HONG KONG (AFP) – Hong Kong opposition groups called Thursday for another major demonstration after the pro-Beijing government did not respond to demands of protesters…
KAWASAKI, JAPAN (AFP) – Two people, including a child, were feared dead Tuesday in a mass stabbing attack that also injured 17 people…
JAKARTA (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Indonesian military and police were deployed on the streets of Jakarta Thursday, as a deadline approached…
BANGKOK (AFP) – Southeast Asia is in the grip of a fresh surge of paedophile activity with predators orchestrating and watching abuse on…
SINGAPORE (AFP) – Technology giant Google said Thursday Singapore’s new law against “fake news” could hurt innovation, a crucial element in the high-tech…
NEW YORK (AFP) – One of the co-founders of Facebook called on Thursday for the social media behemoth to be broken up, warning…
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…