Feb 10 PHOTOS: Year of the Dragon celebrated across Asia on Lunar New Year By Associated Press People across Asia welcomed the Lunar New Year on Saturday with family gatherings, festivals and temple visits to ask for blessings. Continue reading
Nov 07 Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia. Continue reading
Aug 22 Former Thai leader returns from exile and goes to jail By Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press The move by Thaksin Shinawatra indicates he is hoping that a friendly government will be able to cut short his sentence, although he has said his decision to come back had nothing to do with the Pheu Thai party’s bid… Continue reading
May 12 Evacuations begin as Bangladesh and Myanmar prepare for very dangerous Cyclone Mocha By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Tropical cyclone Mocha intensified to become very dangerous on Friday. Authorities in Bangladesh and Myanmar are preparing to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people as they brace for the severe cyclone churning in the Bay of Bengal. Continue reading
Dec 23 N. Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles after U.S. and S. Korea drills By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea's military says North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, its latest weapons demonstration that came days after U.S. and South Korean warplanes conducted joint drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 2:17 Violent storms and droughts ravage parts of Europe and Asia By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Cai Pigliucci New blasts of extreme weather are taking a toll around the globe Friday. The latest in a series of fierce heat waves has moved into the U.S. Northwest and heavy rains and droughts have spread over portions of Europe and… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 2:44 Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan sparks immediate reaction from China By John Yang, Teresa Cebrian Aranda U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan Tuesday after days of speculation about her visit, prompting an immediate response from China. Pelosi's late-night landing was quickly followed by news of Chinese military drills all around the island. John Yang… Continue watching
Jul 31 Pelosi leads delegation to Asia without confirming Taiwan visit By Joe McDonald, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Pelosi said in a statement she is leading a congressional delegation to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan to discuss trade, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, security and “democratic governance.”… Continue reading
Jul 13 Sri Lankan president flees amid national crisis By Krishan Francis, Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Sri Lanka's president has fled the country without stepping down, plunging a country already reeling from economic chaos into more political turmoil. Continue reading
Jun 24 Oppressive heat wave persists across large swath of Northern Hemisphere By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A heat wave that's already lasted more than a week keeps on baking the U.S., Asia and even the Arctic. Continue reading