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M7.0 quake strikes off Japan's Hokkaido, Russia's Kuril Islands

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture and Russia's Kuril Islands on Thursday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the U.S. Geological Survey.Accordin

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Palestine blames U.S. peace plan as "declaration of hostility"

Palestine on Sunday reiterated its rejection of the U.S. Mideast peace deal, describing it as a "declaration of hostility" against the Palestinian people. "The plan po

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4 people killed in Utah home shooting

Four people were shot dead Friday at a residence in Grantsville, a town of about 10,000 people in the state of Utah, local police said. There is no threat to the public since the suspect has been arr

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China and India: Trust key to turning potential into action

BuildingtrustiscentraltoimprovingtheeconomicrelationshipbetweenChinaandIndia,expertsfrombothcountriestoldaspecialCGTNpanelattheBoaoForumforAsiaonMonday.Inadebat

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Beijing responds to US jitters over cybersecurity

BeijingcalledfortheinternationalcommunityonMondaytoenhancedialogueandcooperationonthebasisofmutualtrusttojointlycopewithcybersecuritythreats.ForeignMinistryspok

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How the UK's terror threat levels work

Threatlevelsaredesignedtogiveabroadindicationofthelikelihoodofaterroristattack.ThethreatlevelfrominternationalterrorismissetbyJTAC-theJointTerrorismAnalysisCent

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Guam radio stations accidentally trigger emergency alert

GuamresidentsreceivedanastyjoltTuesdayaftertworadiostationsaccidentallyissuedemergencywarningstoindicateanimminentthreatorattack,atatimewhentheUSterritoryisalre

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Anti-U.S. sentiment on rise in Turkey amid ongoing bilateral tensions

Anincreasedanti-AmericansentimentarisesinTurkeyrecently,asTurksperceivetheUnitedStatesasagreatthreattotheirnationalsecurity,accordingtoalastestsurvey.Expertssai

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University of Texas at Dallas re-opens campus after bomb threat

TheUniversityofTexasatDallasbrieflyevacuateditscampusonTuesdayafternoonafterreceivingabombthreatbutpolicelaterdetermineditwasahoaxandreopenedthecampus.Theuniver

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Finnish security service raises terrorism threat level

TheFinnishSecurityIntelligenceService(Supo)raiseditsthreatlevelonWednesday,sayingithadbecomeawareofmoreseriousterrorism-relatedprojectsandplansinFinland."Themos

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Europe on high alert in wake of recent terror attacks

ThewholeofEuropeisonhighalertinthewakeofseveralrecentterrorattacks,withmanycountriesraisingtheirthreatlevels.Francedeclaredastateofemergencyin2015afterterroratt

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Aussie terror warning to remain at "probable"

Australia'sterrorthreatlevelwillremainat"probable,"PrimeMinisterMalcolmTurnbullsaidonWednesday,despiteBritainraisingitsthreatlevelfrom"severe"to"critical"follow

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U.S. deploys high-tech radar amid heightened DPRK rhetoric: official

A high-tech sea-based U.S. military radar has left Hawaii to monitor for potential DPRK’s intercontinental ballistic missile test launches, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday.

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Officials say no evidence of bomb on Los Angeles metro

An anonymous bomb threat against the Los Angeles metro appears to have been a hoax, officials said late Tuesday (Dec 6) after a heightened alert lasting much of the day.

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Japan's defense white paper hypes up "China threat" for hidden agenda

Japan's government approved a defense white paper on Tuesday, with a large portion of the document focusing on China's normal and legal maritime activities in the East and South China Seas.

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Terror attack in Australia "probable" due to constantly changing threat: PM

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has on Friday said it was "probable" that a terror attack would occur on Australian soil in the near future, as the threat from terrorists, particularly lone-wolf terrorists, was constantly changing.

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Los Angeles schools bomb threat believed to be hoax: Democratic lawmaker

The bomb threat that shut down the Los Angeles school system was believed to be a hoax, a top Democrat on the House Select Committee on Intelligence said on Tuesday.