ROK defense minister coming to Washington this month for meeting with SecDef Mattis
U.S., Japan agree to bolster alliance amid North Korea threats
3 hour agoUS Air Force RC135S Cobra Ball - Ballistic Missile detection platform airborne. No position showing
US Department of State: Tillerson and Mattis hosted Japanese counterparts @statedept agreed to "increase pressure andstrengthen the alliance capability" to deal with DPRK
5 hour agoThe US-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of the AsiaPacific region’s peace, prosperity, and freedom.
Tillerson dismisses comments by Steve Bannon on North Korea and said US will continue to bring intl pressure to bear on NK to end provocations.
8 hour agoIslamic State propagandists running Nashir News Telegram channels are calling for support for social media campaign re Marawi
Russia ambassador to UN tells reporters "tensions are too high at the moment" on Korea peninsula.
10 hour agoSec Tillerson, @DeptofDefense Sec Mattis welcome Japanese counterparts Ministers Kono, Onodera for US-Japan Security Consultative Committee
.@StateDept official: "Susan Thornton continues in her capacity as acting Asst Secretary for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs."
11 hour agoSecys Tillerson and Mattis group handshake with their Japanese counterparts at start of US-Japan Consultative meeting at the @StateDept.
11 hour ago.@thejointstaff Gen. Dunford and team meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Great Hall of the People in Beijing. #GenDunfirdinAsia
11 hour agoChina / Chinese trucks pull out equipment out of Rason, North Korea
13 hour agoFire reported in Dalian chemical factory in NE China
14 hour ago26 people killed in drug bust in Manila Philippines
Duterte admits he was wrong on 3-6 months drug war deadline
Duterte Praises Police After 57 Killed in Drug War Raids
Chairman @GenDunford has met with Chinese President Xi on North Korea Missile Crisis
President Duterte to policemen in Ozamiz: Be careful of the NPA, they are very active
President Duterte says he made a mistake in his assessment of the illegal drug trade in the country
Duterte says crooked policemen, customs officials involved in drugs are hampering his anti narcotics campaign
President Duterte says Philippines a narcotics country
President Duterte offer P2M bounty for policemen involved in drug trade
President Duterte speaking in Ozamiz City, talking about his anti-drug campaign
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong jailed for unlawful assembly
17 hour ago3 Abu Sayyaf suspects ages 18 (not 16), 65 and 40 now at DOJ for inquest
17 hour agoSuspected Abu Sayyaf members facing complaint for rebellion and illegal possession of firearms and explosives
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 11km S of Zunheboto, India
18 hour agoConfiscated assorted firearms and ammunitions taken at DOJ
18 hour agoEarlier knee replacement was out of reach of middleandlower middle class. Now they can afford it: Surgeon on centre slashes knee implant rates
18 hour agoGovt saw cost at which the implant is brought to India. Wide margins were scrapped and rates were brought down after capping: Dr Anurag Agarwal
Top US military leader: Military solution "horrific," but North Korea gaining US nuke strike capability "unimaginable."
Top #US general Dunford says any military action on #NorthKorea would be taken in consultation with our allies
Top #US general Dunford says President #Trump has told us to develop viable military options on #NorthKorea
Top #US general Dunford says we are all working towards a peaceful solution on #NorthKorea
Top #US General Dunford says a military option on #NorthKorea would be horrific
Top #US General Dunford says no one thinks economic pressure alone can result in #NorthKorea denuclearisation
Moon reaffirms election pledge to revise Constitution next year
Top US general Dunford says peaceful option is preferred solution to the North Korea situation
Chinese expert warns THAAD deployment will spark regional arms race
South Korean president: "I can confidently say there will not be a war again on the Korean Peninsula."
President Moon says he will consider sending a special envoy to Pyongyang only when Dprk is willing to create that right atmosphere.
"All South Koreans worked so hard to rebuild the country from the ruins of the Korean WarI will prevent war at all cost": S.Korea's Moon
Moon: "I think Trump's approach is to just show a firm stance, not ACTUALLY take it into military actions."
President Moon Jae-in reiterates there will be no military strike on the Korean Peninsula without S Korea's approval
Moon says weaponization of nuclear warheads, ICBM red-line for North Korea
Moon: "I think the red line is when NorKor is capable of loading a nuclear warhead on an ICBM"
Moon, on NorKor situation. "Any actions that make it appear like tensions are rising are not helpful to our country or our people."
The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.
