May 23, 2017 North Korea: US bomber flight pushes two countries on brink of nuclear war North Korea on Tuesday said the United States’ decision to fly two supersonic B-11B Lancer bombers in the area in a training drill is a provocation and puts the two countries on the brink of a nuclear war.
May 23, 2017 Uber suspends driver in Australia over bomb plot allegation Uber says the ride-hailing company has suspended a driver in Australia while police investigate allegations he told a passenger he led an organization related to the Islamic State movement and planned to blow up Parliament House.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.