Malaysia seizes pangolin scales, ivory worth almost $1m

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Authorities said on Wednesday that officials had foiled two attempts to smuggle elephant ivory tusks and pangolin scales worth nearly $1 million.

Military, Cabinet support Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela - The military and Cabinet expressed their continued support for President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday, a day after the United States announced sanctions against him.

Washington would like to have DPRK dialogue

ROK media says US mulls dispatching 2 aircraft carriers

US diplomats evacuated from Moscow compound

MOSCOW - Three trucks, a minibus, a jeep and a taxicab left the summerhouse of the US embassy in Moscow's prestigious compound of Serebryany Bor in evacuation on Tuesday, as a result of escalating diplomatic tensions between the United States and Russia.

4 UK men convicted of plotting attack on soldiers

LONDON - Three British men who dubbed themselves the "Three Musketeers" were convicted on Wednesday of plotting a bomb attack on troops or police inspired by Islamic extremism.

29 killed in Afghan mosque attack

HERAT, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber and a gunman killed at least 29 people and wounded 63 at a packed Shiite mosque in Afghanistan's main western city of Herat on Tuesday, the latest attack to highlight the country's deteriorating security situation.

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Rally continues against shield

SEOUL - A protest against the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system continued in Seoul on Tuesday after President Moon Jae-in ordered consultations with the United States on further deployment of the launchers.

Abe to shuffle Cabinet amid series of scandals

TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will shake up his Cabinet this week, the government's top spokesman said on Tuesday, as public support plummets after a series of scandals.

Ancient statue found at Angkor complex

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Archaeologists have unearthed a large, centuries-old statue that is believed to have once stood guard over an ancient hospital at the famed Angkor temple complex.

New tech 'will lead to MH370 discovery'

SYDNEY - The resting place of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will eventually be found but it will require advances in science and technology, including artificial intelligence, the carrier's chief said Tuesday.

Shake-ups continue in White House

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump ousted recently hired White House communications chief Anthony Scaramucci on Monday over an obscene tirade, sources familiar with the decision said, in the latest staff upheaval for the six-month-old administration.