Pentagon Chief Pays Surprise Visit to Afghan Front Lines
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter greets Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland after arriving in Baghdad, Dec. 16, 2015. Carter is on a weeklong...
China Threatens Sanctions Over US Arms Sale to Taiwan
China's Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang, seen in this 2014 photo, said Thursday China will 'take necessary measures, including the...
Washington Presses Thailand to Restore Civilian Rule
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel, right, and Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent...
US to Laos: Step Up Probe of Activist Somphone's Disappearance
Sombath Somphone of Laos went missing in Vientiane, Laos, on December 15, 2012. Some rights groups believe he annoyed someone powerful...
US Announces $1.8B Arms Sale to Taiwan
Members of Taiwan's military fire artillery from self-propelled Howitzers during the annual Han Kuang exercises in Hsinchu, northeastern...
US: Chinese Island Building Threatens Shipping, Fishing
At sunset on the shores of Masinloc town fishermen return from a day of fishing nearby in the South China Sea, while others head out for...
Iran's Rouhani: Sanctions to be Lifted Soon
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani addresses the nation in a televised speech after the closure of Iran's nuclear probe at the IAEA meeting,...
Abe and Modi Strengthen Ties to Counter China's Rise
Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe. India and Japan took their biggest steps yet to deepen strategic ties, and it’s mostly thanks to China....
Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Underway in Turkmenistan
In this photograph released by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on December 13, 2015, Indian Vice President, Hamid Ansari (L), along...
Afghan President Expects Results-oriented Talks With Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 11, 2015. ISLAMABAD—Afghan President Ashraf...
