China offers hand to grieving Afghans

China strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, President Xi Jinping said in a condolence message sent to his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Thursday.

Election gamble may fail as polls hint at close finish

The United Kingdom general election is looking increasingly hard to predict after the Prime Minister Theresa May made a series of errors and appeared ill at ease during campaigning.

11 soldiers killed in 'friendly fire' strike

MANILA - Philippine military airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants in the southern city of Marawi accidentally killed 11 soldiers and wounded seven others, defense and military officials said on Thursday.

Colossal rocket-launching plane rolls toward testing

SAN FRANCISCO - A colossal aircraft capable of launching satellite-toting rockets into space is closer to testing, having been rolled out of a hangar in the desert, its creators said on Wednesday.

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Bomb blast kills at least 80, wounds hundreds

KABUL - China has joined a chorus of international condemnation after a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul left 80 dead and more than 350 wounded.

THAAD report claim causes China 'concern'

BEIJING - China is "gravely concerned" over reports that four more launchers for the THAAD anti-missile system were brought into the Republic of Korea without its President Moon Jae-in being informed, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

Trump poised to withdraw from Paris climate pact, US media reports claim

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, a White House official said on Wednesday, confirming a move certain to anger allies that spent years negotiating the landmark agreement to reduce carbon emissions.

Abe admits being on school payroll in fresh scandal

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday said he had received a salary and been listed as an executive member of a school operator run by his close friend, which had been given preferential treatment to open a new department at a university.

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May, Corbyn clash over Brexit

LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would walk away from divorce talks with the European Union without a deal if she had to, but her rival in next week's election, Labour's Jeremy Corbyn, said he would make sure an agreement was reached if he won power.

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