By Associated Press BANGKOK — The Philippines’ Catriona Gray was named Miss Universe 2018 on Dec. 17, besting contestants from 93 other countries and delighting her home nation. Gray wore […]

By MIN KYI THEINAssociated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Several dozen journalists and activists held a rally on Dec. 12 in Myanmar’s biggest city to mark the anniversary of the […]

By JIM MORRIS, ROB GILLIES and PAUL WISEMANAssociated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A top Chinese telecommunications executive facing possible extradition to the United States appeared in court on […]

By JIM GOMEZ and ANGIE WANGAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine immigration authorities have arrested an American Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting altar boys in a remote […]

By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese lawmakers last week approved government-proposed legislation allowing hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers to live and work in a country that has […]

By PAUL WISEMAN, ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEYAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Face-to-face for more than two hours, President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping engaged in […]

By RALPH JENNINGS Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Voters in Taiwan passed a referendum asking that marriage be restricted to one man and one woman, a setback to LGBT […]

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he […]