Mudslides, blackouts hamper search after Indonesia floods
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Mudslides and power blackouts hampered the search for people missing in massive floods in Indonesia's capital, where more than 60...
Aussie PM defends response to fires; weather brings respite
SYDNEY — Cooling temperatures and calmer winds brought some relief Sunday to Australian communities raked by wildfires, but the heat stayed on Prime M...
Local authorities: Mysterious illness in China is not SARS
BEIJING — The mysterious respiratory illness that has infected dozens of people in a central Chinese city is not SARS, local authorities said Sunday.
Wildfires threaten unique critters on Australian ‘Galapagos’
SYDNEY — It has been described as Australia's Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country's most endangered creatures. But de...
Schauffele holds onto a 1-shot lead at Kapalua
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Xander Schauffele finished stronger than everyone around him Saturday, and it was good enough to keep a one-shot lead going into the...
Djokovic clinches Serbia’s win; Nadal’s Spain beats Georgia
BRISBANE, Australia — Novak Djokovic got more than he bargained for in his first competitive match of 2020 before fending off Kevin Anderson 7-6 (5),...
60 dead in landslides, flash floods in Indonesia’s capital
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Landslides and floods triggered by torrential downpours have left at least 60 people dead in and around Indonesia's capital, as r...
Ghosn lawyer outraged by Japan’s justice system and escape
TOKYO — A lawyer for former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn said Saturday that he felt outraged and betrayed by his client's escape from Japan to Lebanon...
Schauffele takes 1-shot lead at Kapalua in title defense
KAPALUA, Hawaii — The only thing that resembled paradise to Xander Schauffele at Kapalua was his name atop the leaderboard Friday at the Sentry Tourna...
Hong Kong steps up response to mystery disease from China
HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities activated a newly created “serious response" level Saturday as fears spread about a mysterious infectious disease th...
Australian PM calls up reservists as fire threats escalate
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called up about 3,000 reservists as the threat of wildfires escalated Saturday in at least three...
What we know about ex-Nissan boss Ghosn’s escape to Beirut
TOKYO — Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn fled Japan while awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges. He escaped to Beirut, where he ...
Turkish company says jets used illegally in Ghosn escape
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish airline company says its jets were used illegally in Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan. Istanbul-based MNG J...
Taiwan defense officials meet after crash kills top officer
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen convened a meeting of top defense officials and urged them Friday to be on a lookout for military de...
Indonesia capital floods leave 43 dead, 397,000 displaced
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The death toll from floods in Indonesia's capital rose to 43 of Friday as rescuers found more bodies amid receding floodwaters, d...
Lebanon receives Interpol notice for ex-Nissan fugitive
BEIRUT — Interpol issued a wanted notice Thursday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon rather than fa...
Battery factory collapses in fire in New Delhi, killing 1
NEW DELHI — A factory manufacturing batteries in the Indian capital caught fire and collapsed Thursday, killing one firefighter and injuring at least ...
Turkey detains 7 in probe into Ghosn fleeing bail in Japan
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish authorities have detained seven people as part of an investigation into how former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who skipped ...
Australian prime minister is jeered in wildfire-ravaged zone
PERTH, Australia — Prime Minister Scott Morrison was confronted by angry residents who cursed and insulted him Thursday as he visited a wildfire-ravag...
Police, protesters clash in New Year’s rally in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — Hundreds of thousands of people packed Hong Kong streets for an annual New Year's Day protest march as the monthslong pro-democracy moveme...
Ups and downs in Trump-Kim nuclear diplomacy
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s threat to show the world a new strategic weapon and possibly resume long-range missile tests is another dramatic tur...
Taiwan’s Tsai defends Anti-Infiltration Law aimed at China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China has been relentless in its attempts to influence and infiltrate Taiwan's politics and society but the island's new ban on polit...
A daring escape: Ex-Nissan chief flees Japan ahead of trial
TOKYO — In a daring escape that confounded authorities, Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn skipped bail while awaiting trial in Japan on allegation...
Pakistan issues health IDs for trans people to improve care
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan began issuing special health ID cards for transgender people on Tuesday as way to lessen health care discrimination.
World shares decline as record-breaking year winds down
TOKYO — Stocks slipped globally in quiet New Year's Eve trading Tuesday with many markets closed. Wall Street could close 2019 with back-to-back daily...
Cheers, tears, prayers for 2020: A new decade is ushered in
Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement ...
Huawei sales up 18% but US pressure means tough times ahead
BEIJING — China's Huawei Technologies said Tuesday that its sales rose a lower-than-projected 18% in 2019 and predicted tough times ahead as the U.S. ...
Asian shares track Wall Street retreat as year winds down
TOKYO — Asian shares were lower in quiet New Year's Eve trading, with many markets closed. Tuesday's declines tracked a broad retreat overnight on Wal...
China sentences Protestant pastor to 9 years for subversion
BEIJING — China has sentenced a prominent pastor who operated outside the Communist Party-recognized Protestant organization to nine years in prison f...