North Korea ready for another nuclear test: Yonhap

Saudi-led coalition raids kill at least 21 in Yemen: residents


SANAA At least 21 civilians were killed in two separate air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in northern Yemen on Saturday, residents said on Sunday, as fighting intensified in the country before the Muslim Eid al-Adha feast.




Turkey removes two dozen elected mayors in Kurdish militant crackdown


DIYARBAKIR, Turkey Turkey appointed new administrators in two dozen Kurdish-run municipalities on Sunday after removing their elected mayors over suspected links to militants, triggering pockets of protest in its volatile southeastern region bordering Syria and Iraq.




Bridge to nowhere shows China's failed efforts to engage North Korea


DANDONG, China Towering above the murky waters, the New Yalu River Bridge was supposed to symbolize a new era in relations between China and North Korea, helping bring investment to landmark free trade zones jointly run with the impoverished and isolated state.