Police search gardens for alleged serial killer victims Toronto police said Monday they are hunting through backyard gardens and planters across the city for possible victims of a landscaper accused of killing at least five people and suspected of more slayings. Bruce McArthur was charged Monday with first-degree murder in […]

New cryptocurrency rules just came into effect in South Korea South Korean regulatory plans to tackle cryptocurrency speculation spooked investors earlier this month. But as the new rules take effect on Tuesday, participants in the market are sounding a positive note. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission on Tuesday confirmed to […]

Former nuclear power Kazakhstan shares lessons for North Korea UN ambassador highlights benefits of denuclearization, harm suffered by testing Few nuclear powers have ever volunteered to dismantle their arsenals, but Kazakhstan’s U.N. ambassador makes the case that a country stands only to gain by such a dramatic gesture. Kazakhstan, which […]

North Korea is scaling back its annual winter military exercises North Korea’s apparent decision to downsize its annual winter military exercises is seen partly as a public relations “ploy” by the nuclear-armed dictatorship given the approaching Olympic Games in South Korea. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that North Korea’s […]

Pentagon blocks release of key data on Afghan war The Pentagon has restricted the release of critical information on the progress being made in the war in Afghanistan, a move that will limit transparency, the U.S. government’s top watchdog on Afghanistan said on Monday. For years, the Special Inspector General […]

Japan Foreign Minister Hopes for Improved Ties with China Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed hopes for improved relations with China during talks Sunday in Beijing that also touched on joint efforts to counter North Korea’s nuclear program. In opening remarks to his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, Kono said that […]

Kabul military base hit by explosions and gunfire Militants have attacked an army base near a military academy in the Afghan capital Kabul. At least two Afghan soldiers have been killed in the ongoing attack and 10 injured, a defence ministry spokesman told the BBC. Five militants were involved, three […]