UNITED NATIONS April 16, 2024 Azerbaijan urges top UN court to throw out Armenia's accusations of racial discrimination Azerbaijan says the UN's International Court of Justice does not have jurisdiction to hear Armenia's case alleging Azerbaijan violated a convention prohibiting racial discrimination.
US Navy April 16, 2024 Navy expects to miss recruiting goal by more than 6,000 amid worldwide threats from China, Russia The United States Navy is expecting to fall short of its recruitment goals, failing to keep up with success from the U.S. Army and Air Force reported this recruiting year.
Asia April 16, 2024 Singapore's outgoing PM to stay on as senior minister, his successor says Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will transition out of office after 20 years, with Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong set to succeed him on May 15.
US April 15, 2024 Philippine president rejects further US military access to additional army camps Philippine President President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says his administration has no plan to give the U.S. military access to more Philippine army camps.
World Bank April 15, 2024 World Bank 'ringing alarm bells' as income gap between riches and poorest countries widens The World Bank reports half of the world's poorest countries are getting poorer as the income gap between them and the world's richest countries grows for the first time this century.
Asia April 15, 2024 Burmese rebels guard border town against junta attempt to reclaim it A key town along the border between Thailand and Burma has been fought over by the Burmese military and the rebel forces, who recently captured it and have successfully defended it.
Asia April 15, 2024 18 confirmed dead after landslides hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island Indonesian officials say a search and rescue team has found 18 people killed by Saturday's landslides on Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing.
Asia April 15, 2024 Singapore PM to step down after 2 decades, handing power to his deputy Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced his resignation after two decades in office, effective May 15. His deputy, Lawrence Wong, will succeed him.
Texas April 12, 2024 10 suspected illegal migrants busted for child pornography at Texas human smuggling 'stash house' A group of nearly a dozen suspected illegal migrants have been busted for allegedly possessing child pornography at a Texas house that officials say was being used for human smuggling.
VIDEO April 12, 2024 China is a threat to peace worldwide: Dan Hoffman Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ contributor Dan Hoffman reacts to the FBI director saying they open a new investigation into China every 10 hours on ‘Your World.’Â
China April 12, 2024 Top Chinese official visits North Korea to discuss boosting cooperation in highest-level meeting in years High-level officials from North Korea and China met to discuss boosting cooperation as the North seeks to tighten ties with China and Russia.