Trump Claims Japan’s PM Nominated Him for Nobel Peace Prize
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump claimed Friday that Japan's prime minister had nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize for opening a dialogue with...
Pace of Bering Sea Changes Startles Scientists
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Yupik Eskimo village of Kotlik on Alaska's northwest coast relies on a cold, hard blanket of sea ice to protect...
Elon Musk Tells Jurors Insult Provoked ‘Pedo Guy’ Tweet
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk testified Tuesday that he was being insulting, not literally calling a British cave diver a pedophile when he lashed out on Twitter and ended up in a defamation lawsuit from the man who helped rescue a dozen boys and their soccer coach from a flooded Thailand cave last year.
Hardest-Hit China, South Korea Count 767 New Virus Cases
BEIJING (AP) — South Korea and China each reported hundreds more virus cases Thursday as the new illness persists in the worst-hit areas and spreads beyond borders.
Testing Blunders Crippled US Response as Coronavirus Spread
WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of missteps at the nation’s top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread across the country like wildfire, an Associated Press review found.
US Says Iran Removed Unexploded Mine From Oil Tanker
DUBAI — The U.S. military on Friday released a video it said showed Iran's Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of...
University Halts Eviction of Thai-Chinese Shrine – For Now
BANGKOK — Protesters said they want Chulalongkorn University to reconsider the planned demolition of an old Chinese Shrine and opt for preservation instead.
All Railway Crossings to Get Barriers After Accident Killed 19
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said Tuesday that he issued an immediate order to have all railway crossings across the country, to be installed with barriers and signals.
‘Squid Game’ Strikes Nerve in Debt-Ridden South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — “Squid Game," a brutal Netflix survival drama about desperate adults competing in deadly children’s games for a chance to escape severe debt, hit a little too close to home for Lee Chang-keun.
Pita Resigns as MFP Leader, Making Way for a New Opposition Leader
Pita Limjaroenrat couldn't be the prime minister; he couldn't even be the leader of the opposition.
A popular politician has announced his resignation from the...