Man caring for ancestors’ grave may have ignited huge South Korea wildfire, police say
A South Korean man tending a family grave is suspected of sparking one of the record wildfires that ravaged the...
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Declining Eid travel and spending in Indonesia and discrimination in India dampen holiday spirit
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The usual festive mood of Eid al-Fitr holiday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month...
Declining Eid travel and spending dampen holiday spirit as soaring prices hit Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The usual festive mood of Eid al-Fitr holiday to mark the end of the Islamic holy month...
Hegseth announces plan for US command upgrades in Japan to deter China
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Sunday a plan to upgrade the U.S. military command in Japan, a country...
American woman detained in Afghanistan has been freed
An American woman who had been detained in Afghanistan by the Taliban since February has been released and is in...
Voices are starting to emerge from quake devastated Myanmar. Here’s what we are hearing
A powerful, deadly earthquake struck at the heart of civil war-ravaged Myanmar on Friday, piling fresh misery on an impoverished...
Unanswered phones and a desperate wait outside the shattered Bangkok high-rise toppled by Myanmar quake
Anxious loved ones waited outside a twisted mass of metal and concrete in the heart of Thailand’s capital on Saturday...
Afghan pilots who fought in 20-year war against Taliban in limbo after Trump blocks US resettlement plans
The first time he flew his cargo plane through the clouds over his hometown of Kabul, Tauheed Khan swelled with...
Myanmar’s military junta makes rare plea for help after powerful earthquake kills scores with toll expected to rise
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar of Friday, killing scores of people and prompting the country’s military...
These 60-year-old geckos could be the world’s oldest
At 64 and 60 years old, Antoinette and Brucie-Baby are thin and bony. Their skin hangs looser than it did...
