. . HANOI – Vietnam’s leadership is accelerating a decade-long drive to modernize its armed forces in the biggest military re-armament program since the end of...
. . YANGON – In only her second public speech since the election in November, Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday marked the Southeast...
. . BEIJING – China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters that China, rejects protests from Vietnam over a flight test it has conducted on...
. . TEHRAN – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday warned Saudi Arabia of “divine revenge” over the execution of an opposition Shiite cleric...
. . BEIJING – As part of a major overhaul of the armed forces, President Xi Jinping announced, China has created three new military units and...
.. .. MOSCOW – On New Year’s Eve President Vladimir Putin signed a new appraisal that names the United States as one of it’s threats to Russia’s...
. . RIYADH – Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shi’ite Muslim cleric and dozens of al Qaeda members on Saturday, signaling it would not tolerate attacks...
. . CALGARY – Twenty one passengers including three children on an Air Canada flight from Shanghai, China have been taken to a Calgary hospital after turbulence...
. . BRUSSELS – Police in Belgium have detained six people during house searches in Brussels on Thursday as part of an investigation into an alleged...
. . YANGON – Burmese citizens are continuing to hold protests at the Thai Embassy in Yangon to demand the release of two migrant workers sentenced...