China, Japan, South Korea meet on North Korea, free trade
CHENGDU, China — Leaders from China, Japan and South Korea reiterated their commitment to ending North Korea's nuclear and missile programs at a trila...
India’s ruling party loses key state election amid protests
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party has lost a key state legislature election, a setback for the party as it fac...
Pentagon says New Jersey soldier killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A 33-year-old American soldier was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said. The Taliban claimed they were ...
New construction seen at missile-related site in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — A new satellite image of a factory where North Korea makes military equipment used to launch long-range missiles shows the constr...
India’s main opposition party stages protest against new law
NEW DELHI — India’s main opposition party staged a silent protest in the capital on Monday against a contentious new citizenship law, a day after Prim...
Government proposes release of Fukushima water to sea or air
TOKYO — Japan's economy and industry ministry proposed on Monday the gradual release or evaporation of massive amounts of treated but still radioactiv...
China attacks US Space Force as threat to outer space peace
BEIJING — Rising space power China on Monday attacked the newly created U.S. Space Force as a “direct threat to outer space peace and security."
China, South Korea look to improve ties with Beijing summit
BEIJING — The leaders of South Korea and China said Monday that they look forward to improved ties following a protracted disagreement over the deploy...
Smash and grab: Crime gangs prey on Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong seller of luxury watches looked on in horror as masked men wielding the biggest sledgehammer he’d ever seen smashed through ...
Australia’s PM defends climate stance amid wildfire disaster
PERTH, Australia — Australia's embattled Prime Minister defended his government’s climate policy Monday, as authorities warned the wildfires crisis ra...
China, South Korea, Japan meet over trade, regional disputes
BEIJING — The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea are holding a trilateral summit in China this week amid feuds over trade, military maneuverings ...
Australia’s leader apologizes for vacation amid wildfires
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized Sunday for taking a family vacation in Hawaii as deadly bushfires raged across several st...
23 dead as protests grow against India citizenship law
NEW DELHI — Nine people died Saturday during clashes between demonstrators and police in northern India, raising the nationwide death toll in protests...
India suspends internet and phone services to quell protests
NEW DELHI — Indian authorities have stepped up phone and mobile internet shutdowns in some parts of the country in an effort to thwart a groundswell o...
More protests as India grapples with citizenship law fallout
NEW DELHI — Police in the Indian capital charged more than a dozen people with rioting and the government asked broadcasters to refrain from using con...
New Zealanders hand in 50,000 guns after assault weapon ban
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand authorities said Saturday their country will be a safer place after owners handed in more than 50,000 guns durin...
Twitter, Facebook ban fake users; some had AI-created photos
NEW YORK — Twitter has identified and removed nearly 6,000 accounts that it said were part of a coordinated effort by Saudi government agencies and in...
India bans citizenship law protests as death toll hits 14
NEW DELHI — Police banned public gatherings in parts of the Indian capital and other cities for a third day Friday and cut internet services to counte...
Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet Japan PM amid nuke impasse
TOKYO — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday in hopes of easing a nuclear impa...
Tokyo Olympics say costs $12.6B; Audit report says much more
TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers said Friday they are spending 1.35 trillion Japanese yen — about $12.6 billion — to stage next year's games. Organize...
US watching North Korea for ‘Christmas gift’ missile launch
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is closely watching North Korea for signs of a possible missile launch or nuclear test in the coming days that officials are ref...
Pakistan study blames HIV outbreak in kids on bad healthcare
ISLAMABAD — A group of Pakistani doctors blames a recent outbreak of HIV among children in a southern city on poor healthcare practices such as using ...
2 firefighters die, 3 hurt as wildfires ravage Australia
PERTH, Australia — Two volunteer firefighters died Thursday while battling wildfires ravaging Australia’s most populous state, forcing Prime Minister ...
UN deadline to send North Korean workers home likely unmet
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea stands to lose a rare legitimate source of foreign currency, worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year, if nations...
Xi Jinping visits Macao to celebrate 20 years of China rule
MACAO — Chinese leader Xi Jinping met Thursday with Macao’s new chief executive amid celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the former Portuguese col...
Philippines convicts key clan members in 2009 massacre
MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine court has found key members of a powerful political clan guilty of the 2009 massacre in southern Maguindanao provin...
Mahathir: Islamic conference in KL to tackle Islamophobia
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday an Islamic conference that includes leaders from Iran, Turkey and Qatar is aim...
Tokyo court awards damages to female journalist in rape case
TOKYO — A Tokyo court awarded damages to a freelance journalist on Wednesday in a high-profile rape case that had been dropped by Japanese prosecutors...
AP Photos: Unexploded land mines awful legacy of Afghan wars
KABUL, Afghanistan — When 9-year-old Eimal stepped out of his home in the Panjshir Valley in northeastern Afghanistan, he had no way of knowing that h...
Pakistan sentences former dictator to death in treason case
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced the country's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf to death in a treason case related to the...