Beijing landed a military plane on a disputed South China Sea reef it has built up into an artificial island, officials said Monday, in the first confirmation of such a flight.
An air force plane landed on Fiery Cross reef in the Spratlys archipelago on Sunday to evacuate sick workers, a news report posted online by China's defense ministry said.
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Park Geun-Hye will become the first South Korean president to visit Iran next month, her office announced Monday, as Seoul seeks new markets to turn around a lengthy decline in export revenues.
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Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have one thing in common: they are all New Yorkers and have been proudly professing their links to America's largest city ahead of the state's key primary election on Tuesday.
Full StorySouth Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar's highly-anticipated return to the capital Juba, to take up the role of vice president, was delayed on Monday, his spokesman said, citing "logistical reasons".
"We are committed to the peace agreement, but there have been logistical issues and the first vice president, Riek Machar, will come tomorrow," spokesman William Ezekiel said.
Full StoryAung San Suu Kyi on Monday vowed to press for greater autonomy for Myanmar's ethnic minorities, in an early move to soothe the rebellions roiling the country after her party's ascent to power.
Myanmar has been swept up in optimism for a more peaceful and prosperous future since the National League for Democracy (NLD) took power on April 1, ending nearly a half century of military domination.
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At least 27 performing artists, one of them a child, were killed when their bus plunged into a deep gorge in eastern India, police said on Monday.
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President Barack Obama will make another trip to Riyadh to consult Washington's Gulf allies on the crises in Yemen and Syria this week, but may not receive a royal welcome.
Full StorySouth Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday said North Korea appeared to be readying for a fifth nuclear test in defiance of tightened U.N. sanctions imposed after its last test in January.
"Signs that it is preparing a fifth nuclear test have recently been detected," Park told a cabinet meeting.
Full StoryBrazil woke Monday to deep political crisis after lawmakers authorized impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, sparking claims that democracy was under threat in Latin America's biggest country.
Opposition deputies in the lower house of Congress needed 342 of the 513 votes, or a two thirds majority, to send Rousseff to the Senate, which will now decide whether to open a trial. They got there near midnight on Sunday after five hours of voting.
Full StoryA British Airways plane struck an object believed to be a drone on Sunday as it was coming in for landing at Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, police said.
An investigation has been launched into the incident, which follows a string of near misses involving drones and is believed to be the first case of a collision in Britain.
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