North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attacked “hostile forces” over “brigandish” sanctions, state media reported today, as Washington seeks to maintain pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear programme.
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Washington: Hundreds of Google employees have signed a protest letter over the company’s reported work on a censor-friendly search engine to get back into China, The New York Times said.
Bear bile is extracted – often continuously and painfully – from the animals’ gallbladders and used in traditional medicine in Vietnam, where the illegal practice remains widespread.
Millions of Koreans were separated from their relatives by the 1950-53 conflict, which left the peninsula divided and all civilian communication banned between the two sides.
The Prime Minister of Tonga has challenged fellow Pacific leaders to a year-long weight-loss competition to combat soaring obesity levels in the region.
Turkey announced today it is increasing tariffs on imports of certain US products, escalating a feud with the United States that has helped trigger a currency crisis.
The government today passed legislation that allows only New Zealand residents to buy homes as it attempts to improve housing affordability and increase the rate of home ownership.
US President Donald Trump approved steep tariffs on solar panel imports in January to protect US producers, triggering an outcry from China, South Korea and even protests from the US solar industry.
More than 30 people were killed on Tuesday when a vast span of the Morandi bridge collapsed during a heavy rainstorm, sending about 35 cars and several trucks plunging 45-metres (150 feet) onto railway tracks below.