Paris Art Museum Welcomes Nude Visitors
PARIS — Visitors at a leading contemporary art museum in Paris didn't leave only their coats in the cloakroom – they left all their clothes.
Wildfires Race Through Dry, Windy California (Photos)
Over the last month, California wildfires have chased thousands of families from their homes, destroyed more than 3,600 buildings, blackened huge...
Taiwan Leader Meets Top US Official After Her Election Win
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Whom do you meet the morning after winning reelection as leader of Taiwan? If you’re Tsai Ing-wen, it’s the Americans.
Explainer: Boosters Key to Fight Omicron, Lot Still to Learn
The new omicron variant took only a few weeks to live up to dire predictions about how hugely contagious it is but scientists don’t yet know if it causes more severe disease even as the world faces exploding cases just before Christmas.
First COVID-19 Vaccine Tested in US Poised for Final Testing
The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported Tuesday -- as the shots are poised to begin key final testing.
In Moscow, 1 Million People Visit Relics of St. Nick
MOSCOW — Over a million people have visited the relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most-revered figures, since they were...
Xi Tells Trump China is Dedicated to Fighting Coronavirus
BEIJING (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke over phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday morning.
Myanmar Court Moves Venue for Secrets Trial of Australian
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar has agreed to change the venue for the trial of an Australian economist and adviser to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on charges of violating the nation’s official secrets law, lawyers said Tuesday.
Dozens of Student Activists in Myanmar Court
YANGON (DPA) — Dozens of student activists appeared in court Wednesday near the Myanmar town where they were arrested two weeks ago during a protest against a new education law.
50 Hong Kong Activists Arrested for Holding Primary Election
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested about 50 former lawmakers and pro-democracy activists Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in unofficial election primaries for the territory’s legislature last year.