Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean. Their consortium of more than a dozen nations …

Thai lawmakers will select a new prime minister as major parties promise to dissolve Parliament and call an election to address the ongoing political crisis. Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the …

A Council of Europe delegation has criticized the arrest of a Turkish activist who was detained after denouncing President Erdogan's government at a meeting of Europe’s leading human rights body. …

Pakistan signed $8.5 billion in new investment agreements with China during a visit to Beijing by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Pakistan’s state media reported Friday that the accords finalized in …

The U.N. human rights office says Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in …

Filipino forces have transported food, fuel and other supplies to a Philippine territorial outpost in a fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Two Philippine security officials say the …

Kim Jong Un put on a command performance this week at a gathering of some two dozen world leaders in China. He strode with confidence and a broad grin across one of the biggest international stages …

China has announced provisional anti-dumping duties of up to 62.4% on pork imports from the European Union. The Commerce Ministry stated on Friday that the EU is dumping pork and pig by-products in …

Police in Portugal say that 11 of the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed in Lisbon were foreigners.

Thailand became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis in 2022. The policy has faced backlash and seen many changes since being enacted. It is now more strictly regulated for medical …

Thailand's next prime minister is a cautious and pragmatic politician adept at straddling the country’s political divide. Anutin Charnvirakul was confirmed by Parliament on Friday as the prime …

A group of Australian friends claims to have set a new world record for the longest nonstop game of beach touch rugby. A contestant said Friday that the Tama Touch Group played for over 34 hours and …

Two people, including a suspect, are dead after a mass stabbing on a First Nation reserve in the central Canadian province of Manitoba. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said at least six other …

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's order to implement lower tariffs on automobiles and other Japanese imports. Japan has been pushing for an early …

A police spokesman says a passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others. The accident occurred near the …

Rainfall long has fascinated the people of the United Arab Emirates, a desert nation on the Arabian Peninsula. It also carries with it promise and peril. With some 4 million people now estimated to …

Kokichi Akuzawa has become the oldest person to summit Mount Fuji at age 102, an achievement recognized by Guinness World Records after he reached the top. The climb in early August was not …

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has made a sudden and surprising departure from the country just five days before a court ruling that could lead to him being sent to prison. His …

India’s clean energy appetite is helping the country’s solar power industry wean itself off imported Chinese parts and continue growing even as it faces a tougher sell to its biggest foreign …

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping up a brief trip to Latin America with a stop in Ecuador. Countries in the region are nervously watching the Trump administration step up military activity …