Kim: Korean Peninsula in critical situation

North Korea's state-run media say the country's leader Kim Jong Un criticized the United States during his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
N.Korea's Kim says US acted in 'bad faith' at Hanoi talks: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States of acting in "bad faith" during his Hanoi summit with President Donald Trump, and says peace on the peninsula depends on Washington, state media said Friday.
China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos
From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil.
Indonesia elections: 119 poll workers, police dead
More than 100 poll workers and police officers in Indonesia have died during and after last week's elections. Fatigue has been cited as the main cause.
Moscow and Pyongyang, a timeline of relations
North Korea's close relationship with the Soviet Union cooled in the 1990s under a new Russian power, but were revived in the 2000s as Moscow sought support amid a new standoff with the West. 
Russia-N.Korea summit begins
The leaders of Russia and North Korea have just started their meeting in Russia's Far Eastern city of Vladivostok.
Sri Lanka detains new suspects amid frantic hunt for bombers
A Sri Lankan security dragnet hunting those responsible for horrifying bombings that claimed more than 350 lives has scooped up a further 18 suspects, police said Wednesday, as pressure mounted on politicians to explain why no one acted on intelligence warnings.