US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter landed in Afghanistan Friday on an unannounced visit, as uncertainty lingers over President-elect Donald Trump’s strategy on America’s longest war with no end in sight. Carter is expected to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and American troops. “#SecDef arrives in Afghanistan to visit troops, receive ...
South Korean lawmakers began voting Friday on an impeachment motion to strip President Park Geun-Hye of her sweeping executive powers over a corruption scandal that has paralyzed her administration and triggered massive street protests. Members of the 300-seat national assembly cast anonymous, paper ballots that will be counted manually, with ...