The Air & Space Forces Association says this is their largest event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War with more than 800 expected in attendance.
Japan resumes landfill work at new US military site on Okinawa
The site for the base on the eastern coast of Okinawa has been at the center of a dispute between the government in Tokyo and the local authorities.
Pakistan’s top court upholds death for late dictator Musharraf
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a death sentence for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for abrogating the country’s constitution, almost a year after the strongman’s death. The powerful military has seized power in Pakistan at least four times,
Pakistan court upholds Imran Khan’s nomination paper rejection; party wins back cricket bat symbol
In a separate case, the Peshawar High Court terms the election commission’s decision to revoke Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s electoral symbol ‘cricket bat’ unconstitutional
China launches Einstein probe to hunt for X-ray bursts in space
A probe designed to scour the sky for bursts of X-rays that could help illuminate mysterious phenomena linked to black holes and merging stars, took flight this week.
A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China. Scientists say they now know why and when it disappeared
The largest ape on record stood nearly 10 feet tall. New research on cave fossils in southern China has shed light on the mysterious demise of Gigantopithecus.
Millions of fish descend on Philippines beaches in bizarre photos and video
Countless sardines beached themselves on an island in the Philippines around 48 hours before a major earthquake that rocked the seafloor nearby. But were the two things connected?
Japan resumes work at new US military site on Okinawa despite local opposition
Japanese authorities have resumed landfill work at the planned new site of the U.S. military base on Okinawa despite protests by island residents that it tramples on their rights …
Brazil’s Lula, Japan’s Kishida discuss potential Mercosur trade deal
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday discussed with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a potential trade deal between Japan and South American bloc Mercosur, the Brazilian …
Pope confirms new leader of India’s Syro-Malabar Church, divided for decades over liturgy dispute
Pope Francis has confirmed a new leader for India’s Syro-Malabar Church in a step toward healing a decades-long liturgical dispute.