The Republic of Korea said on Monday that further US "strategic assets" might be deployed to the Korean Peninsula, following a flyover by a US B-52 bomber in response to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's latest nuclear test.
So stiff is competition between Indonesia's motorcycle taxis app companies that new entrants are going to extreme lengths to stand out.
Cooler temperatures and easing winds on Monday helped firefighters contain a bush fire that killed two people and razed 143 properties, with cleanup efforts getting under way.
Thailand's royal palace has released a vaguely worded health report on the country's 88-year-old king, the world's longest reigning monarch who has been ailing for years, describing what appears to be a new bout of lung infection and occasional fever with rapid breathing.
Spain's Princess Cristina and her husband went on trial on Monday under intense global media scrutiny in a landmark corruption case that has outraged the country and sullied the monarchy's reputation.
As Spain's Princess Cristina goes on trial on tax fraud charges alongside her husband, here is a look at some other European royals who have been caught up in controversy or claims of wrongdoing.
Cologne police on Sunday said they had now recorded more than 500 cases of New Year's Eve violence blamed on migrants, piling fresh pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel over her liberal stance toward refugees.
David Bowie, the iconic and shape-shifting British singer whose illustrious career lasted five decade with hits like Fame, Heroes and Let's Dance, died on Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 69.
Mexican authorities launched the process on Sunday to extradite drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, as they also sought to question US actor Sean Penn over their clandestine meeting.
Delegates from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States held talks on Monday to resurrect a stalled peace process and end 15 years of bloodshed, even as fighting with Taliban insurgents intensifies.
In a cloak-and-dagger plot fit for a Hollywood movie, US actor Sean Penn met secretly in the Mexican jungle in October with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, conducting an explosive interview released a day after the drug kingpin's recapture.
No one won Saturday's record jackpot of nearly $950 million in the multistate Powerball lottery, officials said, driving the haul for a winning ticket in the next draw to $1.3 billion, lottery officials said.
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