Asia & Pacific

Commentary "Alea iacta est," the die has been cast. This famous statement, attributed by ancient Roman historian Suetonius to Julius Caesar just as he was leading his army across the Rubicon ...

TOKYO–World number five Alexander Zverev won the biggest title of his career when he crushed Russian Karen Khachanov ...

BANGKOK—Six months after seizing power from the elected government, Burma's military leader on Sunday declared himself prime minister ...

By Hadi Azmi and Yantoultra Ngui From Bloomberg News The final day for Malaysia’s special parliament sitting on ...

SEOUL—Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said on Sunday that if South ...

The UK on Aug. 1 supported Israel's assertion that the fatal attack on an oil tanker on July ...

SRINAGAR, India—The mastermind behind a 2019 attack that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops has been killed in a ...

TOKYO—Make it five for Caeleb Dressel. The American star won his fifth gold medal of the Tokyo Games, ...

TOKYO—Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah retained her 100 metres title on Saturday in a scorching 10.61 seconds as she smashed ...

Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods in refugees camps displacing thousands of Rohingya Muslims in southeastern ...

TOKYO—World number one Novak Djokovic exited the Tokyo Games on Saturday without a medal for the third Olympics ...

TOKYO—The United States' hopes of winning the first Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball took a hit on ...

TOKYO—After booking her place in Olympic history with a record sixth individual gold medal, world swimming's most decorated ...

TOKYO—The United States and Canada set up a mouth-watering semifinal in the women's Olympic soccer tournament with both ...

The UK is “closing in on an agreement in principle” in trade talks with New Zealand, International Trade ...

TOKYO—After losing most of her home and thousands of dollars worth of boxing equipment in a fire in ...

TOKYO—Australian Emma McKeon could bow out of Tokyo 2020 on Sunday as the first female swimmer to win ...

WASHINGTON—Some 200 Afghans were set to begin new lives in the United States on Friday as an airlift ...

Chinese foreign minister met Wednesday with a delegation of high-level Taliban representatives as ties between them warm ahead ...

HONG KONG—A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely-watched first case under ...

The Australia-New Zealand travel bubble will close from midnight on Friday in response to outbreaks of the CCP ...

Up to a thousand police officers will be at the ready for individuals attending protests against COVID lockdowns ...

As devastating floods begin to recede in China's Henan Province, several cities are still underwater after one week. ...

CHIBA, Japan—The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) cruised to victory in the women's foil team event on Thursday, beating ...

HANOI—U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought on Thursday to nudge forward security ties with Vietnam that have been ...

NEW DELHI—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met a representative of the Dalai Lama in New Delhi on ...

TOKYO—Francesco Di Fulvio and Italy won the 2019 world championship in men's water polo, establishing themselves as gold ...