SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s foreign minister said Wednesday it was “obvious” that North Korea fired a torpedo that sank one of the South’s warships in March, killing 46…

VENICE, Louisiana (AFP) – The son of an American soldier and a Vietnamese woman, Minh Ly found freedom on the fishing boats of Louisiana where nobody judged him for his…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Pakistan said on Friday 32 militants and five soldiers were killed in the heaviest battle of a new assault against Arab, Afghan and Uzbek fighters in…

HONG KONG (AFP) – Tens of thousands of birds, including rare and endangered species, flock each year to an unlikely haven sandwiched between high-rise Hong Kong and Shenzhen, the towering…

Japanese carmaker Nissan has unveiled its new Juke crossover vehicle, which is part-sports car, part-SUV. The vehicle will be built at the firm’s Sunderland plant in the north-east of England,…

SINGAPORE (AFP) – A Singapore opposition leader on Friday urged the US ambassador-designate to push for reforms that would lead to a “genuine multi-party democracy” in the affluent city-state. Reform…

• Movie tells of 70s ascent of treacherous Pakistan peak• Portrayal of sibling’s death false, say team members A film retelling mountaineer Reinhold Messner’s legendary ascent of Nanga Parbat, in…

A Taiwanese man has been arrested and accused of defrauding hundreds of people by posing a member of the Brunei royal family, local media reports say. Wei Yao-sheng is said…