Taliban kill U.S. force member in northern Afghanistan
The Taliban said their fighters killed a U.S. service member in Afghanistan on Monday and posted photographs of a blood-soaked backpack and the identity card of an American soldier to prove it.
China says supports South Korea’s efforts to improve ties with North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping told South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday that China supports South Korea’s efforts to improve ties with North Korea and inject new impetus into promoting peace talks, state television reported.
Fight or flight: Australians grapple with difficult decision as bushfires approach
It was oppressively hot, above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), and the wind was picking up. Bushfires were devastating nearby towns and now threatened Yanderra, a small village with just over 600 people located south of Sydney.
After Ethiopia crash, victims’ relatives say they were hounded by U.S. law firms
Days after the March 10 crash of a Kenya-bound Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing jet that killed all 157 people on board, strangers began calling or visiting bereaved families, saying they represented U.S. law firms.
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: U.S. military
A U.S. service member was killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday, the U.S. military said in a statement.
Taliban claim responsibility for killing U.S. force member: spokesman
The Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for killing a U.S. service member during clashes with U.S. and Afghan government forces in the northern province of Kunduz, a Taliban spokesman said.
Stalled talks with U.S. not good for North Korea, South Korea tells China
Stalled denuclearization talks and a recent flare-up in tension between the United States and North Korea are not beneficial for Pyongyang, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday.
South Korea’s Moon says stalled talks with U.S. not good for North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday that stalled denuclearization talks and a recent flare-up in tension between the United States and North Korea were not beneficial for Pyongyang, Moon’s office said.
Eleven dead, 300 treated after drinking coconut wine in Philippines
At least 11 people have been killed and more than 300 treated in hospital after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines, including some who were celebrating at a Christmas party, health and local authorities said on Monday.
Tesco suspends Chinese supplier after suspected prisoner message
(This Dec 22 story corrects part of factory’s name to Zhejiang from Zheijiang in paragraph 8.)
