China voices concern about North Korea statements on ICBM test

 China expressed concerns regarding North Korea's repeated threats to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile, according to Xinhua news agency.

North Korea expected to test-launch long-range rocket, detonate nuke device in 2017

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is expected to test-launch long-range rockets and detonate another nuclear device in 2017, a South korean expert said Sunday analyzing the New Year's address by top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un.

New UN chief Guterres aims to put peace first in 2017

Antonio Guterres painted a dark picture of global politics on his first day as the new UN secretary general on Sunday, as he took the reins from Ban Ki-moon with a new year's resolution to put peace first.

Britain in "one of the great reforming decades" (British PM)

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday delivered his New Year message for 2016, saying his country is in "one of the great reforming decades in our history".