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AP: Trump’s initial outreach to North Korea backfired

The Associated Press reported early Saturday that in the first month of U.S. President Donald Trump's term in office, he sent "an American scholar" to meet with North Korean officials and...

Crime eases in the Philippines, a laurel for embattled President Duterte

TAIPEI — Crime fell more than one-fifth in the Philippines this year, delighting the public and indicating that perhaps President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly anti-drug campaign - which stirred international outrage over human...

China seemingly brokers new Afghanistan-Pakistan talks

ISLAMABAD — Chinese diplomacy apparently has succeeded in persuading Afghanistan to begin a wide-ranging dialogue proposed by Pakistan for mending strained bilateral relations. The decision came at Tuesday’s first trilateral talks Chinese Foreign...

North Korea: Latest UN sanctions an ‘act of war’

BEIJING — North Korea’s foreign ministry is calling the latest United Nations sanctions an “act of war” and “tantamount to a complete economic blockade.” In a statement carried by the North Korean...

Indian military says 3 of its soldiers killed in Kashmir

Three Indian soldiers were killed by military fire near the line of control that divides India and Pakistan in the contested state of Kashmir, the Indian army said Saturday. According to the...

Bomb and gun attack on Christian church in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — A bomb-and-gun attack is reportedly underway against a church in highly secured part of southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta. Initial reports say that several gunmen stormed the place of worship...

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