Bangkok, July 31 (AP) A Japanese video journalist has been detained by security forces in Myanmar while covering a protest against military rule in the country's largest city, pro-democracy activists said S
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Aboard The Papal Plane, July 30 (AP) Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his weeklong Canadian pilgrimage was a bit of
Beijing, July 30 (AP) China said it was conducting military exercises Saturday off its coast opposite Taiwan after warning Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the US House of Representatives to scrap possible plans to visi
Kyiv, July 30 (AP) Russia launched nighttime attacks on several cities in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said Saturday as they and officials in Moscow blamed each other for the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian priso
Beijing, July 29 (AP) President Xi JInping warned against meddling in China's dealings with Taiwan during a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, that gave no indication of progress on trade, tec
Taipei, July 29 (AP) The crisis sparked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's potential visit to Taiwan misses a key point, experts say: that the real focus should be on how the United States and China manage the
Kyiv, July 29 (AP) Russia and Ukraine on Friday accused each other of shelling a prison in a separatist eastern region that reportedly killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war who were captured after the fal
Washington, July 28 (AP) President Joe Biden's conversation with China's Xi Jinping on Thursday morning will be the fifth of their presidencies as the two leaders chart the future of their complicated r.jpg)
Seoul, July 28 (AP) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he's ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday, as he unle
Taipei, July 28 (AP) A group of Japanese lawmakers including two former defense ministers met with Taiwan's president on Thursday in a rare high-level visit to discuss regional security. The delegation,
Colombo, July 28 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said his government's main priorities are to fix the country's ailing economy and end the severe fuel shortage that has exacerbated a
Kyiv, July 28 (AP) Russian forces on Thursday launched massive missile strikes on Ukraine's Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, areas that haven't been targeted in weeks, while Ukrainian officials announced an
Singapore/Colombo, July 27 (PTI): The Singapore government has allowed former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to extend his stay in the country for another 14 days after he fled the crisis-hit island na-
Geneva, July 27 (AP): Independent human rights experts backed by the United Nations called on Thursday on authorities in Hong Kong to repeal a national security law that fanned protests and criticism over China
Johannesburg, July 27 (AP): A big pink diamond of 170 carats has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years. Called the Lulo Rose", the diamond was found-
Colombo, July 27 (PTI): Sri Lanka's newly-appointed Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Wednesday said the government is ready to listen to the demands of democratic public protesters, but denounced a
Islamabad, July 27 (AP): The lives of Afghan women and girls are being destroyed by a suffocating crackdown by the Taliban since they took power nearly a year ago, Amnesty International said in a report release
New York, July 27 (AP): In 1998, as nations around the world agreed to cut carbon emissions through the Kyoto Protocol, America's fossil fuel companies plotted their response, including an aggressive strate
Manila, July 27 (AP): A strong earthquake set off landslides and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines in Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens. In the capital, hospital patients w
MASKWACIS, July 26 (AP): Pope Francis’ apology Monday for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential school system and the abuses that took place within it was a full-throated denuncia
