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Responding to Threat of More Nuclear Tests, Trump Dubs North Korean Leader ‘Madman’

SEOUL — U.S. President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jung Un a "madman" after Kim indicated he soon may test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean. Kim made the announcement after...

North Korea threatens nuclear test in Pacific

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea indicated it may soon test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean after the country’s leader Kim Jong Un warned he would match U.S. President Donald...

UN Team to Collect Evidence of Islamic State War Crimes in Iraq

The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to establish an investigative team to help Iraq secure evidence of atrocities committed by Islamic State militants "that may amount to war crimes,...

US Hopes New, Tougher Sanctions Will Stop N. Korea Weapons Development

WHITE HOUSE — The United States on Thursday further clamped down on North Korea's ties to the outside world, moving to sever any links between Pyongyang and banks outside the reclusive state. "Foreign...

ASEAN, HK expected to sign trade, investment deals in November

 MANILA -- The Philippines is optimistic over five agreements and declarations, including the long-awaited free trade and investment agreements between Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Hong Kong, will be...

Japan tops ODA loans for H1 2017

MANILA – The Government of Japan remained the country’s top Official Development Assistance (ODA) development partner, in terms of loans, for the first half of 2017. Loans from Japan, administered through the...

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