December 3, 2015 Two Soviet-era fighter planes found on N. Korea ship Panamanian authorities have found two Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets aboard a North Korea-flagged ship seized this month as it tried to pass through the Panama Canal after departing from Cuba.
December 3, 2015 Taiwan activists rally against 'Japanese militarism' Dozens of angry Taiwanese set fire to a giant model of a Japanese warship in a rally Thursday after Japanese lawmakers and cabinet ministers visited a controversial Tokyo shrine.
December 3, 2015 All Blacks back high-risk running game Despite an error-strewn performance against Argentina, the All Blacks said Sunday they have no intention of toning down their high-risk running game when they face arch-rivals South Africa next week.
December 3, 2015 Indonesian police probe Malaysian firm over haze Indonesian police said Friday they were investigating a Malaysian company over forest fires that contributed to choking haze last month, in Southeast Asia's worst pollution crisis in years.
December 3, 2015 Game consoles here to stay despite smartphone onslaught Games on tablets and smartphones are better, faster and more varied than ever, but the excitement surrounding the upcoming PlayStation 4 -- expected to attract big crowds at this week's Tokyo Game Show -- proves consoles are here to stay, say observers.
December 3, 2015 Australia PM in Indonesia for talks on asylum-seeker boats Australia's newly reinstated Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will hold talks with Indonesia's president Friday, with the politically sensitive subject of asylum-seekers set to top the agenda.
December 3, 2015 Hon Hai sells 'wearable computing' patent to Google Taiwan's Hon Hai group has sold part of its patent portfolio involving wearable computing to US technology giant Google, it said Saturday.
December 3, 2015 UK, Irish women plead guilty to Peru trafficking Two young women from Britain and Ireland pleaded guilty in a Peruvian court to attempting to sneak 11 kilos of cocaine out of the country and into Spain.
December 3, 2015 Vietnam's scandal-hit shipbuilder to fire 14,000 staff Vietnam's debt-swamped state-run shipbuilder Vinashin has said it will axe some 14,000 jobs as part of a restructuring that will see it shed 70 percent of its workforce.
December 3, 2015 Bank on us, says Tokyo Olympic bid chief Tokyo has sent a clear message to the International Olympic Committee less than three weeks before the vote to decide the host city for the 2020 Summer Games: bank on us.