China's newest bullet trains to touch top speeds 6 years after deadly crash
The speed hike will be implemented on trains that run between Beijing and Shanghai.
'She is very rude': Trump slams reporter after she shouts out question on transgender military ban
Trump shocked the world when he announced that transgender people will not be allowed to serve in the US military.
Taliban militants kill 30 Afghan soldiers in Kandahar as heavy fighting rages
Taliban claims responsibility for the attack and puts the number of soldiers dead at 70.
'Long live the king': Thais release 1,066 turtles into sea ahead of new monarch's birthday
King Maha Vajiralongkorn turns 65 on 28 July and Thailand's junta has declared it as a public holiday this year.
2 more German women identified among group captured with all-female Isis suicide squad in Iraq
The four were among a group of 20 women captured by Iraqi forces in Mosul.
Taiwan responds strongly to recent Chinese patrols: We 'will not back down in face of threats'
The comments from Taiwan's defence ministry comes after China flew warplanes into Taipei's air defence identification zone.
South China Sea: Vietnam accuses Indonesian navy of firing shot at its vessels injuring 4 fishermen
Indonesia said it fired warning shots when 2 Vietnamese boats intercepted inside Indonesian water.
China defends flying jets dangerously close during intercept of US plane over East China Sea
Beijing said its pilot's actions were legal and necessary after Pentagon accused the Chinese jets of performing 'unsafe' intercept of US EP-3 aircraft.
Vietnam stops drilling for energy in South China Sea after Beijing threatens to attack bases
Beijing has reacted angrily to Hanoi's move of drilling for oil and gas in the disputed waterway.
German teenager who joined Isis in Iraq regrets decision, says 'I just want to go home'
The 16-year-old who had converted to Islam was found in Mosul.
Kabul blast: Dozens killed as car bomb rips through Afghan capital
More than 20 killed and 40 others injured as a suicide bomber rams his car into a minibus in the western part of Kabul.
Missing Chinese scholar: Illinois man suspected of kidnapping 26-year-old woman pleads not guilty
Brendt Christensen, 28, is charged with abducting Yingying Zhang, a visiting scholar from southeastern China.
'Justine didn't have to die', Minneapolis police chief says of Australian woman shot dead after 911 call
The shooting of the 40-year-old was 'the actions and judgement of one individual's action', the police chief said.
Who is Wirapol Sukphol? Extradited Thai monk known for lavish lifestyle faces rape and fraud charges
The former Buddhist monk has been accused of having sex with an under-aged girl.
Watch Mickey Mouse help deliver the ultimate surprise to foster children at Florida Disney World
At a special meet and greet session, the mouse helps foster parents tell the kids about their formal adoption date.
Who is Lim Ji-hyun? Celebrity North Korean defector feared abducted back to Pyongyang by Kim Jong-un's men
Known as Jeon Hye-sung in Pyongyang, Lim appears in a propaganda video in which she lambasts the South.
North Korea accused of publicly executing citizens: Why are they killed and where are they buried?
A Seoul-based NGO has identified sites of public execution and mass graves in North Korea.
105-year-old Japanese doctor who treated patients even as a centenarian dies
Shigeaki Hinohara also authored dozens of books on medicine, including the bestseller Living Long, Living Good, which he wrote at 101.
Polar researchers become first couple to marry in British Antarctic Territory
It is the first marriage since the territory's marriage law was reformed to make it easier for weddings to be arranged there.
Pakistan's top court to decide PM Sharif's future as Panamagate case hearing resumes
A probe panel found 'significant disparity' between Sharif's income and lifestyle.
Winnie the Pooh and Xi Jinping: Here is why China's censors banned the portly Disney character
The fictional dimwitted character faces an online ban after social media users reportedly began comparing Chinese President Xi Jinping to the bear.
Seoul proposes family reunions and inter-Korea talks with Kim Jong-un regime
The proposal is aimed at stopping "all acts of hostility" near the Military Demarcation Line that bisects the two Koreas.
Chinese coast guard ships enter Japanese waters near Kyushu island
Japan Coast Guard said it had asked the Chinese vessels to leave the area.
Thousands of North Koreans reported to be working in Russia in dire conditions
The workers have reportedly been sent to earn hard currency for the Kim Jong-un regime.
At least 8 killed in stampede at football stadium in Senegal capital Dakar
The casualties occurred as a wall collapsed while people tried to flee the Demba Diop stadium.
China flies 6 warplanes near Okinawa and tells Japan 'to not make a fuss and get used to it'
The Xian H-6 bombers flew over the Miyako Strait between the two Japanese islands of Miyako and Okinawa.
New 'Amelia Earhart photo' that gave fresh theory about her disappearance may not be true after all
Earlier, a documentary by the History Channel claimed Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan died as prisoners in Japan.
More clues on missing MH370? Seychelles informs Malaysia of possible plane debris
The doomed Boeing 777 Malaysia Airlines plane went off the radar on 8 March 2014 with 239 people on board.
Rare one-horned rhinos in danger as floods affect India's famous Kaziranga National Park
Heavy rains in the Indian state of Assam caused the deaths of 2 rhino calves and up to 15 deer.
Decomposed bodies of suspected victims of Isis-linked group found in Marawi city
All the civilians were reportedly wearing orange shirts as seen in the Isis-inspired execution videos.
