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Nuclear standoff under the radar
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Liu Xiaobo: China's most prominent dissident dies
Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, who was China's most prominent human rights and democracy advocate, has died aged 61.
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China sends ships, troops to 1st overseas military base in Horn of Africa
he decision to build the base in Djibouti came after “friendly negotiations” between the two nations
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US test on North Korea defence ‘flawless’, says Lockheed Martin
THE US military has conducted a successful test of a missile intercept system, officials said overnight, as tensions soar following North Korea’s test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially reach Alaska.
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Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte says he will eat militants with salt and vinegar
HE’S been nicknamed The Punisher for his brutal war on drugs which has claimed thousands of lives.
U.S. threatens military force against North Korea, to propose new U.N. sanctions
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday that North Korea's actions were "quickly closing off the possibility of a diplomatic solution"
North Korea missile test: ICBM ‘success’ leads to Australia’s condemnation
A DEFIANT North Korea has claimed a major breakthrough in its first inter continental ballistic missile test in a move which alarmed experts and sparked global condemnation.
North Korea refuses Olympic offer from South
North Korea has rejected an offer from the South to form a unified team for next year's Winter Olympics.
US student sent home from N Korea dies
Otto Warmbier, US student held in North Korea, has died after returning home in a coma, family says
Dennis Rodman gave North Korea's sports minister Trump's 'Art of the Deal'
This is at least the fifth time Rodman has traveled to North Korea
A peek inside Rodman's odd gift bag for Kim Jong-un
What do you give the man who has an entire country at his mercy?
Otto Warmbier: North Korea releases jailed US student 'in c
US student Otto Warmbier has been freed from jail in North Korea, but his parents say he has been in a coma for a year.
The young Japanese working themselves to death
Japan has some of the longest working hours in the world, and some young Japanese workers are literally working themselves to death. Now there are calls for the government to do more.
S. Korean president ‘shocked’ to find 4 unaccounted US THAAD launchers in his country
Moon has been critical of many policies of his predecessor...
US Navy orders third nuclear-powered aircraft carrier into North Korean waters
The US Navy has reportedly ordered a third nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to join the San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson off North Korea amid increasing tensions.
Pyongyang launches suspected ballistic missile – South Korean military
North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile which appears to be a ballistic missile, Yonhap news reports, citing South Korea’s military.
Duterte says he had to declare martial law to fight ISIS in Mindanao
I had to declare martial law in the Mindanao group of islands
North Korea confirms 'successful' new ballistic missile test
North Korea has confirmed it "successfully" launched another medium-range ballistic missile on Sunday.
Vladimir Putin warns world leaders to stop ‘intimidating’ North Korea after its latest missile test
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is opposed to any new countries acquiring nuclear weapons, but that the world should talk to North Korea rather than threaten it.
City Hostel Berlin: Backpackers helping North Korea rake it in
THE hostel at the centre of a media storm after links to North Korea were revealed has hit back at the “false” suspicion cast upon it.
