London: The US has said its policy of "strategic patience" with North Korea is over and suggested it might decide to take pre-emptive military action, reports BBC. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the option was "on the table" if the threat from the North's weapons programme…

London: A Japanese court has ruled for the first time that the government bears partial responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, reports BBC. The court was responding to a case brought by a group of evacuees who had been forced to flee their homes. It ruled that the disaster could have…

London: Indonesia has summoned the British ambassador after a ship operated by a British company ran aground on a coral reef, causing extensive damage, reports BBC. On 4 March, the 4,290-ton Caledonian Sky hit reefs off an island in Raja Ampat, Papua province, at low tide. The eastern region is famous…

London: Israel has shot down a Syrian missile using its most advanced anti-missile system for the first time, reports BBC quoting Israeli media. A surface-to-air…

London: Pakistan says it has asked Facebook to help investigate "blasphemous content" posted on the social network by Pakistanis, reports BBC. Facebook has agreed to send a team to Pakistan to address reservations about content on the social media site, according to the interior ministry.…