Asia
North Korea says it tested new warheads, technology and navigation in latest launches
North Korea said Wednesday its latest launches involved multiple weapons systems, including a nuclear-capable cruise missile that leader Kim Jong Un plans to deploy with front-line units facing South Korea, as he continues expanding his military capabilities.
Starbucks struggles to quell outrage over ‘Tank Day’ ad campaign that evoked massacre in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — The head of Starbucks in South Korea apologized again Tuesday as the company faces sustained public backlash against a marketing campaign widely perceived as mocking those who died for the country’s pro-democracy movement.
‘I’m from Miami’ but ‘it’s hot’: Rubio tours India as temperatures soar past 100 degrees
Summers in New Delhi can be brutal, even for Floridians used to the heat
Philippines ends rescue efforts as hope fades for victims of building collapse
Authorities in the Philippines called off search and rescue operations after rescuers determined there were no longer signs of life beneath the rubble of a collapsed building that was under construction north of Manila.
Rescuers race to reach 7 trapped in a Laos cave after flash floods block exit
Rescuers are racing against time to reach seven people who have been trapped in a cave in central Laos since last week.
Cambodian opposition leader receives royal pardon for 27-year treason sentence
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was granted a royal pardon on Monday from a 27-year prison sentence for treason, a month after an appeals court affirmed his conviction and punishment.
China’s Huawei touts chip design breakthrough in bid to defy U.S. sanctions
Chinese tech giant Huawei said Monday that it had achieved a breakthrough that would allow it to make cutting-edge chips within five years, touting the news as a significant milestone in Beijing’s effort to circumvent U.S. technology restrictions.
China controls a metal that’s key for the Iran war, sending the U.S. on a global hunt for more
The United States is burning through weapons stockpiles in Iran, and replacing them will require large amounts of tungsten, a powerful metal whose supply is dominated by China.
Turkish police storm offices of main opposition party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets
Police stormed the offices of Turkey’s main opposition on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at a crowd of supporters and officials outside the gates.
Bomb expoldes near railway track in southwest Pakistan, killing at least 19 people
QUETTA, Pakistan — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, killing at least 19 people and wounding over 70 others, officials said