Pacific May 23, 2017 Japan destroyer leaves port reportedly to escort US warships Japan's navy has dispatched its largest destroyer reportedly tasked with escorting U.S. military ships off the Japanese coast amid heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula.
Air Force May 23, 2017 US Air Force launches another long-range missile into Pacific For the second time in a week, the U.S. Air Force test launched another long-range ballistic missile on Wednesday morning, flying more than 4,000 miles from a base in California before splashing down in the Pacific near the Marshall Islands.
Enforcement May 22, 2017 Australian woman says she was detained at Hawaii airport, sent home after officials read her diary An Australian woman claimed her dream trip to visit her boyfriend in Hawaii turned into a nightmare when she was detained and put on a flight back home because officials read her diary and determined she was trying to immigrate to the United States illegally.
Pacific May 19, 2017 US: Chinese jets intercepted radiation-detecting plane over East China Sea The U.S. said Thursday that two Chinese SU-30 jets conducted an “unprofessional” maneuver over international airspace above the East China Sea.
Pacific May 19, 2017 Despite US call to isolate North Korea, ferry service to Russia begins A Russian firm on Thursday announced a new, weekly ferry service that links the city of Vladivostock and Rajin, a North Korean port, despite the U.S. calling for world powers to isolate Pyongyang.
Pacific May 1, 2017 Aussie's arrest in Colombia aims light on foreign drug mules The family of an Australian woman arrested in Colombia for trying to board a flight with almost 6 kilograms of cocaine is mounting a campaign to defend her against what they consider trumped-up charges.
Pacific May 1, 2017 Australia warns NKorea against 'reckless, dangerous threats' Australia's prime minister used a commemoration of a World War II naval battle on Monday to warn that his country and the United States would not tolerate North Korea's "reckless, dangerous threats" to regional peace.
Europe April 28, 2017 FIFA audit official admits bribery in US federal probe The sprawling American investigation of bribery and corruption in international soccer has reached into Asia and claimed the first guilty plea from a senior official in the new FIFA leadership.
Europe April 28, 2017 1 in critical condition after 5 go thru ice in Arctic Norway Norwegian authorities say a man who was among five Russian tourists who went through the ice in Svalbard fjord on a snowmobile trek remains in an unstable critical condition.
Pacific April 28, 2017 Australian police reveal they broke new metadata laws Australian police have revealed that an officer has broken the country's contentious new metadata laws by illegally accessing a journalist's phone records to identify an anonymous source.
North Korea April 27, 2017 North Korea vs. the world: Tensions are rising There is no doubt serious tensions between the world and North Korea.