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Death toll in Myanmar from Typhoon Yagi reaches 74. Dozens of other people are…
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in Myanmar from flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi has reached at least…
AP PHOTOS: See the best moments from Pope Francis’ Asia-Pacific trip — his…
BANGKOK (AP) — Pope Francis has wrapped up his longest and most challenging trip ever, which took the 87-year-old…
South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea’s nuclear threat
There are two Koreas, North and South. But there’s also more than one South Korea; it’s split into camps with often…
Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam’s storm toll rises to 155 dead
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A flash flood swept away an entire hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 30 people and leaving…
A robot begins removal of melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear plant. It could…
TOKYO (AP) — A long robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday, beginning…
South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean commission found evidence that women were pressured into giving away their…
Pope Francis enters Papua New Guinea’s remote jungles with humanitarian aid…
Pope Francis has arrived in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea. He landed in Vanimo, on the northwest coast of…
Cambodia’s leader says arrested protesters were trying to overthrow the…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s leader on Thursday condemned international human rights groups for…
School and work are suspended in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi edges…
HONG KONG (AP) — School and work were suspended Thursday in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi closed in on an…
Cambodia says China gifting 2 warships as it finishes work expanding strategically…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that China is giving its navy two warships…
Storm sets off floods and landslides in Philippines, leaving at least 14 dead
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A storm set off landslides and unleashed pounding rains that flooded many northern…
Vietnamese helping victims of Agent Orange used by US troops in Vietnam War among…
A Vietnamese doctor who has helped seek justice for victims of the powerful defoliant dioxin “Agent Orange” used by…
