How a seabird native to Hawaii has adapted to life in Honolulu’s concrete jungle

White tern parents looking at an egg holding their chick on the University of Hawaii, in Honolulu (Jan. 18, 2022) Ka’iulani Murphy is quick to

Earthquake off North Sulawesi topples buildings, kills one person and sets off small tsunami

Onlookers gather as police officers inspect a damaged building following an earthquake in Manado, North Sulawesi, yesterday An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in

Indonesia to deport Scottish crime boss wanted by Spain

A Scottish man identified as Steven Lyons, who is described as a senior figure in an international crime syndicate (center) is escorted by police officers at the regional police

Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16 

Teenage boys use their mobile phone in Jakarta, Indonesia, Mar. 16 Indonesia on Saturday began implementing a new government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children

Southeast Asia revisits nuclear power plans for AI data centers as Iran war disrupts energy supplies 

This aerial view, taken Jan. 19, 2025, shows the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in the Philippines,which has never produced a single watt of energy Nuclear power is

Asia scrambles to conserve energy as Iran war disrupts oil and gas supplies 

Countries in Asia are scrambling to conserve energy and protect consumers as the war on Iran and attacks on gas fields and oil refineries disrupt critical supplies, rattling

Officials say 14 were killed in fire at auto parts plant

South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of

Takaichi meets with Trump as he seeks help securing the Strait of Hormuz

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (center) arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The meeting that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will have at the White

Taliban announces 3-day ceasefire after Pakistan, Afghanistan pause fighting ahead of Eid

A key outlawed Pakistani militant group behind numerous gun and bomb attacks announced a three-day ceasefire yesterday ahead of a key Muslim holiday, hours after Pakistan

BTS stages long-awaited comeback concert at a Seoul landmark

A banner promoting a comeback concert of K-pop group BTS at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul BTS will stage its long-awaited comeback concert on Saturday night

Asian shares advance and oil slips back despite a barrage of attacks by Iran

Asia shares advanced yesterday, with benchmarks in Japan and South Korea jumping as oil prices fell back slightly despite a barrage of attacks by Iran on its

Parliament meets for first time in 5 years with military controlling most seats

Lawmakers arrive to attend a session at Lower House parliament in Naypyitaw Myanmar opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years yesterday following

New constitution cementing president’s grip on power approved in a referendum

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev A  new constitution that strengthens President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest country, has won overwhelming approval in

‘Death Fest’ invites visitors to embrace mortality 

A visitor tries out a coffin at Death Fest in Nonthaburi, Thailand, Friday Thailand’s “Death Fest” invites people to confront mortality while also offering practical

Ships identify themselves as Chinese to avoid Iranian attacks

Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan Some commercial ships near or in the Strait

Lawmakers pass law to manage pledge of $350 billion in US investments

South Korean lawmakers yesterday passed a law to implement a pledge of $350 billion in U.S. investments Seoul made last year to avoid the Trump

Cambodia aims to shut down all online scam centers there by the end of April

Cambodia hopes to shut down all of the country’s notorious online scam centers by the end of next month, the head of the Southeast Asian nation’s effort

Voting peaceful in first election since September youth-led protests

Voting was peaceful Thursday in Nepal’s first nationwide election since a violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power in September. Security forces patrolled streets and

Punch the orphan macaque is outgrowing his plushie and making friends 

Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother and other monkeys. Images of

Seoul relaunches truth commission with focus on adoption fraud

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Chairperson Park Sun Young (right) comforts adoptee Yooree Kim during a press conference in Seoul, in March 2025 South Korea has

A bumper berry harvest has weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romance

In this photo provided by the Dept. of Conservation, New Zealand, Kakapo, Kohengi sits with her three eggs, on Anchor Island, Pukenui The world’s only

Lunar New Year prayers and festivities usher in the Year of the Horse

A worshiper wears a horse head decoration at Wong Tai Sin Temple to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Horse in Hong Kong (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei) People are

Technology investor SoftBank Group sees profitability return on AI boom

Japanese technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group Corp. swung back into profitability in the last quarter of 2025 as its investments in OpenAI and other

The economic toll of backsliding rights in Asia

An Australian flag lies on the floor of an abandoned bedroom at a scam center in O’Smach, Cambodia Widespread backsliding on protections of basic rights

Teacher who created hundreds of learning centers wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize

Rouble Nagi (left) receives the trophy from Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, at a ceremony in Dubai yesterday An Indian teacher and

Northern areas hit by heavy snowfall, as warnings issued for more

People clear snow near a building in Aomori Heavy snow piling up in northern Japan in the last two weeks has blocked roads and is

Modi praised for US trade deal as opposition questions impact on agriculture

Indian lawmakers from the ruling coalition praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday for striking a deal with the U.S. that seeks to reduce tariffs

13-year-old swims for hours to save family swept out to sea

This image taken from video shows Austin Appelbee, right, posing with his family in Gidgegannup, yesterday A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his

People mark Setsubun with bean-throwing to ward off evil spirits

Scores gathered at a shrine in Japan’s Hakone to try and catch “lucky beans,” hoping to ward off evil spirits as they celebrate the last

An internal document shows the Vietnamese military preparing for a possible American war

A year after Vietnam elevated its relations with Washington to the highest diplomatic level, an internal document shows its military was taking steps to prepare for a

Hanoi and the EU upgrade ties as US tariffs reshape global trade

European Council President Antonio Costa and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong meet after a press conference in Hanoi, yesterday Vietnam and the European Union yesterday upgraded

China executes 11 members of Myanmar-based group in crackdown on scam operations

China executed 11 people it found guilty of killing 14 Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations worth more than $1 billion, authorities said.

Unmentioned but present, Trump is a common denominator in efforts to strengthen Asia-Europe ties

Stability. Consistency. Ever-changing complexity. With language like that, deployed in separate meetings in three Asian capitals this week, government leaders forged closer ties driven in

Former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption

The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption yesterday, as her husband awaits a

PM says man who allegedly tried to bomb rally deserves ‘full force of law’

  Police should “throw the book” at a man who allegedly lobbed a homemade bomb into a crowd at a rally in support of Indigenous Australians,

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