KABUL (AFP) – With his hands in the air and an infectious grin spreading from ear to ear, a young Afghan boy whirls…
YANGON (AFP) – Two Reuters journalists jailed for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar walked out of prison on Tuesday, freed in…
BANGKOK (AFP) – Flanked by royal guards marching to a steady drumbeat, Thailand’s newly-crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn was carried on a gilded palanquin…
PARIS (AFP) – HIV-suppressing medication can make the AIDS virus “untransmittable” even among couples who have sex without using condoms, new research showed…
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito pledged Wednesday to stand by the Japanese people as he formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, the day after…
BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese President Xi Jinping sought Friday to bat away concerns about his ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, saying his global…
COLOMBO (AFP) – A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on…
JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia’s Joko Widodo said Thursday his reelection as head of the world’s third-biggest democracy was all but assured, calling for…
JAKARTA (AFP) – Indonesia has become the latest election battleground for Beijing’s soaring economic clout, as the opposition warns pro-China policies are saddling the mineral-rich archipelago…
NEW YOURK (AFP) – Anonymous to the public just days ago, a US computer scientist named Katie Bouman has become an overnight sensation…