On 74th bombing anniversary, Nagasaki mayor laments that nuclear weapons are increasingly seen as useful and nuclear states like US and Russia are returning to making and deploying them...

China's yuan falls below 7 to US dollar, possibly fueling tension with Washington...

Seoul's military says South Korea and the United States are preparing to hold their annual joint military exercises despite warnings from North Korea that the drills could derail the fragile nuclear d...

South Korea says North Korea fired what appeared to short-range ballistic missiles twice into the sea in its third round of weapons tests in just over a week; increased activity seen as pressure tacti...

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha has ordered an investigation into several small bombings in Bangkok; 2 people reported injured...

South Korea's spy agency has told lawmakers that a North Korean diplomat who went into hiding in Italy last year is now under protection outside the country...

South Korea's military says North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles in its second weapons test in less than a week...

The Philippine defense chief has criticized China for what he says are bullying actions in the South China Sea and says Beijing's peaceful assurances contrast with its behavior in the contested sea...

Malaysia's foreign ministry says Myanmar's government must pursue justice for alleged human rights abuses against the Muslim Rohingya minority so hundreds of thousands who fled a brutal military crack...

Seoul says two South Koreans and 15 Russians have returned to South Korea about 10 days after their boat drifted into North Korean waters...