WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Donald Trump voiced sadness Wednesday after a shooting at a baseball practice in a Washington suburb left a top congressman and several other people wounded."We are deeply saddened by this tragedy," Trump said in a statement, adding that he was closely monitoring the developments in Alexandria, Virginia just outside the US capital, where police have arrested the unidentified gunman. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol Pol

World News June 14, 2017

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Senior Republican Congressman Steve Scalise was among several victims shot and wounded at a baseball practice ahead of an annual game between lawmakers in a Washington suburb, one of his colleagues said Thursday.Fellow Republican lawmaker Mo Brooks told CNN that Scalise was shot in the hip, adding that at least two law enforcement officers and one congressional staffer were shot in Alexandria, Virginia.Scalise, the majority whip who rallies Republican votes in the House of Rep

World News June 14, 2017

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Wednesday amid speculation that China could be planning to bid for a future World Cup.Xi thanked Infantino for his support for the sports' development in China during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People, the seat of China's legislature in the heart of Beijing."We are aware of the fact that FIFA is paying more attention to the development of football in China these days, and I do believe China-FIFA coop

World News June 14, 2017

BEIJING (AP) -- The Chinese insurer that owns New York City's Waldorf Astoria Hotel said Wednesday its chairman has turned over his duties to other executives following a report he was detained by regulators amid accusations of possible financial misconduct.Anbang Insurance Group Ltd. Chairman Wu Xiaohui was "temporarily unable to perform his duties due to personal reasons,'' said a one-sentence statement on the company website. It said Wu had authorized other executives to do his work and gave

World Business June 14, 2017

Japan's defense minister said Saturday her government regards the so-called comfort women issue with South Korea as fully resolved.Tomomi Inada said the historical matter shouldn't be allowed to hamper efforts to improve Seoul-Tokyo ties anymore, a view that runs counter to public sentiment in South Korea.The neighboring countries have an "irreversible and final"agreement, she said, referring to a 2015 deal on Korean women who served as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II.Korea

World News June 3, 2017

South Korean football captain Ki Sung-yueng predicted Saturday that his team's upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Qatar will be a difficult match. "The Qatar (football team) is a low-ranking team but we can't consider them an easy opponent. It'll be a difficult match," Ki said to reporters at Incheon International Airport in Yeongjongdo, west of Seoul, before departing for Dubai with his team.Ki is one of the 24 members called up by head coach Uli Stielike for South Korea's crucial World

Sports June 3, 2017

Addressing the Shangri-La Dialogue here, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Saturday sent a clear message: We won't turn away from Asia.It marked an unusual declaration by a top Trump government official on its specific approach toward the region, while coordination with China remains a challenge especially on North Korea and wrangling over the South China Sea.Five months into office, President Donald Trump's Asia strategy is still in question.His government has jettisoned such symbolic expres

World News June 3, 2017

North Korea on Saturday condemned the United States' successful shoot down of an intercontinental ballistic missile target earlier this week, saying its nuclear weapons won't be intercepted.A spokesman for North Korea's Strategic Force told Pyongyang's official Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) that Tuesday's simulated interception of an ICBM from the North at an air base in California is just a serious military provocation by the U.SThe spokesman contended that Americans are mistaken if they thi

North Korea June 3, 2017

South Korean stocks are expected to rise further next week on improved investor sentiments and solid fundamentals, local analysts said Saturday.Market watchers predicted the country's benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) to maintain its upward momentum in the coming days as there are no negative factors that could weigh on the bourse.The broader index closed at 2,371.72 points Friday, up 0.7 percent from a week ago.KB Securities analyst Bae Sung-young said the main index has furth

Market June 3, 2017

South Korea voiced support on Saturday for a vote by the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) that will impose more sanctions on North Korean officials and entities after the communist nation carried out a series of defiant missile tests."Our government supports the UNSC's June 2 unanimous vote in adopting resolution 2356 in the face of continued ballistic missile launches by North Korea," Cho June-hyuck, the foreign ministry's spokesman, said in a statement.On Friday, local time, in New York, the 15-me

North Korea June 3, 2017

South Korea said Saturday it is looking into a new possible case of avian influenza, marking the first suspected case in about two months. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it received a new report of suspected avian influenza from a poultry farm on the southern island of Jeju. Three chickens were found dead at the farm on Friday and tested positive for the H5 subtype, the ministry said, citing results of an initial test. More detailed results will be available next Monday

Social Affairs June 3, 2017