Former Khmer Rouge officials found guilty of genocide
Two top officials of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge were found guilty of genocide by a U.N.-backed court on Friday, almost four decades after the apocalyptic regime which oversaw the “Killing Fields” was overthrown.
Japan PM tells Putin no U.S. bases on disputed isles if handed over: Asahi
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, eager to resolve a row that has haunted ties with Moscow since World War Two, has told Russian President Vladimir Putin the United States would not put troops on disputed islands if they are handed over to Japan, a n…
Philippines court defers Marcos arrest after her graft conviction
Former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos was granted bail on Friday after convincing a court to defer her arrest following her conviction a week ago for massive graft.
North Korea says Kim inspects testing of newly developed ‘tactical’ weapon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the test site of a new tactical weapon in his first such public inspection since last year, hailing it as a “display of our rapidly-growing defense capabilities,” state media said on Friday.
China’s Xi promises support to Papua New Guinea amid regional tension
China has made a strategic decision to “stand together with fellow developing countries” such as Papua New Guinea, President Xi Jinping said on Friday, the first full day of his state visit to the Pacific island nation.
Pence says South China Sea doesn’t belong to any one nation
The South China Sea does not belong to any one nation and the United States will continue to sail and fly wherever international law allows, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday, in a challenge to China which claims the waterway.
Australia, Malaysia at loggerheads over possible Jerusalem embassy
Australia’s treasurer on Friday said Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had a history of anti-Jewish statements, in an escalating war of words over the possibility Australia might move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem.
North Korea’s Kim inspects testing of newly developed ‘tactical’ weapon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the test site of a new tactical weapon in his first public “field inspection” since last year, hailing it as a “display of our rapidly-growing defense capabilities,” state media said on Friday.
U.S. says confident North Korean promises will be fulfilled, despite weapons test
The United States remains confident that promises made by President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their Singapore summit will be fulfilled, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Thursday, after North Korea said it successfully…
‘Love will prevail’: Costa Rica’s same-sex couples can marry in 2020
Same-sex couples in Costa Rica will have the right to get married by mid-2020, the nation’s constitutional court has ruled, a first for socially conservative Central America.
