Myanmar’s acting President Myint Swe dies after a long illness
BANGKOK — Myint Swe, who became Myanmar’s acting president under controversial circumstances after the military seized power from…
How India ended up facing steep US tariffs despite its strategic partnership
NEW DELHI — U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of…
Grandchildren of men who experienced A-bomb attacks 80 years ago now work for peace
HIROSHIMA, Japan — When the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, Ari Beser’s…
How are thousands of fake papers polluting science? Study takes a look
Fraudulent scientific research is now being produced and published on a large scale, with some unethical researchers colluding…
Syria signs $14 billion in investment deals, including $4 billion airport expansion
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria signed agreements worth $14 billion with regional and international companies on Wednesday for 12…
China tackles chikungunya virus outbreak as thousands fall ill
TAIPEI, Taiwan — An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures…
How Russia blocks websites and isolates its internet from the world
TALLINN, Estonia — YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces…
Oprah Winfrey picks Richard Russo’s ‘Bridge of Sighs’ for her book club
NEW YORK — Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo i s the latest author to be welcomed into the…
Morrocan truck drivers kidnapped by Islamic State group released in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali — Four Moroccan truck drivers, who were kidnapped in January in West Africa by the Islamic…
Trial opens in Bali for US man charged with receiving illegal ADHD pills
DENPASAR, Indonesia — A man charged with importing drugs to Indonesia faces up to 15 years in prison…
Identical twins Colin and Graham Whines deny beating and kidnapping Northland man
The charges include wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, wounding with intent to injure, threats to…
Japan’s aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of the remaining Japanese…