December 9, 2015 Panama stops North Korean ship carrying missile material from Cuba Panama's president says the country has taken control of a North Korean ship that was trying to illegally sneak missile materials from Cuba through the Panama Canal.
December 9, 2015 Mitsubishi recalls 650,000 Japan cars on fire risk Mitsubishi Motors on Thursday recalled more than 650,000 small cars sold in Japan over a possible fire risk.
December 9, 2015 Fighting drug gangs in the notorious Golden Triangle A Thai police gunboat prowls the waters of the Mekong River searching for the drug gangs that haunt this territory deep in the Golden Triangle, an age-old smuggling route -- with a new scourge.
December 9, 2015 Thailand's adored panda searches for love in China A celebrity panda, whose exploits were avidly followed in Thailand on a 24-hour television channel, left the kingdom Saturday in search of a mate in China, her zookeeper said.
December 9, 2015 Thailand's adored panda searches for love in China A celebrity panda, whose exploits were avidly followed in Thailand on a 24-hour television channel, left the kingdom Saturday in search of a mate in China, her zookeeper said.
December 9, 2015 Ben Smith signs All Blacks deal In-form New Zealand back Ben Smith has signed a deal that will keep him with the All Blacks until 2017, the New Zealand Rugby Union said Thursday.
December 9, 2015 Arsenal win for Wenger on Japan return French striker Olivier Giroud plundered his sixth goal in three Asian tour games as Arsenal marked manager Arsene Wenger's return to his former club Nagoya Grampus with a 3-1 win on Monday.
December 9, 2015 S. Korea August industrial output at 9-month high South Korea's industrial output grew at the fastest pace for nine months in August on robust car and mobile phone production, state data showed Monday.
December 9, 2015 Mourinho warns rivals he's better than ever Jose Mourinho has warned that he is returning to Chelsea as a much better manager as he bids to win back the Premier League trophy and secure an elusive Champions League title with the London club.
December 9, 2015 Front-runner Vettel scorches in Singapore Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel set a scorching pace on Friday as he dominated free practice at the Singapore Grand Prix in ominous style.