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A study by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation states that the world is experiencing an epidemic of maternal and child mortality

The vice president’s approval ratings remain underwater, and her announcements in Southeast Asia tend to be counted in the millions of dollars rather than the billions. But she described her work in the region as something that will pay dividends over time

The sentence given Sai Zaw Thaike appeared to be the most severe for any journalist detained since the military overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021

Observers say North Korea likely aimed to demonstrate again it has missiles capable of striking key targets in South Korea in protest at its rivals’ military exercises

The defense ministry said in a statement that 32 aircraft from the People’s Liberation Army and nine vessels from the navy were detected in the 24 hours between 6 a.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday

Real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin’s victory as prime minister ends months of suspense, legal wrangling and horse-trading that followed May elections

The apparent resumption of travel came as the U.N. rights chief, Volker Türk, told the first open meeting of the U.N. Security Council on North Korean human rights since 2017 that the country was increasing its repression and people were becoming more desperate

The three countries are inaugurating ‘a new era of cooperation,’ but they say that the summit is not anti-Chinese and does not establish a ‘mini NATO structure’ in the Pacific

The American president received the leaders of both allied Asian countries at Camp David

Kim Jong-un’s push to produce more weapons also comes as U.S. officials believe Russia’s defense minister recently talked with North Korea about selling more weapons to Russia for its war with Ukraine

The Japan Meteorological Agency says Typhoon Khanun is expected to slow to nearly stationary movement in the waters between China and Japan’s southwestern islands before turning east Friday

This South Korean priest, founder of the Caleb Mission church, has managed to save ‘more than 1,000′ people in the last 20 years. ‘Currently, there are more than 200 who have contacted us to be rescued,’ he says

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff in a statement condemned North Korea’s missile launches as a ‘grave provocation’ that threaten regional peace and stability

Scores of rescuers and trained trekkers have been deployed to find people trapped by the landslide

“It’s likely that North Korea will use the soldier for propaganda purposes in the short term,” said Yang Moo-jin, president of the University of North Korean Studies in South Korea

There were no immediate details about how or why the soldier crossed the heavily fortified border or whether the soldier was on duty

At least 34 people are injured and more than 10,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes since July 9, when heavy rain started pounding the country

Washington is strengthening traditional alliances such as NATO, while in the Asia Pacific it is forging new networks with more limited objectives

These stealthy survival tactics could teach us how to curb the widespread use of chemical pesticides in agriculture. But first, researchers must learn how seemingly helpless flora deploy this masterful strategy

Jordan is set to host its biggest royal wedding in years as the country’s young Crown Prince Hussein exchanges vows with a daughter of one of Saudi Arabia’s wealthiest and most influential families

Wednesday’s unsuccessful launch is a setback to leader Kim Jong-un’s push to boost his military capabilities

To launch a satellite into space, North Korea would have to use long-range missile technology banned by U.N. Security Council resolutions. Its past launches of Earth observation satellites were seen as disguised missile tests

During a preliminary questioning, police say the 33-year-old told them that he felt suffocated and tried to get off the plane quickly

Civic Party, which was founded in 2006, was made up of mostly professionals, lawyers and academics. At its peak, it won six seats in the Hong Kong legislature during the 2012 elections

Air blew through the cabin, slightly injuring 12 people. The plane with 194 people was heading to Daegu from the southern island of Jeju

The self-governing island, which China considers an inalienable part of its territory, is drawing lessons from the Russian invasion as Washington ups military assistance

Su was considered to lead the department when Biden won the White House but instead became the department’s deputy