Aiding North Korea defectors: A high-stakes spy mission

Aiding North Korea defectors: A high-stakes spy mission

As he cased the security at the foreign embassies in Hanoi, the 78-year-old retiree was seized with sudden self-doubt. He was certainly no...

 

Obama tells Singh that U.S. values its ties with India

President Obama reassured India's prime minister Tuesday that the partnership between their two countries would be "one of the defining...

 

Zhou Libo's distinctly Shanghai shtick

Zhou Libo is an impeccably dressed comedian.

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At least 24 dead in Philippine election massacre

At least 24 dead in Philippine election massacre

Reporting from Seoul and Zamboanga City, Philippines -- Twenty-four people were found dead in the southern Philippines after scores of...

Samak Sundaravej dies at 74; former prime minister of Thailand

Samak Sundaravej, a firebrand politician who briefly served as Thailand's prime minister but was ousted for simultaneously getting income as...

In Afghanistan, a drive to lure Taliban with jobs, security

The Afghan government and the U.S. military have begun a fledgling drive to lure Taliban foot soldiers away from the battlefield by offering...

Marines in Afghanistan hear a plea: Don't leave too soon

Marines in Afghanistan hear a plea: Don't leave too soon

It was at the end of a recent after-lunch meeting, with the two sides sitting cross-legged on a tattered rug, exchanging pleasantries and...

Pricing an Afghanistan troop buildup is no simple calculation

Pricing an Afghanistan troop buildup is no simple calculation

As President Obama measures the potential burden of a new war strategy in Afghanistan, his administration is struggling to come up with even...

Center helps Asian Americans combat mental illness

Center helps Asian Americans combat mental illness

Since she was a teenager, Stella Ho has wrestled with fainting spells, seizures and suicidal tendencies.

Iran begins air-defense drills to protect nuclear sites

Iran on Sunday launched what it described as its biggest air-defense drill ever with the aim of preparing to protect its nuclear sites...

John Woo revisits Chinese roots with 'Red Cliff'

John Woo revisits Chinese roots with 'Red Cliff'

"I've always wanted to be a global filmmaker," John Woo said in an interview at his Manhattan hotel last month.

O.C. Marine is called a hero at Afghanistan memorial service

O.C. Marine is called a hero at Afghanistan memorial service

Reporting from Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan -- Lance...

Rocket is fired at Afghan hotel housing foreign humanitarian workers

Rocket is fired at Afghan hotel housing foreign humanitarian workers

Suspected insurgents fired a rocket Saturday at a luxury hotel that had previously come under attack, injuring two people and rekindling...

China mine death toll mounts

Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground today as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern...

U.S. Afghanistan debate curbs Gates on Canada visit

U.S. Afghanistan debate curbs Gates on Canada visit

As the Obama administration wrestles over its new Afghanistan strategy, the domestic debate is having far-reaching implications for the...