Troubled US soldier Travis King seized by North Korea after fleeing across border disguised as tourist
Private mingles with visitors before bolting over the brick line marking the border
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Soldier Travis King held in North Korea after crossing border on wild escape from superiors – latest updates
‘This was a deliberate decision on part of the service member to cross,’ anonymous official says
Cheetah experts blame communications breakdown for ‘avoidable deaths’ in India project
Exclusive: Frustration rises among the African team consulting on effort to reintroduce cheetahs to India, who tell Arpan Rai the project is critical to turning round the fortunes of the big cat globally
Zarina Hashmi: Google Doodle honours Indian-American artist on her 86th birthday
The influential artist was renowned for her sculptures and prints
China, Russia to hold joint air and sea drills in Sea of Japan
A Chinese naval flotilla set off on Sunday to join Russian naval and air forces in the Sea of Japan in an exercise aimed at “safeguarding the security of strategic waterways”, according to China’s defence ministry.
Why Janet Yellen’s frequent stops in India are important at a time of tensions with China
Yellen is back in Asia for a series of Group of 20 finance minister meetings in India
4 Pakistani soldiers killed in raid on army base
Suspected fighters armed with guns, hand grenades and rockets attacked a military base in southern Pakistan, killing at least four soldiers, the army and security officials have confirmed.
Xi says progress in China-Russia relations both states’ strategic choice
The ongoing progress in relations between Beijing and Moscow is the result of their strategic choice, which rests on fundamental interests of both countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated.
Mikala Jones dead: Pro surfer dies after ‘severing artery’ while riding wave
Mikala Jones, 44, died after severing his femoral artery while surfing in the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia
Shavkat Mirziyoyev re-elected as Uzbek president for seven-year term in snap election
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was re-elected with more than 87% of the votes on Sunday, the country’s Central Election Commission announced on Monday citing preliminary results. More than 15 million people participated in Sunday’s election…