SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday inspected the test-firing of 240 mm multiple launch rockets manufactured by a newly established defence industry unit, the North's KCNA news agency reported on Friday.

TikTok's parent company would rather have the app shut down in the US than sell it to a potential American buyer.

The 2024 elections are on track to be the country's most expensive.

A former senior official in the Armenian administration of Nagorno-Karabakh, detained since last September in Azerbaijan, has been persuaded to end a hunger strike, his family said on Thursday.

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg cautioned Western allies against becoming as dependent on China as they had been on Russia.

The heat index in Bangkok is expected to rise above 52 deg C on April 25.

Pak Lah, 84, was warded in the National Heart Institute???s critical care unit.

Armenian police have detained dozens of people taking part in an anti-government protest in Yerevan late on Wednesday, local news website News.am reported, and Russia's Interfax news agency put the figure at 96 people, citing police.

The possible boon for Forest City as well as the wider Johor economy risks political backlash from the Malay-Muslim majority.

LONDON - When Antony Rudkovsky was about 15, he began to teach himself how to build virtual private networks (VPNs) to access Internet content unavailable in Russia.

US concerns are growing over Beijing's support for Moscow's war in Ukraine.

BEIJING - China defended the veracity of its economic numbers and asserted its military spending was "transparent and reasonable", while dismissing as "typical double standards" comments made this week by the head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

The aviation experts also said formation or aerobatic flying is dangerous.

STB is collaborating with two major S. Korean media industry players to film more shows in S'pore.

TAIPEI - China should have the confidence to talk to Taiwan's legally elected government, President-elect Lai Ching-te said on Thursday as he appointed his new national security and diplomacy team amid what he called unprecedented challenges.

A 10-year-old boy found plastic bags containing the victim???s body parts dumped in a secluded area.

One of the group was charged over the ???custody of a knife in a public place???.

SYDNEY - Thousands gathered across Australia and New Zealand on Thursday at Anzac Day services to commemorate those who fought and died in major conflicts in the nations' history.

Kyoto prefecture has a population of about 2.5m, but drew 32m overnight guests in 2023.

The visit has tempered the public acrimony that drove relations to historic lows in 2023.

SEOUL - North Korea will take more action to maintain its military power despite U.S. sanctions pressure that has only made the country stronger, a North Korean foreign ministry official said on Thursday.

Xiaolei Wu was sentenced to nine months' jail.

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TAIPEI/BEIJING - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday she was happy the U.S. Congress had passed a sweeping foreign aid package which includes arms support for the island, as China urged Washington to stop selling weapons to Taipei.

JAKARTA - Indonesia president-elect Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday vowed to fight for all Indonesians and called for unity among political elites to take the country forward, as he seeks to strengthen his parliamentary clout ahead of taking office in October.

COLOMBO - Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday for a brief state visit aimed at strengthening ties, during which he will also open a $514-million hydropower project.

The massive downpours have claimed the lives of four people and forced over 100,000 to evacuate.

Gen-chan???s large size made it difficult to visually confirm the animal???s sex.

This follows a counter-offensive by junta soldiers from whom the rebels had wrested the key trading post.

He suggested Australia's gun laws were meant to stop resistance against its 'fascist government'.

Hafizul Harawi allegedly shot at his wife in an attempt to kill her on April 14.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare said he narrowly won his seat and still exercises power over security in the Pacific Islands nation, as he vies with opposition parties to form government after an election delivered no clear winner.

But Android-based smartphones will be exempted from the ban.

She handed over the money after seeing a deepfake video of what appeared to be the Tesla chief.

The pilot was among 10 crew members who died after two naval helicopters collided in Perak.

Asio chief Mike Burgess also called for the lawful access to end-to-end encryption.

Mr Aso met the former US president for about an hour.

The two countries are believed to have secret military ties.