While most Westerners see the swastika as a symbol of Nazi Germany or white supremacy, it has been a symbol of good fortune in Asia thousands of years before Hitler.
Max Baucus, the ambassador to China since 2014, urges the U.S. to "draw some lines" and says, "We're not going to get bullied." Despite recent tensions, he remains upbeat about U.S.-China ties.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have both sketched out what they would do during their first few months in the White House, including bills they'd send to Congress and steps they'd take on their own.
The green-eyed Afghan girl, famous from the photo taken by Steve McCurry for National Geographic, has been arrested in Pakistan for having a fake ID card. She's been living as a refugee in Pakistan.
U.S. troops are in place at several Philippine military camps under an agreement made before Duterte became president. "We will survive without the assistance of America," he said Wednesday in Japan.
North Korea apparently attempted another ballistic missile launch last week. The launch failed, but U.S. intelligence officials warn the country is learning from these mistakes.
China's Communist Party will aim to tighten party discipline at a key meeting this week. Part of this is an effort to target covert factions within the party that threaten to destabilize it.