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‘Wild Boars,’ Rohingya and Earthquakes: Asia Photos of 2018

Top: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, prepares to shake hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in over the military demarcation line at...

The Biggest Hits and Misses in Hollywood’s 2018

A look at the biggest box-office hits and flops of 2018:

In a Record Year, the Movie Theater Strikes Back

NEW YORK — The movie theater was dead, they said. After ticket sales slumped in 2017, due largely to the worst summer season in more than...
Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, at center, of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and the first son of Prime Minister Hun Sen, smiles before the start of the international half-marathon in June 2016 in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. He is now 41. Photo: Heng Sinith / Associated Press

Is Hun Sen Grooming His Son to Lead Cambodia?

The eldest son of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has joined the inner circle of his father's ruling Cambodian People's Party, bolstering speculation he is being groomed to ...
A Bangladeshi reads a news report that mentions Facebook along with other social networking service, on his mobile phone on Thursday in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: AP

Facebook Removes Fake Bangladesh News Sites

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Facebook is shutting down a series of fake news sites spreading false information about the Bangladesh opposition days before national elections,...
Alba, an albino orangutan, sits inside a cage before being released Wednesday in the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo: Andi Jatmiko / Associated Press

Alba the Albino Orangutan Returned to Jungle in Indonesia

BUKIT BAKA BUKIT RAYA, Indonesia — The world's only known albino orangutan climbed trees, foraged for food and began building a nest after being...

25 Political Parties Sign Clean Campaign Pledge

BANGKOK — Twenty-five political parties including Pheu Thai, Democrat, Future Forward and Chart Thai pledged Friday to compete fairly in the general election now slated for February.

Bangkok to Have Itself a Smoggy Little Christmas?

BANGKOK — You better not run; you better not hike; you better not breathe, we're telling you why – nasty smog has come to town.

Rogue Drones Shut London Airport for Second Day

LONDON — Drones buzzing over the runway forced the shutdown of London’s Gatwick Airport on Thursday during one of the busiest times of the year, stranding or delaying tens of thousands of Christmas-season travelers and setting off a hunt for the operator of the intruding aircraft.

Mattis Resigns as Pentagon Chief After Clashes With Trump

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday after clashing with President Donald Trump over the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and after two years of deep disagreements over America’s role in the world.

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