By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Former Japanese Empress Michiko has a breast cancer and will have an operation, palace officials said on Aug. 9. The Imperial Household […]
S. Koreans shun Japanese beer, travel, cars as disputes grow
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press BUNDANG, South Korea (AP) — When Lee Kyung Eon and her friend recently scrapped their plans to go to Japan for their summer vacation and […]
China billionaire reportedly arrested over child molestation
BEIJING (AP) — Prosecutors in Shanghai have formally arrested two people over child molestation allegations, with state media identifying one as a prominent real estate developer. The case has received […]
Philippine leader signs law punishing sexual harassment
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president has signed a bill into law penalizing a range of acts of sexual harassment including catcalling, wolf-whistling and […]
Chinese official: Pig fever outbreak ‘complicated and grim’
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from a disease outbreak in China’s pig herds that has pushed up global pork prices has risen to 1.2 […]
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ producer charged in Malaysian scandal
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — “The Wolf of Wall Street’’ producer and stepson of Malaysia’s former prime minister pleaded not guilty on July 5 to laundering $248 million from a […]
UW doctoral student unmasks during Hong Kong protest
When hundreds of protesters in Hong Kong swarmed into the legislature’s main building on July 1, they stood on lawmakers’ desks in the main legislative chamber, painted over the territory’s emblem high up on a wooden wall, and wrote slogans calling for a democratic election of the city’s leader and denouncing now-suspended extradition legislation that sparked the protests.
Thai cave boys mark year since ordeal with Buddhist rites
By PITCHA DANGPRASITH Associated Press MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — The 12 young Thai soccer players and their coach who grabbed global attention last year when they were trapped in […]
South Korea’s ‘Song-Song’ couple seek divorce, stunning fans
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean superstar couple Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo are seeking a divorce to end their celebrity marriage of less than two years. Dubbed as […]
Riot police clear away protests from Hong Kong legislature
Hundreds of protesters swarmed into Hong Kong’s legislature on the night of July 1, defacing portraits of lawmakers and spray-painting pro-democracy slogans in the chamber before vacating it as riot police cleared surrounding streets with tear gas and then moved inside.
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