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The Pacific diving paradise of Palau wants travelers to explore its cultural…
KOROR, Palau (AP) — While researching an upcoming trip to Palau, a tiny island nation dotting Micronesia’s western…
Gunmen kill police officer assigned to guard polio workers in northwestern…
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants riding on a motorcycle shot and killed on Wednesday a police officer…
Japan adopts new carbon reduction targets as it plans to boost nuclear and…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government adopted on Tuesday new decarbonization targets aiming to reduce greenhouse gas…
Philippine ex-President Duterte faces criminal complaint over ‘kill…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is facing a criminal complaint Monday over…
An Indian court finds a 31-year-old man guilty of the rape and murder of an Irish…
NEW DELHI (AP) — A court in India on Friday found a 31-year-old man guilty of raping and murdering an Irish woman…
Hong Kong plans to ban substandard tiny apartments. Low-income families fear…
HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Au’s world shrinks to about the size of a parking space whenever she gets home.
Her cramped…
Myanmar bids to put traditional thanakha face powder on UN heritage list to boost…
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Supporters and opponents of Myanmar’s military government are engaged in a bloody civil war,…
Rescuers recover 1 body and search for 28 people in a landslide in southwest China
Emergency teams in China’s southwestern Sichuan province are racing against time to locate 28 people after a…
Philippine vice president preparing for impeachment battle but silent on option to…
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte says her lawyers are preparing for a legal battle in her upcoming…
Concerns grow over press freedoms in Cambodia after British journalist blacklisted…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's Interior Ministry confirmed Wednesday it had blocked a British journalist…
Indonesia sends home an ailing French national on death row
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities on Tuesday escorted an ailing French national who has been on…
Japan launches a navigation satellite on a new flagship rocket for an improved…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's space agency said on Sunday it successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new…
