Patrick Shanahan, the acting US defense secretary, started his first full day at the Pentagon's helm Wednesday by telling colleagues he sees China as a key priority. Shanahan, who took the top spot January 1 after Jim Mattis resigned amid disagreements with President Donald Trump, told...

Somalia's government has ordered the United Nations envoy to the country to leave, amid questions over the arrest of the Al-Shabab militant group's former deputy leader who had run for a regional presidency. A Foreign Ministry statement late Tuesday accuses Nicholas Haysom of diplomatic...

Two women defied a centuries-old ban on entering a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Kerala Wednesday, sparking rowdy protests and calls for a strike by conservative Hindu groups outraged by their visit. Police fired teargas and used water cannons to disperse a large crowd of...

Chinese authorities have shut down three mosques in Weishan town of the country’s southern Yunnan province, media reported. The mosques belonging to Hui Muslims were shut for what the authorities said “illegal religious education,” the South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong-based...