Britain’s Prince William urged Vietnam’s leaders yesterday to step up the fight against wildlife trafficking, the main theme of his first visit to the Communist country.
Testimony began yesterday in the trial of two men accused of carrying out a bombing at a Bangkok landmark last year that killed 20 people, after a dispute over
While much of the world anxiously awaits what happens under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, one factory manager in Japan is all smiles. Ogawa Studio, the only
New Zealand is planning to send in military helicopters and a navy ship to rescue about 1,000 tourists and hundreds of residents who remain stranded in the coastal town of Kaikoura after
Transgender people and gay activists from across Indonesia have defied a wave of hatred against sexual minorities to crown a Miss Transgender at a national pageant held in
A prominent Malaysian opposition lawmaker with a reputation as a whistleblower was sentenced to 18 months in jail for releasing one page of a classified document on
The brightest moon in almost 69 years will be lighting up the sky this week in a treat for star watchers around the globe. The phenomenon known as
The United States has agreed to resettle an unspecified number of refugees languishing in Pacific island camps in a deal that is expected to inspire more asylum
A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand’s South Island yesterday , shaking residents awake, causing damage to buildings and prompting emergency services to warn people along the coast to move to higher ground
In Nepal, health warnings cover 90 percent of cigarette packs, while Australia requires those packets be wrapped in drab, plain paper. Indonesia’s new ban on outdoor advertising
Singapore police identified Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, as a “key person of interest” in a money laundering probe surrounding 1Malaysia Development Bhd.,
A Japanese journalist deported from Iraq denied yesterday allegations by Kurdish officials that he is a sympathizer of the Islamic State extremist group. Kosuke Tsuneoka told reporters in Tokyo
Vietnam’s government is scrapping plans to construct the country’s first two nuclear power plants, citing slowing demand for electricity and the declining price of other sources of energy, state
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center, gestures as he poses with Philippine Coast Guard officers Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the continuation of joint military exercises with U.S.
Indians awakened to confusion yesterday as banks and ATMs remained closed after the government withdrew the highest-denomination currency notes overnight to halt money laundering in a country where
Scrambling to defuse a massive scandal, South Korean President Park Geun-hye yesterday conceded to lawmakers the power to name her new prime minister, a move that could seriously hurt, or even destroy, her ability to
Laos has notified its Southeast Asian neighbors that it’s moving ahead with a third contentious hydroelectric dam on the Mekong River’s mainstream. The Mekong River Commission, an organization that groups together
The Philippines’ Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be buried at a heroes’ cemetery, a decision that opponents said rolled back the democratic triumph of
New Zealand regulators yesterday made a preliminary decision to reject a merger between the country’s two main newspaper groups. The Commerce Commission said the proposed merger would result in one company
A German kidnapped by Somali pirates eight years ago may now be held captive by Islamic militants in the southern Philippines, the country’s military said yesterday after finding the man’s yacht
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