Hong Kong To Slash Elected Seats In Setback To Democracy
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday stepped up a campaign to shut down further democratic challenges by unveiling plans to eliminate...
Less Than 1% Of Top-listed Firms On Tokyo Bourse Led By Women
Just 0.8 percent, or 15, of the 1,836 companies listed on the top-tier Prime Market on the Tokyo bourse were headed by women as...
Man Kills 5 In Texas After Family Complained About Gunfire
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A man went next door with a rifle and began shooting his neighbors, killing an 8-year-old and four others inside...
Royal Drama: King’s Fractious Family On Stage At Coronation
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III lives in a palace, travels in a chauffeur-driven Bentley and is one of Britain's richest men, but he's...
Hong Kong’s Economy Is Recovering, but Its Freedoms Are Not
HONG KONG (AP) — Like most people in Hong Kong, taxi driver Leung Tat-chong says it feels like the city is recovering after years...
Slain Japanese Journalist’s Camera Surfaces After 15 Years
BANGKOK (AP) — A video camera that had been missing for more than 15 years after it was dropped by a Japanese journalist who...
When Told of Kishida Attack, Safety Chief Kept Eating Eel
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's public safety chief has come under fire for his remark that he enjoyed eel rice so much that he kept...
Why Is Biden Announcing 2024 Bid Now, and What Will Change?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has formally announced he's seeking reelection. But he's also still the president, with roughly 20 months left in...
Ex-un Head Ban Ki-moon Calls for End to Myanmar Violence
BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Tuesday for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar after a surprise meeting with the...
Thailand Begins Evacuation of Citizens From Sudan
BANGKOK — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said the first group of Thai nationals has been evacuated from the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, where ongoing violence has left hundreds of people dead.
