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Malaysian opposition's Anwar charged over protest
Malaysian prosecutors have again charged the government's most prominent challenger, alleging that he and two allies broke various laws during a ...
APNewsBreak: NKorea upgrading rocket launch site
Satellite imagery shows North Korea is upgrading its old launch site in the secretive country's northeast to handle larger rockets, like space launch ...
US Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistments
Uncle Sam may not want you after all. In sharp contrast to the peak years of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the Army last year took in no recruits ...
Senate panel votes to cut aid for Pakistan, Egypt
In a fresh warning to Pakistan, a Senate panel on Tuesday approved a foreign aid budget for next year that slashes President Barack Obama's request ...
Taliban, Afghan neighbors could hamper NATO's exit
The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President Barack Obama and his fellow world leaders.
NKorea vows to push ahead with nuclear program
North Korea on Tuesday vowed to push ahead with its nuclear program because of what it called U.S. hostility, as an outside analysis of satellite ...
Ryan Crocker, ambassador to Afghanistan, to leave
Ryan Crocker, the unflappable diplomat who became the civilian face of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over two administrations, is stepping ...
2 charged in killings of USC students from China
Two men have been charged with capital murder in the shootings of two University of Southern California graduate students from China. The Los Angeles ...
Stocks rally further in run-up to EU summit
Global stocks enjoyed one of their best days in weeks on Tuesday ahead of a summit of European leaders that's expected to be dominated by calls to ...
Suu Kyi to address UN body in Geneva next month
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver her first speech outside the country since at least 1988 before a U.N. labor conference in ...
Gunmen open fire at rally in Pakistan, 9 killed
Gunmen opened fire on a political rally in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and sparking rioting, police said.
Everest will be crowded again days after 4 killed
Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's ...
Indian passenger train rams freight train; 25 dead
A passenger train rammed into a parked freight train and caught fire before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 25 people and injuring ...
Study: Fake malaria drugs common in Asia, Africa
More than a third of the malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality, ...
Myanmar power cuts draw protest in main city
A small group of demonstrators carried candles and tied up traffic in Myanmar's largest city Tuesday evening as discontent grows over chronic power ...
US Embassy in Kabul says US ambassador to leave
The U.S. Embassy in Kabul says Ambassador Ryan Crocker will be leaving his post this summer. Crocker, 62, came out of retirement last July to take ...
China says Pentagon hypes Chinese military threat
China's Defense Ministry has accused the Pentagon of hyping Chinese military power and its threat to Taiwan in a depiction that will ultimately ...
Oil hangs below $93 as stock rebound buoys crude
Oil prices hung below $93 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, holding gains from the previous day as crude followed global stock markets higher. Benchmark oil ...
Nissan's luxury Infiniti brand opens Hong Kong HQ
Nissan's upscale Infiniti brand unveiled its new global headquarters in Hong Kong on Tuesday, as the Japanese automaker uses the southern Chinese ...
Summit doubleheader short on surprises
A long weekend of economic and security summits was heavy on stagecraft and light on surprises. The Group of Eight gathering in Camp David, Md., and ...
Cartoon studio faces state clout, global stars
Chinese cartoonist Carol Liu Hong built her studio from scratch, doing post-production work for TV commercials and then, once she broke even, ...
World's tallest tower, the Tokyo Skytree, opens
The world's tallest tower and Japan's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, opened to the public on Tuesday. Nearly 8,000 visitors were expected ...
Lady Gaga behaves, gets OK for 2nd gig in Manila
Lady Gaga has the go-ahead to put on a second concert in the Philippines after Manila authorities decided her first show did not violate the law.
Obama snubs Pakistan head over supply routes
In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked Monday for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan.
New Zealand to pull Afghanistan troops next year
New Zealand says it will withdraw its small contingent of troops from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned. Prime Minister John Key told reporters ...