India to continue rebel peace accord push in troubled areas
GAUHATI, India — India’s prime minister said on Friday that his government will continue its peace push in the insurgency-wracked northeastern region ...
India arrests top Kashmiri leaders under controversial law
JAMMU, India — Indian authorities have arrested two former top elected officials of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir under a controversial law...
Poll pitch for India’s capital plays up growing divisions
NEW DELHI — Campaigning for a crucial state election in India's capital has reached a fever pitch as members of the Hindu nationalist-led government c...
Asian stock markets retreat after surge on China tariff cut
Asian stock markets retreated Friday following a surge after China announced a tariff cut on U.S. imports.
Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel
This should have been a good year for global tourism, with trade tensions gradually easing, certain economies growing and banner events like the Summe...
New virus cases in UK, Germany, Italy put Europe total at 31
LONDON — Britain, Germany and Italy announced more cases of the new virus from China on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Euro...
Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies
BEIJING — A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak d...
Experts scramble, but new virus vaccine may not come in time
WASHINGTON — The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide once again scrambling to find a vaccine against a surprise health t...
NASA’s record-setting Koch, crewmates safely back from space
MOSCOW — NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who has spent nearly 11 months in orbit on the longest spaceflight by a woman, landed safely in Kazakhstan on ...
Philippine official defends US pact after Duterte threat
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine foreign secretary warned Thursday that abrogating a security accord with Washington would undermine his country’s...
‘A floating prison’: Cruise of Asia ends in virus quarantine
YOKOHAMA, Japan — David Abel’s 50th wedding anniversary luxury cruise began with him eating his fill and enjoying the sights of East Asia.
War-weary Afghan youth turn to snowboarding for thrills
KABUL, Afghanistan — Aspen! Zermatt! Kabul?
Supercars champ McLaughlin gets IndyCar seat with Penske
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Team Penske will give Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin a shot at IndyCar with a seat in the road course race at Indianapolis Mo...
The Latest: WHO seeks $675M to fight new virus
BEIJING — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
Italy, Turkey screen all arriving passengers for coronavirus
ROME — Italy and Turkey said Wednesday they were taking the temperatures of all arriving airline passengers in new prevention measures aimed at haltin...
Indonesian acquitted of blasphemy for taking dog into mosque
CIBINONG, Indonesia — An Indonesian woman who doctors say should receive psychiatric treatment was acquitted Wednesday of blasphemy charges for taking...
Graft trial told Malaysian ex-PM’s wife was influential
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The wife of Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak went on trial Wednesday for alleged corruption in the same courthouse as ...
Australian bank official says virus is an economic unknown
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's deadly wildfires will have no impact on the nation's economic growth this year but the impact of a new virus is stil...
Asian shares up on China efforts despite virus worries
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Wednesday on optimism that China's latest actions may help curtail some of the expected economic damage from the virus outbr...
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and into the reservoir t...
In virus outbreak, fretting over a name that might go viral
NEW YORK — West Nile virus, Lyme disease, Ebola virus.
The Latest: France warns against all travel to China
BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):
World shares rise, Shanghai up 1.3%, as China boosts market
BANGKOK — Global stocks rallied Tuesday and Wall Street appeared set to open higher after China's central bank provided further support to markets to ...
Indicted K-pop star Seungri may face military court
SEOUL, South Korea — A K-pop star charged with violating South Korea’s anti-prostitution law may have to join the country’s army and face trial in a m...
Pompeo message in Europe, Central Asia trip: Beware of China
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — The countries Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited on a five nation-tour over the last week varied from longtime ally Britain...
Asia shares gain, Shanghai up slightly after Wall St rebound
BANGKOK — Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday, with the Shanghai Composite up 0.2% after a rebound on Wall Street overnight.
UN health agency tackles misinformation over virus outbreak
GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief has traveled a dozen times to monitor the Ebola response in violence-marred eastern Congo. But when he pl...
The Latest: UAE suspends flights to China outside Beijing
BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China (all times local):