China’s Fujian aircraft carrier transits Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (AP) — China’s newest aircraft carrier has sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the navy said Friday. The…
Grieving families of protesters killed in Nepal seek justice as some people try to leave
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Grieving families of protesters killed by police in Nepal gathered in the capital Thursday,…
South Korea sends plane to US to bring back workers detained in immigration raid
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean charter plane left for the U.S. on Wednesday to bring…
New Zealand police investigate how a man hid his 3 children in a forest for years without discovery
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Deep in dense New Zealand forest, a makeshift campsite was the final hiding…
Sweden’s plans to mine rare-earth minerals could ruin the lives of Indigenous Sami reindeer herders
KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped…
See Nepal’s living goddess leave her palace to bless throngs of worshipers
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Trishna Shakya, 8, looks imposing in her finery as she is carried high in…
Burkina Faso joins African nations with laws banning homosexuality
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two…
Chinese weapons making public debut at military parade
BEIJING (AP) — China’s missiles, fighter jets and other military hardware — some on public view for the…
A Chinese mining company is accused of covering up the extent of a major toxic spill in Zambia
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A Chinese-owned mining company has been accused of covering up the extent of a…
Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state in September angers Israel and the US
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, prompting similar moves from other…
Canada and India name new envoys as they restore relations
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — India and Canada named new high commissioners to each other’s capitals Thursday as they…
Amazon tribe seen near logging bridge site
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest and avoid…