Police in Malawi say four suspects were fatally shot in the operation that rescued a British woman who was kidnapped. Police say Nusrat Osman is safe after the operation to free her in the southern …
Fiji has declared an HIV national emergency as one in 60 people in the South Pacific island nation is now estimated to be living with the condition. The country says it is boosting testing and …
A deadly building collapse in Gaza has highlighted ongoing hardships for Palestinians nearly a year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Reconstruction plans have stalled, forcing many to live …
Pakistan's military says a roadside bomb has struck a security forces convoy in northwestern Pakistan, killing six soldiers. Pakistan's military and local authorities say the bombing occurred …
The Olympic Council of Asia is attempting to quell complaints about lodging for athletes and officials at the Asian Games. It said Friday that all “17,000-plus athletes and officials” that …
Authorities have called off the search for survivors after a ferry sank off Vanuatu, leaving 39 people presumed dead. Officials say the ferry MV Matui was carrying 53 people when it sank Sept. 11. …
Indonesia is welcoming its first aircraft carrier, the former Italian Navy vessel ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, marking a major step in President Prabowo Subianto’s military modernization drive. The …
Japan’s central bank has raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from 1.0%, a 31-year-high. The move Friday was expected and widely figured into recent global markets. The Bank of Japan has …
Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding across northern Vietnam. The rising water on Thursday has submerged more than 2,000 homes, blocked roads and isolated more than 1,000 households. Ninh Binh …
Malaysia's king allows former leader Najib Razak to serve the rest of his graft sentence under house arrest.
The frictions in Russia’s wartime economy are growing, as massive military spending balloons the budget deficit. Consumers and businesses are gloomier. Growth has slowed. And yet economists say …
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reshuffled her Cabinet to boost her waning popularity while retaining key ministers. She aims to strengthen ties with the U.S. amid President Donald Trump's …
Japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%.
The United Nations’ top official acknowledges the world is deeply divided and the U.N.’s most powerful body is paralyzed when it comes to ending conflicts. But U.N. Secretary-General António …
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament on Thursday after President Donald Trump suggested allowing Canada to become an associate EU member could be a “hostile …
MUAR, Malaysia (AP) — Goh Khuay Par has spent more than five decades making traditional Chinese coffins called Mei Hua in Malaysia, carrying on a family craft passed down through three generations. …
Goh Khuay Par has spent more than five decades making traditional Chinese coffins by hand in Malaysia, carrying on a family craft passed down through three generations. The coffins hold cultural …
King Charles III is meeting with senior leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind and Nvidia to discuss artificial intelligence. The gathering in Scotland includes Britain's minister for AI and …
Sweden’s left-leaning opposition has won a narrow majority in the national election. The Swedish Election Authority said on Thursday that after a complete vote count the four opposition parties …
Ukraine believes Russia will only negotiate seriously if the war becomes too costly. Kyiv sees punitive sanctions as key to this strategy. This week, the U.S. House approved a sweeping sanctions …