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 ...
Asian shares mixed as markets yawn at Trump’s impeachment
Stocks were mixed in early trading in Asia on Friday after Wall Street posted more record highs, extending the market's gains for the week.
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...
The Tokyo taxi driver: Suit and tie — white gloves optional
TOKYO — Very few countries deliver better service than Japan: in shops, in restaurants, or in taxis.
Asian shares mixed after Wall Street hits new record highs
TOKYO — Asian shares meandered Wednesday after Wall Street logged fresh record highs, but investor optimism about an interim U.S.-China trade deal ann...
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...
Asian shares rise after Wall Street rally on China reports
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday following a rally on Wall Street that sent the major indexes to record highs, cheered by surprisingly strong economi...
In Afghanistan, Sen. Graham says US troop drawdown possible
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday that President Donald Trump may announce an American troop drawdown from Afghanistan before ...
Stocks rise on Wall Street as rally stretches to fourth day
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied in morning trading on Monday, rising with European and several Asian markets after China reported surprisingly strong s...
China’s Xi says HK had its grimmest year since handover
BEIJING — Hong Kong has faced its "grimmest and most complex year” since the former British colony was returned to China, President Xi Jinping said Mo...