South Korea’s government says it plans to end the waning foreign adoptions of Korean children SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s government said it plans to end its waning foreign adoptions of Korean children,

North Korea's state media released photos Thursday of what it said was the hull of a nuclear submarine. Its leader denounced South Korea's plans to build its own subs as "an offensive act."

A court in Russia on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison. Sergei Udaltsov, the leader of the Left Front movement that opposes Putin and is affiliated with the Communist Party,

Thailand and Cambodia were engaged in combat along their border on Friday, even as the two countries held talks to try to put an end to armed clashes that erupted in early December, breaking a ceasefire that had been reached five months earlier.

Fourteen people were injured in a stabbing attack in a factory in central Japan in which an unspecified liquid was also sprayed, authorities said.

Western militaries are looking at interceptor drones — proven in combat in Ukraine — as an ideal low-cost air defense.

The military is presenting the polls as a return to multi‑party democracy after ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government four years ago.

Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh's capital of Dhaka on Thursday, ending a 17-year exile in Britain, and is favored to become prime minister.