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Asia August 5, 2024

Bangladesh PM resigns, leaves country after residence is stormed by protesters, ending 15-year rule

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned after 15 years in power, following widespread protests that turned violent, leaving hundreds dead.

Olympics August 3, 2024

Filipino gymnast wins Olympic gold medal — and a house

Gymnast Carlos Yulo did not only win a gold medal Saturday. He won a fully furnished two-bedroom condominium too. He is the country's second-ever gold medalist.

VIDEO August 2, 2024

Trump on Russia prisoner swap, WH foreign policy: Nobody respects Biden and Kamala

Former President Trump weighs in on the Russian-U.S. prisoner swap deal, Iran's reported plot to assassinate him and a report saying that the U.S. would lose in a conflict with China.

POLITICS August 1, 2024

Ex-Marine leads plea for Congress to hear exiled Afghan resistance leader's warnings

A petition calling for Congress to host or visit with exiled Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Massoud will be presented to the legislature in the near term, its signatories said Thursday.

North Korea July 29, 2024

North Korean officials looking to import treatment for Kim's obesity-related health issues: Seoul

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un's bouts with high blood pressure and diabetes are leading officials to seek treatments from abroad, South Korean authorities reported Monday.

Asia July 27, 2024

Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China

Philippine forces have transported supplies to the disputed Second Thomas Shoal without any reported confrontations; the shoal has been a scene of violence between Chinese and Philippine forces.

VIDEO July 24, 2024

Taiwanese troops prepare for possible Chinese attack

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ correspondent Alex Hogan reports on Taiwan’s war drills where they test their military capabilities.

Asia July 24, 2024

1 dead, 3 injured after storm blows down tree at Cambodian Angkor temple complex, damaging statues

One person died and three others were injured, one critically, when a tree fell on a tuk-tuk during a rainstorm at Cambodia’s famous Angkor temple complex.

North Korea July 24, 2024

North Korean trash balloon drops garbage on South Korea’s presidential compound

North Korea sent more balloons carrying trash to the South, and this time some of the refuse landed on the South Korean presidential compound.

Asia July 23, 2024

Internet remains down in Bangladesh despite apparent calm following deadly protests

Bangladesh declared a public holiday on Monday and remained without internet for a fifth day following a Supreme Court ruling that reduced a government job quota system.

World Protests July 22, 2024

Bangladesh protests pause as top court agrees to abandon most job quotas

There were no reports of violence or protests across Bangladesh on Monday, officials said, after a Supreme Court ruling quelled violent demonstrations that rocked the country.