Bahrain executions spark violent protests

Bahrain on Sunday executed three men found guilty of killing three policemen, sparking violent protests and stoking tensions between the country's Shiite majority and its Sunni rulers.

26 killed in latest Brazil jail bloodbath

The latest in a string of brutal prison massacres involving suspected gang members in Brazil has killed 26 inmates, most of whom were beheaded, officials said Sunday.

Việt Nam had fruitful diplomatic year

Việt Nam had a successful year in diplomacy in 2016, with its political stability and development potential continually highlighted and its relations and diverse cooperation with other countries and partners deepened, stated the Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Lê Hải Bình.

US veteran hopes to meet Vietnamese rescuers

Charles Jackson, a US veteran and prisoner during the war in Việt Nam, expressed a desire to find his war-time rescuers during a meeting with the Vietnam-US Society (VUS).

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