Province in China to offer benefits to single parents, as birth rate drops
Sichuan, one of China’s most populous provinces, is expanding benefits to unmarried parents amid a looming demographic crisis.
By Meaghan TobinBlast rips through police mosque in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 44
Police said the blast in Pakistan went off during afternoon prayers in the mosque when at least 150 people were inside.
By Haq Nawaz KhanU.S. freestyle skiing gold medalist killed in avalanche in Japan
Kyle Smaine, a world champion in the halfpipe, was backcountry skiing when he was killed.
By Bryan Pietsch, Cindy Boren and Julia Mio InumaPhotos: Explosion kills dozens at mosque in northwest Pakistan
An explosion ripped through a mosque in a police compound in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, bringing down the roof and killing at least 32 people, according to a hospital.
By Washington Post StaffWhy is a U.S. general predicting war with China by 2025?
"My gut tells me we will fight in 2025,” a four-star U.S. Air Force general predicted. What's happening in China that year that makes him think war is likely?
By Christian Shepherd and Pei-Lin WuWinter has come for Afghanistan
“We don’t have time,” U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said. “The winter is with us, people are dying, famine is looming.”
By Ishaan TharoorHouse Republican warns of pending conflict with China
Rep. Michael McCaul, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, agrees with a general's recent assessment that the U.S. and China could be at war within two years.
By Azi PaybarahRadioactive needle in a haystack: Tiny capsule lost in rural Australia
The capsule, which contains cesium-137, a material used in gauges for mining, went missing somewhere along a more than 800-mile stretch of mostly rural road.
By Bryan PietschOver 40 dead after bus falls off bridge and catches fire in Pakistan
The passenger bus was traveling too fast when it crashed into a pillar on a bridge, fell into a ravine and caught fire in Baluchistan province, officials said.
By Haq Nawaz Khan and Leo SandsWho is Gautam Adani? Asia’s richest man is rocked by fraud claims.
The Indian energy billionaire and Narendra Modi ally denied charges leveled by Hindenburg Research, which triggered a massive sell-off of Adani company shares.
By Niha MasihU.S. general warns troops that war with China is possible in two years
Gen. Michael Minihan cited presidential elections in both Taiwan and the United States in 2024 as part of his rationale.
By Dan LamotheBusiness empire of Asia’s richest man hit by sell-off after fraud report
The sell-off came after Hindenburg Research in New York accused Adani of artificially boosting his share prices over the course of several decades.
By Gerry ShihChina, speeding through phases of covid, gets on with living with virus
Covid ripped through China following the end of all pandemic restrictions last month. Now, after three difficult years, many Chinese are ready to get on with their lives.
By Christian Shepherd and Pei-Lin WuMarshall Islands, feeling neglected by the U.S., enjoys new leverage
The Pacific nation long felt the United States hadn't adequately compensated it for nuclear testing. Then along came China, and the Marshalls suddenly had power.
By Pete McKenzieWinter temperatures in Afghanistan plunge to deadly low
Afghanistan's coldest winter in more than a decade has killed at least 162 people in about two weeks, officials said.
By Sammy WestfallNorth Koreans, already struggling, now contend with cold snap, covid
Extreme cold has swept across northeastern Asia. But unlike in Japan, China or South Korea, many North Koreans don't have central heating — or even electricity.
By Min Joo KimClean-energy push puts abandoned Philippine nuclear plant back in spotlight
President Marcos looks to his father’s nuclear project, once dogged by scandal and safety concerns, as a solution to fossil-fuel challenges.
By Rebecca Tan and Jhesset O. EnanoCensorship, arrests, power cuts. India scrambles to block BBC documentary.
The suppression of the documentary is raising alarm bells about eroding civil liberties in India under Modi’s BJP party.
By Gerry Shih, Karishma Mehrotra and Anant GuptaThese Russians, evading call-up to Ukraine, live in a Seoul airport
The men wanted to avoid being drafted into the Russian army so they made their way to South Korea, hoping to claim political asylum. It's not going well.
By Michelle Ye Hee LeePakistan’s nationwide power cuts highlight escalating economic crisis
The country of 220 million was without electricity for hours despite power-saving measures. Economists warn funds for energy imports will last one more month.
By Pamela Constable and Shaiq Hussain