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DPRK missile appears to have flown over Japan: Japanese gov't

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKoreahasfiredamissileearlyTuesday,andthemissileappearedtohavepassedovertheJapanesearchipelago,saidtheJapanesegovernment.Thelatest

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Anger over rally violence boils over in U.S. Charlottesville

AngerboiledoveratthefirstCharlottesvilleCityCouncilmeetingsinceawhitenationalistrallyinthecitydescendedintoviolentchaos,withsomeresidentsscreamingandcursingatco

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McDonald's workers off work to watch the solar eclipse — but only 3 min

McDonald'sworkersaregettingsometimeoffofworktowatchthesolareclipsetoday—butit'slookinglikeaprettyshortbreak.OnSunday,Redditusercdubwubpostedaphotowiththecaption

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Roadside bomb blast kills six soldiers in southwest Pakistan

AroadsidebombkilledsixsoldiersinaremotedistrictinPakistan'ssouthwesternprovinceofBaluchistan,agovernmentofficialsaidonTuesday,thesecondattackwithindaysinthetrou

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Small plane crashes in western Japan

AsmallplanemighthavecrashedinamountainousareainJapan'swesternNaraprefectureonMonday,localmediareported.Whatwassuspectedtobetheremainsofasmallplanehasbeenseenonf

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Maria Sharapova withdraws from Stanford Open with left arm injury

Five-timeGrandSlamchampionMariaSharapovawithdrewfromtheWTABankoftheWestClassicjustbeforeherscheduledsecond-roundmatchonWednesdaywithaleftarminjury,tournamentoff

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Neymar in China as transfer rumours grow

NeymargreetedfansinShanghaionMondayasspeculationmountedthattheBrazilstarcouldbesettoquitBarcelonaforParisSaint-Germainforaworld-record222millioneuros.The25-year

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One Chinese died, 4 more injured in Cyprus speedboat accident

AspeedboatcrashedontorocksoffthenorthwestcoastofCyprusMondayevening,killingaChinesewomanaboard,ChineseEmbassyinNicosiasaidTuesday.Theaccident,whichoccurredataro

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Dollar edges up from 13-month lows; U.S. political woes weigh

Thedollarpulledawayfroma13-monthlowagainstabasketofcurrenciesonTuesday,tryingtoshakeoffarecentselloffafterupbeatU.S.economicdataasinvestorsawaitedthisweek'sFede

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Explosion rocks near Afghan politician's house in Kabul: witness

AnexplosionstrucknearthehouseofanAfghanpoliticianinthewesternsideofKabulMonday,withfearedcasualties,awitnesssaid.(ASIAPACIFICDAILY)

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Death toll rises to 21 in Japan's southwest after torrential downpours

ThedeathtollfollowingtorrentialrainfallinsouthwesternJapanlastweekroseto21onMonday,withscoresofpeoplestillunaccountedforinthehardest-hitregions,localofficialssa

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French police: Assailant in Champs-Elysees attack has been on watch list

ThesuspectinMonday’sChamps-Elyseesattackhadbeenonasecuritywatchlistsince2015,theAssociatedPressreported.Policehavealsofoundweapons,ammunition,andgastanksintheca

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Turkish President Erdogan speaks to Gulf leaders to diffuse Qatar crisis

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganhasspokentokeyplayersinthediplomaticdisputebetweenQatarandneighboringcountriesineffortstofindasolution,hisspokesmansaid.Erdoga

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U.S. committed to de-escalating tensions after gulf rift

TheWhiteHousesaidMondaythattheUnitedStateswascommittedtode-escalatingtensionsintheGulfaftersomeArabcountriesdecidedtosevertieswithQatar."ThePresidentiscommitted

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Oil jumps as Qatar ditched, London attacks hurt sterling

Oil jumped after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar on Monday while sterling slipped after the weekend attacks in London that killed at least seven people and wounded 48, just days before Britain's general national election.

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Iran: cutting ties with Qatar not help Saudi coalition out of crisis

AnIranianpresidentialofficialsaidMondaythatcutofdiplomatictiesandisolatingQatarwillnothelpSaudiArabiaanditsalliestoovercometheregionissues,officialIRNAnewsagenc

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Oil jumps as Qatar ditched, London attacks hurt sterling

OiljumpedafterSaudiArabia,Egypt,theUnitedArabEmiratesandBahraincuttieswithQataronMondaywhilesterlingslippedaftertheweekendattacksinLondonthatkilledatleastsevenp