After days of relentlessly questioning Merrill about his role in the Korean War, the North Korean "investigator" suddenly switched subjects.

So long as Pakistan perceives or projects India as a core threat, it's unlikely to turn on its strategic assets, writes Michael Kugelman.

Opium production in southeast Asia's "Golden Triangle" has tripled since 2006, fueling an illicit drugs trade worth $16.3 billion, a new United Nations report says.

The Korean Air executive who kicked up a fuss over a bag of nuts will resign from her remaining posts with the airline, the company chairman -- who is also her father -- said Friday.

Australia has again appealed to Indonesia's new president to spare two of its citizens who face execution by firing squad.

For the first time since she was attacked two years ago, the world can now see the uniform that teenager Malala Yousafzai wore when she was shot in the head by the Taliban.

Gayle Lemmon says the Peshawar school attack was not a one-off and we must speak out for the right of children to education -- and peace.

While its recent attack on a military school in Peshawar, Pakistan brought international outrage, the Pakistani Taliban has long taken credit for an extensive list of assaults on civilians and the military in the country's largely-ungoverned tribal areas along the Afghan border -- and further afield...

Officers surround a Sydney cafe as local media shows apparent hostages with their hands up. PM Tony Abbott called the incident "deeply concerning."