Cambodia has drafted its first law to crack down on online scam centers that fuel fraud and forced labor
March 13, 2026
For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why.
March 12, 2026
Cambodia says it is close to shutting down all online scam centers operating in the Southeast Asian country
March 11, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills
March 11, 2026
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano say their meeting on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, and they’re both thrilled to end their lengthy retirements for the long-awaited showdown
March 11, 2026
Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began
March 10, 2026
Asian shares have rebounded from their sharp declines a day before
March 10, 2026
China has reported its exports rose nearly 22% in the first two months of the year, while trade with the United States contracted
March 10, 2026
North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China are watching warily as war spreads across the Middle East
March 10, 2026
The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean
March 09, 2026
Iraq coach Graham Arnold has urged soccer’s international governing body to postpone his team’s intercontinental World Cup qualifier later this month because of disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East
March 09, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard
March 07, 2026
Preliminary and partial results show that a new political party led by an ex-rapper is leading Nepal’s parliamentary election, the country’s first since last year’s revolt
March 07, 2026
Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say
March 07, 2026
Pakistani and Afghan officials say their forces have launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes, with each side claiming to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors
March 06, 2026
Sri Lanka has taken custody of an Iranian ship after it asked for help near its coast
March 06, 2026
The legal team for Hong Kong pro-democracy ex-publisher Jimmy Lai says he will not appeal the national security conviction for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison
March 06, 2026
The U.S. stock market rebounded after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on the economy
March 04, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports the strikes on Iran “with some regret” as they represent an extreme example of a rupturing world order
March 04, 2026
Azerbaijan has accused Iran of a drone attack on its territory, a development that signaled the war in the Middle East was spreading
March 05, 2026
Officials in New Delhi say that an Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home
March 05, 2026
Australia opened the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Robbie Perkins' two-run homer in the fifth inning and Travis Bazzana’s homer in the seventh at the Tokyo Dome
March 05, 2026
Polls are open across Nepal in the first nationwide election since last year’s violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power
March 05, 2026
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to mediate for a new ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan
March 04, 2026
China says its factory activity contracted for a second straight month in February
March 04, 2026
A covert US campaign in the mid-20th century helped steer Iran toward the intense anti-American sentiment that has distinguished its government policy for decades.
March 04, 2026
Pakistan says that Afghan forces have attacked Pakistani military positions along the border, triggering intense clashes that left 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier dead
March 03, 2026
Iran has opened its Women’s Asian Cup soccer tournament under the shadow of war
March 02, 2026
Israel launched strikes on Iran while Tehran responded by firing drones and missiles at Jerusalem and U.S. military installations
March 01, 2026
Some of the jubilation was open and even raucous
March 02, 2026
The Qatar soccer federation has postponed all tournaments and matches until further notice amid global tensions following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran
March 01, 2026
Taliban allows men to beat their wives as long as they don’t break bones or leave open wounds
March 01, 2026
With sniper rifle photos, Kim Jong Un intensifies spotlight on his daughter, a potential successor
February 28, 2026
Australians Hannah Green and Minjee Lee have moved to the top of the leaderboard to lead by one stroke after three rounds of the HSBC Women’s World Championship
February 28, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gifted top government and military officials new sniper rifles following a weeklong ruling party congress celebrating his leadership
February 28, 2026
A prominent Hong Kong activist in exile in the U.S. says a court ruling back in Hong Kong to imprison her father for eight months has only made her more determined to fight for the territory and its people
February 28, 2026
Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries
February 27, 2026
Cambodia has welcomed home 74 ancient artifacts that officials say looters stole during decades of war and unrest
February 27, 2026
Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces, Afghanistan’s government spokesperson says
February 27, 2026
Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks
February 27, 2026
Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul has struggled during the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship
February 26, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stand with Israel “shoulder-to-shoulder, opposing terrorism and its supporters.”
February 26, 2026
U.N. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain has announced she will step down as the head of the humanitarian organization in three months to focus on her health
February 26, 2026
A Hong Kong court has sentenced the father of a U.S.-based activist to eight months in prison in the first case brought against the relative of a pro-democracy activist wanted by the city's authorities under a national security law
February 26, 2026
Indonesia has freed and deported an American man after 11 years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s mother, in a case that became known as the Bali “suitcase murder.”
February 25, 2026
Japan says Iran has detained a Japanese citizen in Tehran since January and it is demanding the person's quick release
February 25, 2026
Officials say the deaths of 72 tigers at two tourist parks in northern Thailand are a result of canine distemper and not bird flu
February 24, 2026
Seventeen international aid groups have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them to keep working in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian areas as Israel is set to bar them for refusing to comply with new rules
February 24, 2026
Hong Kong protests after Panama takes control of two key ports on the Panama Canal once run by a Hong Kong company
February 24, 2026
Democratic presidential prospects flock to New York to court activists at Al Sharpton's conference
Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility that's now paused
States are struggling to meet their clean energy goals. Data centers are to blame
Chart shows Iran may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz
Republican fears grow as Democrats keep notching election victories ahead of midterms
Connor McDavid's hat trick leads the Oilers to a 5-2 win over the Sharks
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers appeal his conviction with First Amendment argument
NCAA committee to discuss streamlined, age-based eligibility rules, AP sources say