By comparison, the village of Sarjiwar, which lies lower down the mountain and is populated with roughhewn wood and rock houses, has a sense of permanence. But living at the...
Japan’s estimated child population has shrunk for the 44th straight year to a record low, government data showed Sunday, as the country grapples with a demographic crisis underscored by falling...
Japan and China have accused each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands, which Beijing also claims. The latest territorial flap came as both appeared...
A car crashed into the entrance of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in the Philippines on Sunday, killing two people and injuring several others, according to officials. A man...
Most mornings since the death of Pope Francis, around 180 cardinals have filed into a Vatican City assembly hall, sat down in rows of high-backed wooden chairs, and bickered over...
Singapore is holding an election on Saturday almost certain to perpetuate the unbroken rule of the People’s Action Party, in a test of public approval for its new prime minister...
The United States is stepping up pressure on India and Pakistan to avoid conflict in Kashmir after a tourist massacre in an Indian-administered area of the divided territory last week....
Earthquakes are devastating for those who have lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods, but for military dictators clinging to power, such disasters can also bring opportunity. Myanmar’s military rulers have...
The European Union’s top diplomat asked her counterparts in India and Pakistan to deescalate Friday amid fears of a military conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations. “Rising tensions between India...
BANGKOK — State prosecutors in Thailand said Thursday that they don’t intend to press charges against an American academic arrested for royal defamation, an offense punishable by up to 15...
