By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Catholic bishops on July 9 called for fasting and prayers after President Rodrigo Duterte called God “stupid” and questioned God’s […]

By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA and STEPHEN WRIGHT Associated Press MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — A daring rescue mission in the treacherous confines of a flooded cave in northern Thailand has saved […]

BEIJING (AP) — A popular Chinese social media site is censoring discussion of “Last Week Tonight’’ and its HBO host John Oliver after he mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping, his […]

By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — Three China Labor Watch activists arrested last year while investigating abuses at Chinese suppliers for Ivanka Trump’s fashion brand were released from […]

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested on July 3 by anti-graft investigators and will be charged over his […]

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities are investigating the marriage between an 11-year-old Thai girl and a 41-year-old Malaysian Muslim, including elements of possible […]

TOKYO (AP) — A Hello Kitty-themed “shinkansen’’ bullet train has debuted in Japan. Adorned with the cartoon icon inside and out, it’s a dream ride for fans of the internationally […]

By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — It was a cash machine heist with a difference: The attackers were hungry rodents. At least one rat slipped through a […]