US, ROK to hold drills despite Pyongyang ire

Seoul and Washington kicked off their annual joint military exercises on Monday, despite warnings from Pyongyang that the drills could derail fragile nuclear diplomacy.

Boris Johnson's $2.1b for NHS gets mixed reception

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the country's "strong economic performance" has created an additional 1.8 billion pounds ($2.1 billion) to fund the National Health Service, on top of an annual budget increase announced by his predecessor Theresa May.

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HPV vaccine lack in Africa raises concern

A serious shortage of the vaccine that prevents human papilloma virus, or HPV, has continued to delay a widespread campaign in Africa, denying millions of women the protection, experts have said.

Thousands protesters march in Seoul against Tokyo trade curbs

SEOUL - Waving banners and signs and chanting anti-Japan slogans, thousands of protesters marched in Seoul on Saturday to express their anger at Japan's decision to downgrade the Republic of Korea's trade status amid an escalating diplomatic row.

DPRK confirms test of new rocket system

SEOUL - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea said on Saturday that it has tested its new rocket system again in launches conducted on Friday under leader Kim Jong-un's supervision.

Teheran seizes third foreign ship in less than a month

TEHERAN - Iran has seized a foreign tanker in the Gulf, state media said on Sunday, in what would be the third such seizure in a month amid heightened tensions with the United States.

Japanese woman cleared of Ebola

A Japanese woman suspected of having Ebola after returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo had turned out to be a false alarm, the nation's health ministry said on Sunday.

US exit from INF a 'great blow' to global security

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or INF Treaty, signed between Washington and Moscow in 1987, ended when the United States formally withdrew from the treaty on Friday. Experts warned the move is bound to weaken mutual trust between the major powers, encourage nuclear arms race, and raise the level of risk in the world's security landscape.

UK urges EU to reflect 'political reality' on Brexit

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government has urged European Union leaders to drop their opposition to renegotiating the terms of Brexit, claiming recent European elections required a change of approach.

California can't stop gun flow from nearby states

The mass shooting in Gilroy, California, is fueling renewed debate in the state and across the country about interstate gun trafficking, especially when bordering states have comparatively weak gun laws.

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