Asia

China confirms missing Interpol chief Meng Hongwei is being held 'under monitoring'

She said she has had no further contact with him since the message that was sent on September 25.

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Pompeo to head to North Korea for new Kim meeting

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will pay a fresh visit to North Korea on Sunday and meet leader Kim Jong Un as the administration's hopes rise of a denuclearization deal, the State Department said.

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Indonesia quake: Desperate survivors loot shops as victims buried in mass graves

DESPERATE survivors of the Indonesian quake and tsunami have been looting shops and petrol stations as victims of the disaster are buried in mass graves. WARNING: Graphic images

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'North Korea process stalled because there's almost a consensus in the US wanting it to fail'

North Korea is right to blame internal American politics for the lack of denuclearization progress, because almost everyone around the US president wants it to fail, Brian Becker from the A.N.S.W.E.R. coalition told RT.

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Indonesia tsunami: Rescuers dig through rubble for survivors

Rescuers have been digging by hand in the frantic search for survivors in the Indonesian city of Palu, which is reeling from an earthquake and tsunami.

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Indonesian Teen Survives 49 Days at Sea by Drinking Filtered Seawater and Catching Fish

An Indonesian teenager spent 49 days at sea in a fishing hut before he was spotted by a Panamanian-flagged vessel. 

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The Indian policewoman who stopped WhatsApp mob killings

Something unusual happened when dusk fell in early summer in more than 400 villages in the southern Indian state of Telangana.

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US military blocks proposed railway linking North & South Korea

US military officials have put the brakes on a proposed rail project that would connect the Korean Peninsula, underscoring growing differences between Washington and Seoul on engagement with the hermit kingdom.

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Rare photos reveal life inside secretive North Korean state

STUNNING photos show what life is like inside North Korea, one of the most isolated and secretive nations on Earth.

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US North Korea visit: China says Trump criticism is 'irresponsible'

China has said it is "irresponsible" of President Trump to suggest it was not putting enough pressure on North Korea over its nuclear programme.

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North Korea to host emotional family reunions

A group of 89 elderly South Koreans are travelling into North Korea to see relatives they have not seen since the Korean War of 1950-1953.

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Trump administration targets Chinese and Russian firms over illegal shipments to North Korea

• The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Wednesday new actions directed at Chinese and Russian firms that it says have facilitated illicit shipments on behalf of North Korea.
• The designations come as the U.S. continues to push North Korea to denuclearize and remains locked in a trade war with China.

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North Korea on brink of catastrophic food crisis

THE world’s largest disaster relief agency says a food shortage in North Korea could have “potentially catastrophic effects” in the country that saw three million people die in the 1990s from famine.

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Thai cave rescue: Coach and boys given citizenship

Thailand has granted citizenship to the coach and three members of a football team dramatically rescued from a flooded cave last month.

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Indonesian resort islands struck by 7.0 earthquake

Quake comes 1 week after 4 people were killed in separate earthquake

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UN says North Korea still producing nuclear weapons

WORRYING new satellite pictures show North Korea could be backtracking on a historic deal with US President Donald Trump.

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