MANILA -- Whether politicians should be allowed to pass power to their relatives is a question that keeps resurfacing around ...

SHANGHAI -- China's retail goods sales rose more than expected in the first two months of 2026, signaling improved consumer ...

U.S. President Donald Trump request for nations to send warships to the Middle East to enable vessels to pass through the ...

In its first such move since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, Japan is initially releasing 15 days' ...

CANBERRA -- Australian rare earther miner and refiner Lynas has inked a binding letter of intent as it works to finalize a ...

Myanmar's newly elected parliament convened for the first time on Monday, the latest stage of the military regime's veneer of a democratic transition five years after it seized power and triggered a ...

MUMBAI -- As the weekend loomed, Pancham Puriwala, an iconic eatery in Mumbai's Fort area that runs through 15 cooking gas cylinders every week, had just two left.

Google, Anthropic heat up AI competition; use by US military in Iran stokes concern ...

TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. have agreed to establish a framework for cooperating to address supply disruptions of critical ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested he may delay his upcoming summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, if Beijing does not help to secure the safe passage of ships through the Strait of ...

BANGKOK -- Thailand's plan to revive its tourism sector is being stymied as the explosion in Middle Eastern tensions hinders foreign arrivals and clouds the broader travel industry.

Oil prices slipped on Monday, paring early gains after U.S. President Donald Trump called on other countries to help safeguard the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil and gas shipments.