USS Freedom, the first of up to four American warships Singapore will host, docked at Changi Naval Base on Thursday 18 April, 2013. (photo by Dylan Loh, Channel NewsAsia) SINGAPORE: A US warship designed to fight in coastal areas arrived Thursday in Singapore for its Southeast Asian deployment, underlining President ... Read More

MOGADISHU - Ending Somali piracy requires a shift from reliance on security at sea to targeting those on land who enable the lucrative business to thrive, according to the World Bank. Although the number of attacks has markedly fallen since 2011 thanks to tougher security aboard ships and increased Western naval ... Read More

Last week Pyongyang advised embassies there to consider pulling out in case of war Seoul: North Korea intensified threats of an imminent conflict against the United States and the South on Tuesday, warning foreigners to evacuate South Korea to avoid being dragged into “thermonuclear war”. The North’s latest message belied an atmosphere ... Read More

Tokyo: Japan has deployed Patriot missiles in its capital as it readies to defend the 30 million people who live in greater Tokyo from any North Korean attack, officials said Tuesday. Two Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile launchers were stationed at the defence ministry in Tokyo before dawn, a ministry spokesman ... Read More

LOS ANGELES: At least two people were killed Tuesday when a masked gunman opened fire at a mall in the western US state of Oregon, sparking panic before apparently turning the gun on himself, police said. At least one person was also injured in Clackamas, south of Portland, a sheriff's spokesman ... Read More

SYDNEY: Australian police Monday warned motorists about using the map system on new Apple iPhones after rescuing several people left stranded in the wilderness, saying the errors could prove deadly. Victoria state police said drivers were sent "off the beaten track" in recent weeks while attempting to get to the inland ... Read More

Malian soldiers arrested Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra, pictured earlier this year, at his home late Monday, a member of his entourage told AFP, adding that the action had been ordered by ex-coup leader Amadou Sanogo (AFP/File - Habibou Kouyate) BAMAKO: Malian soldiers arrested Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra at ... Read More