DPRK fires 6th suspected missile

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Wednesday fired the sixth suspected Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile, the second in the day, which flew 400 kilometers, nearing to a required distance to be successful.

Election campaign kicks off with voting age lowered from 20 to 18

Japan's parliamentary election campaign kicked off on Wednesday as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party seeks a mandate for his economic policies amid opposition criticism that the lives of the ordinary people are not improving.

Syrian sings with refugee orchestra

Performing Puccini to a rapt New York audience, her soprano voice soaring to the rafters, Lubana al-Quntar may be the last person most US citizens would think to be a Syrian refugee.

Street art used to turn youths away from drugs

Known as "Oso" ( "Bear" in English), police officer Oscar Gonzalez uses his passion and art to counter the evil of drugs.

Small producers help towns grow

The port city of Qingdao is home to many small but robust manufacturing enterprises that export to foreign companies, and their clustering has helped the satellite towns where they operate thrive.

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European history hovering close to shifting into reverse

European history may be about to go into reverse.

Soros warns Brexit may collapse UK economy

George Soros, the billionaire who earned fame by betting against the pound in 1992, said that a British vote on Thursday to leave the European Union would trigger a bigger and more disruptive sterling devaluation than the fall on Black Wednesday.

Great Barrier Reef bleaching could cost 1 million tourists

Severe coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could cost it more than a million visitors a year and huge sums in lost tourism revenue, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

Indonesia, S. Korea public bank websites struck by cyberattacks

The central banks of Indonesia and South Korea have been hit by cyber attacks on their public websites since activist hacking group Anonymous pledged last month to target banks across the world, senior officials in the two countries told Reuters.

In Zika-hit Puerto Rico, donated contraceptives still remain undelivered

Only a small fraction of contraceptives donated in Puerto Rico to prevent Zika-related birth defects are expected to get to the women who need them this month, public health officials told Reuters.

Senate rejects gun-control measures despite massacre

The Republican-controlled US Senate rejected four competing gun control measures Monday just days after the Orlando club massacre, highlighting the partisan feuding over an issue set to resonate during a heated presidential election year.