Pope in Japan voices concern over nuke power, meets victims
TOKYO — Pope Francis voiced concern about nuclear power Monday after meeting with victims of Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster, saying the development of ...
Analysis: Hong Kong election shows desire for change
HONG KONG — The people of Hong Kong have said in no uncertain terms that they want change. The question is whether they will get it — or a return to t...
Secret documents reveal how China mass detention camps work
The watch towers, double-locked doors and video surveillance in the Chinese camps are there “to prevent escapes.” Uighurs and other minorities held in...
Kim orders N. Korea artillery firing, drawing Seoul rebuke
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops to practice firing artillery near a disputed sea boundary with rival South...
The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
After bloody race riots rocked China’s far west a decade ago, the ruling Communist Party turned to a rare figure in their ranks to restore order: a Ha...
Pro-democracy candidates advance in key Hong Kong elections
HONG KONG — Partial returns early Monday from Hong Kong’s local elections showed that pro-democracy candidates won more than a third of the seats in b...
Pope in Hiroshima: Use and possession of atom bomb ‘immoral’
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Pope Francis traveled to Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Sunday to demand that world powers renounce their nuclear arsenals, declaring th...
Sumatran rhino is extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer.
US security adviser says world silent on China camps
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — President Donald Trump's new national security adviser is criticizing what he says is silence from the rest of the world over C...
Pope denounces ‘evil’ of nukes as he fulfills Japan dream
TOKYO — Pope Francis denounced the “evil” of nuclear weapons on Saturday as he began a three-day visit to Japan and fulfilled a dream to be a missiona...
From air, pope greets leaders of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis managed an airborne diplomatic dance by sending telegrams of greetings to the leaders of China, Hong Kong and Ta...
Bougainville vote could help create world’s newest nation
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Pacific people of Bougainville on Saturday began voting in a historic referendum to decide if they want to become the wo...
Ex-CIA officer gets 19 years in China spy conspiracy
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former CIA case agent was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison for an espionage conspiracy with China.
Pope urges Thais young and old to practice faith with joy
BANGKOK — Pope Francis ministered to Thailand’s tiny Catholic community Friday, urging Thais young and old to practice their faith with joy and with “...
Hong Kong court reinstates mask ban ahead of elections
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Friday suspended its decision to strike down a government ban on wearing face masks at protests, allowing police to e...
In reversal, Seoul to keep Japan military intelligence pact
SEOUL, South Korea — In a major policy reversal, South Korea said Friday it has decided to continue a 2016 military intelligence-sharing agreement wit...
Man found guilty of murdering British tourist in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand jury on Friday found a man guilty of murder in the death of 22-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane.
US-born Bei Bei settles into new home at Chinese panda base
BEIJING — After an intercontinental flight on the “Panda Express,” a furry American darling arrived early Thursday in his new Chinese home.
Korean peninsula troubles pose US security challenge
HANOI, Vietnam — Defense Secretary Mark Esper is returning from Asia with the U.S. still facing a trio of troubles on the Korean peninsula that pose r...
Bacteria-infected mosquitoes take bite out of deadly dengue
WASHINGTON — They still bite, but new research shows lab-grown mosquitoes are fighting dangerous dengue fever that they normally would spread.
More protesters leave Hong Kong campus ahead of weekend poll
HONG KONG — More than 20 protesters inside a Hong Kong university campus surrendered to police on Thursday as the city’s largest pro-Beijing political...
Chinese state media deny torture of ex-UK consulate staff
BEIJING — China’s ruling Communist Party’s newspaper published surveillance videos Thursday which it said prove the guilt and voluntary confession of ...
Pope in Thailand calls for action to protect women, children
BANGKOK — Pope Francis called Thursday for women and children to be protected from exploitation, abuse and enslavement as he began a busy two days of ...
China demands Trump veto bills on Hong Kong
BEIJING — China is demanding President Donald Trump veto legislation aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong and has renewed a threat to take “s...
Hong Kong holdout protester: No surrender, no regrets
HONG KONG — Pale and thin, a teenager wandered the nearly deserted campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University at about 1 a.m. Wednesday. He wrapped hi...
Suu Kyi to lead Myanmar team contesting genocide court case
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar said Wednesday its leader Aung San Suu Kyi will head the legal team contesting a genocide case filed against it in the Inter...
Pope arrives in Thailand to encourage Catholic minority
BANGKOK — Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan, beginning a mission to boost the morale of those countri...
AP key findings about Mundipharma’s OxyContin sales in China
SHANGHAI — The Sackler family’s opioid empire in the United States is collapsing under an avalanche of litigation over marketing tactics. Their Purdue...
Seoul faces major decision over military pact with Tokyo
SEOUL, South Korea — Squeezed between a growing North Korean threat and a shaky alliance with the United States, South Korea must decide this week whe...
After 6 years, refugee writer tastes freedom in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — For the first time in six years, Behrouz Boochani feels like a free man. When he arrived in New Zealand last week, he simply...