Asia

U.S. Imposes New Tariffs On $200 Billion In Chinese Imports

5:04am September 18, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

President Trump announced Monday that he is ordering 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of imports from China. It's the latest round of an escalating trade dispute between the two countries.

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A truck passes a stack of Chinese shipping containers at the Port of Savannah in Georgia in July.

Trump Sets Tariffs On $200 Billion In Imports From China

8:46pm September 17, 2018

by Avie Schneider

President Trump announced the U.S. will impose 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion worth of imports from China. It's the latest round of an escalating trade dispute between the two countries.

A man walks past a giant banner showing a picture of the summit handshake between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at Seoul City Hall on Sept, 13. Moon will fly to North Korea's capital on Sept. 18 for a third summit

World News

Opinion: Moon Jae-In Can Put U.S.-North Korea Negotiations Back On Track. Here's How

8:13pm September 17, 2018

by Scott Snyder

South Korean President Moon Jae-in Moon must insist on denuclearization in coordination with the United States, even at the risk of renewed tensions between North and South Korea.

Volunteer rescuers head home after working to dig out victims of a landslide triggered by heavy rains from Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippine's Benguet province on Monday.

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Dozens More Feared Dead In The Philippines After Typhoon Triggers Mudslide

6:17pm September 17, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Gold miners and their families had sought shelter in a bunk house that doubled as a church on Sundays. The storm has caused more than 60 deaths, and flooding could endanger the country's food supply.

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North And South Korean Leaders Set To Meet For Third Time This Year

5:40pm September 17, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

Leaders of North and South Korea will meet Tuesday in Pyongyang for their third summit meeting this year.

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Indians in Kolkata celebrate the Supreme Court decision to strike down a colonial-era ban on gay sex.

Health & Safety

India's Anti-Gay Law Is History. Next Challenge: Treat LGBTQ Patients With Respect

1:40pm September 17, 2018

The law drove generations of LGBTQ Indians into the shadows — and got in the way of basic access to health care.

Pyotr Verzilov, left, the unofficial spokesperson of the Russian activist group Pussy Riot, along with Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding members of the group.

Pussy Riot's Pyotr Verzilov, Allegedly Poisoned, Is Flown To Germany For Treatment

11:45am September 17, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The unofficial spokesman for the punk-rock anti-Kremlin protest group became ill after a court date last week, reportedly experiencing hallucinations and paralysis before falling unconscious.

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Typhoon Leaves Dozens Dead And Many Missing In Asia

8:30am September 17, 2018

by Julie McCarthy

Typhoon Mangkhut began to lash southern China on Sunday, the latest stop along a destructive path that has left dozens dead and many missing.

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News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, Hurricane Florence And Typhoon Mangkhut

5:01am September 17, 2018

A vote on Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination may be delayed after a woman said he attempted to sexually assault her decades ago. Florence is downgraded and a typhoon threatens parts of Asia.

North Korea's Kim Set To Host South Korea's Moon

5:21pm September 16, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

With U.S. and North Korea nuclear diplomacy seemingly on hold, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will host South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang on Tuesday.