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...
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....
Global Climate Delegates Adopt Historic Agreement
French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius, center, president-designate of COP21, and Christiana Figueres, left, executive secretary...
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...
North Korea, Under UN Scrutiny, Turns to H-Bomb 'Scare Tactic'
North Korean soldiers parade through Kim Il Sung Square with their missiles and rockets during a mass military parade. SEOUL—On the same...
3 Women of Muslim Backgrounds Receive US Human Rights Prize
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Irshad Manji and Rebiya Kadeer came together Thursday from different corners of the world. One of them survived...
