asia & the pacific
The US Trolled Kim Jong-un by Flying a B-52 Bomber Over South Korea
In a show of force after North Korea’s nuclear test last week, the US sent a long-range bomber on a low-level flight over a military base south of Seoul.
After Years of Wrangling, Pacific Rim Negotiators Reach Landmark Free Trade Deal
The Trans-Pacific Trade partnership is the most liberal trade deal in a generation, although it still faces approval by lawmakers in a dozen countries.
Muslim Veils Are Sign of 'Extremism' and 'Backwardness' Says Chinese Official
The official was from the predominantly Muslim area of Xinjiang, where the government has restricted religious dress, and blames Islamist separatists for violence that has killed hundreds of people over the past few years.
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