South Korean prosecutors are questioning the wife of Justice Minister Cho Kuk for the first time over shady investments and other allegations involving the family.
Dozens of cadets and youngsters from Russia's Youth Army have been getting up close and personal with perhaps the world's most iconic firearm as their country prepares to mark the centenary of the birth of Mikhail Kalashnikov, maker of the legendary rifle.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country needs to reach the goal of ending the consumption of single-use plastics by 2022, but stopped short of announcing a blanket ban.
North Korea fired what appeared to be a "submarine-launched ballistic missile", Seoul said Wednesday, a day after Washington and Pyongyang announced they would resume stalled nuclear talks.