Asia & Pacific

In 1962, James Joseph Dresnok, an American GI stationed in South Korea, defected to North Korea. He later had two sons, who now work as media stars, starring in propaganda ...

Child rapists in Indonesia will face tougher punishments, including the death penalty and chemical castration, the president said ...

Vietnamese rapper Suboi dropped some lines for President Barack Obama during his visit to the Asian country on ...

The chief of clean-up at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which was devastated by a tsunami in 2011, ...

Four out of five women in India suffer from public harassment, said a survey by ActionAid UK.

At least 100 suspects stole over $13 million in three hours on Sunday, withdrawing money from hundreds of ...

HANOI, Vietnam—U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam, looking to ...

A 35-year-old Dutch man suffering from high-altitude sickness died on his way down from Mount Everest's summit in ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan— Taiwan's new independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen tread carefully around the thorny issue of relations with China ...

TOKYO— Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Testuro Aikawa said Wednesday that he will step down to take responsibility for ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka— A massive landslide triggered by torrential rains buried homes in three villages in the central ...

HONG KONG— Hong Kong authorities stepped up security for a top Chinese government official's appearance at a business ...

Thai authorities have prohibited visitors staying overnight and the island is totally off limits between mid-May and mid-October, ...

The country is making the move after a case of deadly gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl spread through ...

An anti-counterfeiting group is suspending Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba from its group after backlash from companies on May ...

The volcanic alert for Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand, which was featured in the "Lord of the Rings" ...

PARIS— French prosecutors said Thursday that $2 million tied to Tokyo's winning bid for the 2020 Olympics was ...

TOKYO— Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the Japanese automaker under investigation for lying about fuel economy data for some models, ...

Rodrigo Duterte, the bombastic mayor of a major southern city, was heralded Tuesday as president-elect of the Philippines ...

A fisherman grabbed a venomous snake out of a fish's mouth. He filmed the encounter in Australia, reported ...

WAIMANALO, Hawaii— On a farm tucked under the lush Koolau Mountains, Sean Anderson tends his passion fruit, kale ...

A Malaysian student is facing serious consequences for spending a bank's money on designer clothes and handbags when ...

The Philippines is holding its presidential election on May 9, but before that, host John Oliver slammed the ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea— North Korea on Monday expelled a BBC journalist it had detained days earlier for allegedly ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will not use its nuclear weapons unless ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea— North Korea on Friday opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980, ...

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