text

DPRK fires short-range projectiles into east waters: Yonhap

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday fired several short-range projectiles into its eastern waters, Yonhap news agency reported.

text

DPRK fires mid-range ballistic missile amid ongoing US-S. Korea war games

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday fired a medium-range ballistic missile into east waters in what appeared to be a move to respond to the ongoing joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States and tougher-than-ever sanctions on Pyongyang.

text

Paris attacks: Three police officers injured in shootout in Brussels

Three Belgian police officers suffered minor injuries in a shootout during a raid on a property here as part of the investigation into the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris, the Belgian federal prosecutor said on Tuesday.

text

DPRK fires short-range projectiles into eastern waters

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired several short-range projectiles into its eastern waters, Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday.

text

Pakistani PM warns protesting airlines employees

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has warned that action will be taken against those workers of national airlines on a countrywide protest against the government's privatization plan.

text

Foreign firms to jointly build coal-fired power plant in Myanmar

​Firms from Myanmar, India and Singapore forming a public-private joint venture will build a coal- fired power plant in Kyauktan township, south of Yangon, an official report said Sunday.

text

Israeli war jets fire back in retaliation to rocket fire from Gaza

Israeli war jets struck northern Gaza Strip early Wednesday in response to rockets launched earlier from the coastal enclave into southern Israel, witnesses said. No casualties were reported.

text

DPRK fires 5 short-range missiles into east waters

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired five short-range projectiles, presumed to be tactical missiles, into east waters Sunday afternoon, reported Yonhap News Agency citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

text

Emission concerns grow over Indonesia's major power plant project

​Environmentalists voiced concerns over the massive carbon emission that the would-be-constructed major coal-fired power plant in Indonesia's Central Java province would bring about, saying it may hinder the nation's emission reduction target.

text

India set to boost orbit into sphere of influence of Mars

​India is all set for the crucial fourth trajectory correction manoeuvre and test fire of the main liquid engine on the spacecraft Monday, to let the Martian orbit enter into sphere of influence of Mars, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Sunday.

text

DPRK fires two short-range missiles into eastern waters

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) had fired two short-range missiles into its eastern waters early Wednesday, local media reported, citing South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

text

DPRK fires three short-range projectiles into eastern waters

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired three short-range projectiles into its eastern waters, local media reported Thursday.

text

DPRK slams S.Korea's shelling toward its territorial waters

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday strongly denounced South Korean shelling near its border, saying the Korean People's Army (KPA) was fully prepared to strike back, the official news agency KCNA reported.

text

Teenager killed, 4 wounded in Indian-controlled Kashmir firing

A teenager was killed and four others wounded after Indian troops fired upon protesters in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.

text

India successfully test fires home-made Pinaka rockets

India Thursday successfully test fired its home-made Pinaka rockets from a military base off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha, sources said.

text

DPRK artillery shells fall near S. Korean patrol ship, no damage reported

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday fired several rounds of artillery shells toward waters in South Korea, and two rounds fell near a South Korean patrol ship sailing around the western maritime border.

text

DPRK fires two ballistic missiles

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired off two medium-range ballistic missiles Wednesday morning in violation of the UN Security Council resolutions, South Korea's Defense Ministry said.