Thailand has tried for years to solve its pollution problem. But 'haze...
SAMOENG, Thailand (AP) — When the haze season comes, village chief Nanthawat Tiengtrongsakun and his tribesmen start preparing the land for fire. They cut shrubs and trees on their small parcels of...
View ArticleSabato De Sarno unveils Gucci precision saturated in color to close Milan...
MILAN (AP) — It’s been creative director musical chairs at some of Italy’s top fashion houses, and the pressure is showing, at least on social media. Gucci’s Sabato De Sarno presented his third...
View ArticleNetanyahu dissolves influential war Cabinet after key partner bolted from...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential war Cabinet that has overseen the fighting in Gaza, a government spokesperson said Monday, days after a key...
View Article64 people missing and many rescued from 2 shipwrecks off Italy. At least 11...
ROME (AP) — Sixty-four people were missing in the Mediterranean Sea and several were rescued after their ship wrecked off Italy's southern coast Monday, United Nations' agencies said in a statement....
View ArticleSouth Korean soldiers fire warning shots after North Korean troops intrude...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who temporarily crossed the rivals’ land border Tuesday for the second time this month, South Korea’s...
View ArticleFormer Thai PM Thaksin indicted on charge of royal defamation as court cases...
BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was granted release on bail hours after he was formally indicted Tuesday on a charge of defaming the country's monarchy in one of several...
View ArticleIndia and US vow to boost defense, trade ties in first high-level US visit...
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and the United States on Monday pledged to boost defense and technology cooperation and remove long-standing barriers to bilateral strategic trade, following a meeting between...
View ArticleChinese premier focuses on critical minerals and clean energy on final day of...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang has ended his Australian tour on Tuesday in the west coast city of Perth where he has focused on China’s investment in critical minerals, clean...
View ArticleDeaths, drownings and destruction as heavy rains move through Central...
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Three men drowned in Guatemala when two of them tried to help another who had tried to cross an overflowing river, as heavy rains caused death and destruction across Central...
View ArticleIsrael's Netanyahu blames Biden for withholding weapons. US officials say...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday claimed the United States is withholding weapons and implied this was slowing Israel's offensive in the southern Gaza city of...
View ArticleReligious and cultural mentions removed from names of China's Xinjiang...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have been systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities to reflect the ruling...
View ArticleShip attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels in fatal assault sinks in Red Sea in...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A bulk carrier sank days after an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels believed to have killed one mariner on board, authorities said early Wednesday, the second-such...
View ArticleSouth Korea orders doctors who joined protracted strike over medical school...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials issued return-to-work orders for doctors participating in a one-day walkout Tuesday as part of a protracted strike against the government's plan to...
View ArticleChina and Malaysia are due to ink economic pacts as visiting Premier Li meets...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to talk Wednesday with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, with their countries due to ink cooperation pacts on digital economy and...
View ArticleAssault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two employees of the U.S. Agriculture Department were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan, prompting the U.S. government to suspend...
View ArticleExplosion and fire at military ammunition depot in Chad's capital causes...
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — An explosion and fire at a military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital caused fatalities and set off frantic efforts to put out the fire and treat the wounded, authorities said...
View ArticleUS lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala, sparking anger from...
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — A bipartisan United States congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama on Wednesday at his residence in India's Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the...
View ArticleNorth Korea's Kim vows 'full support' for Russia in Ukraine as Putin...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised full support for Russia's war in Ukraine before beginning a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on...
View ArticleJihadis from Africa’s Sahel have crossed into Nigeria’s north, a new report...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin, a report said Wednesday, the...
View ArticlePower outage leaves millions of Ecuadorians in the dark after transmission...
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A failure in an energy transmission line on Wednesday produced an unexpected blackout throughout Ecuador, the government said, days after announcing that there would be power...
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