JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Top ministers for Indonesia and China agreed during meetings in Jakarta on Friday to increase their defense cooperation and strengthen food and energy security. The meetings come as Jakarta deepens military ties with China while trying to maintain its long-standing...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The mother of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was found dead days after Israeli forces fired on her family’s car in Gaza City wants an independent inquiry into her death, saying an Israeli military investigation announced this week is insufficient. Wesam Hamada...
A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli settlers Friday after a rock throwing incident in the occupied West Bank. Also, Turkey announced it is asking for an international warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his role in stopping several boats trying to...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia n authorities warned Friday they would take legal action against anyone who starts an open fire, as huge blazes on Borneo and elsewhere created a choking haze that blanketed cities and dense smoke drifted into neighboring Malaysia. The fires are...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tehran’s grocery stores are well-stocked, but many families can barely afford the basics. Unemployment is soaring and those with jobs are working more hours for money worth half as much as a year ago , putting food, medicine and everything else — except for heavily...
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearing the six-month mark of the Iran war and facing diminishing stockpiles of key weapons , the Trump administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Tehran, promising an “economic D-Day” against a country that has so far withstood nearly five...
Lea Salonga returned to the world of Disney princesses recently, sharing the stage with some of the women who helped bring the beloved characters to life. The Filipino Broadway star was among featured performers in “Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration,” held in Anaheim,...
Despite walking the runway with a broken shoe, Philippine bet Asia Rose Simpson still managed to make it to the Top 60 of the Miss World 2026 Top Model fast-track competition. During the first round of the challenge in Hai Phong, Vietnam, Asia revealed on social media that she had to finish her...
TOKYO (AP) — A man who killed five people by setting fire to a pachinko parlor in 2009 was hanged Friday in Japan 's first execution by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi 's government as the country faces growing calls for more transparency and the abolition of capital punishment. Sunao...
HONG KONG (AP) — Two former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were convicted by government-approved judges Friday of inciting others to overthrow China 's communist leadership. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung, former leaders of...
NEW DELHI, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, on Thursday confirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in maritime security and on defense equipment, with the aim of stabilizing the Indo-Pacific region....
OSAKA, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press) -- Japanese Princess Aiko on Thursday attended the opening ceremony of a special exhibition on Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer 's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka, western Japan. Wearing pearl earrings herself, Princess Aiko...
