Flooding in Central Asia and southern Russia kills scores and forces tens of thousands to evacuate to higher ground

Unusually heavy seasonal rains have left a vast swath of southern Russia and Central Asia reeling fr...

India's 2024 elections to kick off with major implications for the world's biggest democracy

New Delhi — People will start heading to the polls in India Friday in what's set to be the largest g...

North Korea launches "Friendly Father" song and music video praising Kim Jong Un

Tokyo — In North Korea, the release of Taylor Swift's new double album was completely eclipsed by th...

In Beijing, Blinken and Xi stress need for continued U.S.-China dialogue to avoid "any miscommunications"

Beijing — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and se...

Dramatic video shows Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupting as lightning fills clouds of hot gas and debris

Manado, Indonesia — Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano spewed more hot clouds on Wednesday after an eru...

Summer heat hits Asia early, killing dozens as one expert calls it the "most extreme event" in climate history

New Delhi — It's still spring but hundreds of millions of people across South and Southeast Asia hav...

Putin visits Beijing as Russia and China stress "no-limits" relationship amid tension with the U.S.

Beijing — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his efforts to reso...

Severe turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight 321 from London leaves 1 dead, others injured, airline says

Singapore Airlines said Tuesday that one person died and others were injured when a flight from Lond...

Taiwan scrambles jets, puts forces on alert as China calls new war games "powerful punishment" for the island

Taipei, Taiwan — Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert Thursday over ...

Singapore Airlines passenger says it was chaos as "extreme turbulence" hit flight with no warning

London — A passenger who was on the Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 when it hit severe turbulence on...

Japan town that blocked view of Mount Fuji already needs new barrier, as holes appear in mesh screen

Tokyo — A Japanese town will replace a barrier mounted to deter unruly tourists from taking photos o...

At least 50 deaths blamed on India heat wave in just a week as record temperatures scorch the country

New Delhi — More than 50 deaths have been blamed on scorching early summer heat in India over the la...

India 2024 election results show Prime Minister Narendra Modi winning third term, but with a smaller mandate

New Delhi — India's 2024 election results show Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to win his third ter...

Tension between North and South Korea flares as South plans resumption of front-line military activities

Seoul, South Korea — South Korea on Tuesday took steps to suspend a contentious military agreement w...

Militants attack bus in India-controlled Kashmir, kill 9 Hindu pilgrims, police say

New Delhi — An attack by unidentified militants in the Indian-controlled portion of the restive Hima...

Human bird flu infection confirmed in India amid concern over avian flu outbreaks in U.S. farm animals

New Delhi — As a string of recent bird flu cases in U.S. cattle and poultry in several states draws ...