A leading Chinese daily on Friday warned the US of a "large-scale war" if it tries to block Beijing's access to the South China Sea islands. ....

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will administer the oath to Vice President-elect Mike Pence on next week, a media report said on Friday. ....

The UAE and India will look forward to finalising a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement when the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi visits New Delhi as Chief Guest at the 2017 Republic Day parade, a daily here reported. ....

Turkey and Russia have signed an agreement to establish mechanisms and coordination during their operations against "terrorist targets" in war-torn Syria, the Turkish Army has said. ....

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, returned home on Friday after facing marathon questioning by prosecutors all night about his possible involvement in a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye. ....

The Syrian army on Friday officially accused Israeli warplanes of targeting a key airbase west of the capital Damascus, state Sana TV reported. ....

Two men in Belgium have been accused of allegedly having links to the 2015 Paris attacks, the federal prosecutor said on Thursday. ....

Two hundred canines have been rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm, an Non Government Organisation said on Thursday. ....

The Pentagon has deployed high-tech radar to keep watch for a potential North Korean long-range-missile launch in the coming months, according to a US defence official. ....

The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on seven senior North Korean officials in response to "serious human rights abuses and censorship", a media report said on Thursday. ....