The vessel arrived on Tuesday in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital and largest city, which is a major port on the Atlantic Ocean

The remarks came as rhetoric and even personal name-calling has flared up in recent days between Washington and Pyongyang

I don't believe the Western countries' political practices could work in China, though many of them are considered successful by the Westerners themselves

we must always be ready for battle," domestic media quoted Komeito party chief Natsuo Yamaguchi as telling reporters on Saturday during a visit to Russia

The white paper served as an implementation scheme for the controversial security bills that enable Japan's Self-Defense Forces to play a more comprehensive global military role and allow implementation of the new US and Japan alliance guidelines