The war in Yemen has pushed the country to the brink of famine, with both commercial food imports and aid deliveries held up by the fighting and millions of hungry women and children facing possible starvation, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

DPRK, ROK trade artillery, rocket fire at border

The Republic of Korea fired dozens of shells on Thursday at the Democratic People's Republic of Korea after the DPRK lobbed a single rocket round at a ROK town near the world's most heavily armed border, the ROK's Defense Ministry said.

UK, France boost security

Britain and France are fortifying security around the Channel Tunnel and boosting intelligence efforts against traffickers as they try to dissuade thousands of migrants from trying to make the illegal - and sometimes deadly - undersea journey to British shores.

18th-century treasure found off Florida

Treasure hunters off Florida have found $4.5 million in gold coins from a Spanish ship that sank during a hurricane in the 18th century, the salvage company said on Wednesday.

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Webcam creates recipe for fame

Every evening, 14-year-old Kim Sung-jin orders fried chicken, pizza or Chinese food to eat in a small room in his family's home south of Seoul. He gorges on food as he chats before a live camera with hundreds, sometimes thousands, of teenagers watching.

Thousands of letters hold up legislation to curb tobacco use

Bulging sacks of letters gathering dust at India's Health Ministry are the latest obstacle to a push for tougher laws to curb smoking, as more than 100,000 unread messages from members of the public overwhelm officials and stall legislation.

PM can't build coalition as new election looms

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday told President Recep Tayyip Erdogan he had failed to form a coalition government, paving the way for new general elections just months after June polls.

Rivals invited to work together

Sri Lanka's prime minister invited all political parties in the island nation to work together after his party won the most seats in parliamentary elections and thwarted a political comeback bid by the country's former strongman president.

DPRK drills target ROK loudspeakers

Military forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in front-line units conducted exercises targeting Republic of Korea loudspeakers used for propaganda broadcasts, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing military officials.