WASHINGTON, United States — US soldier Travis King has been freed by North Korea and is "happy" to be heading home on Wednesday, nearly three months after he ran across the border from the South, US officials said.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's rubber-stamp legislature has enshrined the country's status as a nuclear weapons power in the constitution, state media reported Thursday.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan will unveil its first domestically built submarine on Thursday, with the massively outgunned island seeking to bolster its defenses against China.  

NEW DELHI, India — Army chiefs and senior officers from 30 countries including the United States met in India Tuesday to discuss threats facing the Asia-Pacific region, in the face of concern at an increasingly assertive China.

AL-HAMDANIYAH, Iraq — At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Hamdaniyah, state media and health officials said early Wednesday.

HONG KONG, China — Markets rallied Monday, tracing another bump on Wall Street, where investors cheered a further slowdown in US inflation that stoked optimism the Federal Reserve will not have to hike interest rates again.

TOKYO, Japan — Tokyo's key Nikkei index drifted lower at the open on Monday, following falls on Wall Street and the Bank of Japan's widely predicted decision to keep its policies unchanged. 

BEIJING, China — China's economy grew 3.0% in 2022, official data released Tuesday showed, one of the weakest rates in 40 years owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and a real estate crisis.

More offshore gaming companies are expected to return to Manila, Cebu, and the rest of the country.

Next to home, the workplace is perhaps where we spend most of our time. It’s a place of growth, productivity, and relationship-building that’s why keeping it safe and secure should be a top priority for any company.

WASHINGTON, United States — Astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat Wednesday night: a rare "super blue Moon" that won't be seen again for more than a decade.

MONTREAL, Canada — The Canadian government on Tuesday warned members of the LGBTQ community planning to visit the United States they may be at risk in some parts of the country, telling them to "check relevant state and local laws."

JAKARTA, Indonesia — More than half a dozen women competing in the Miss Universe Indonesia beauty pageant have reported organizers to police over allegations of sexual harassment, their lawyer said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, United States — The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a pill to treat postpartum depression, a condition believed to affect around half a million women in the country every year.

TOKYO, Japan — A Japanese mayor has apologized after a public outcry over a flyer issued to pregnant women advising them on what most irritated husbands after their wives became mothers, an official said Thursday.

BENGALURU, India — The creator of "Humans of New York" has slammed an Indian version of the blog for suing a rival, accusing it of unreasonably monetizing the stories of its subjects.

SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian university says it will host an academic symposium on Taylor Swift, exploring her impact on gender, literature, the economy and the music industry.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian court has sentenced a woman to two years in prison and handed her a heavy fine after she recited an Islamic prayer before eating pork in a viral TikTok video widely criticized in the Muslim-majority country.

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS —  A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a museum in a daring midnight heist during the coronavirus lockdown three-and-a-half years ago, police said Tuesday.

MONTREAL, Canada — The Canadian government on Tuesday warned members of the LGBTQ community planning to visit the United States they may be at risk in some parts of the country, telling them to "check relevant state and local laws."

SEOUL, South Korea — K-pop powerhouse BTS didn't get one, star footballer Son Heung-min did: South Korea grants limited exemptions from military service and for the first time eSports players can earn one.

Sarina Bolden rose to the occasion -- literally.

Filipino boxer Kenneth Egano, a bantamweight prospect, has passed away Wednesday due to head injuries he sustained in his eight-round bout against countryman Jason Facularin at the Imus Sports Gymnasium in Imus, Cavite.

SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took part in his first jiu-jitsu martial arts tournament on Saturday and went home with silver and gold medals, he posted on social media.

With a career record of 62 wins, eight losses and two draws, Manny Pacquiao is used to winning in the boxing ring. But in an Orange County (Calf.) trial court, the former holder of 12 world championships is now 0-1.

HANGZHOU, China — From autonomous bug zappers to android pianists and driverless ice-cream trucks, machines rule the world -- at least at China's Asian Games.

UNITED NATIONS, United States — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned world leaders Wednesday about the dangers of fake news and the mishandling of artificial intelligence, calling for the formation of a UN body to regulate the digital sphere.

SAN FRANCISCO, United States — Online platform X could introduce a monthly fee for all users, its owner Elon Musk said Monday, citing the need to cut down on bots.

LONDON, United Kingdom — A European Union regulator hit Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok with a 345-million-euro fine over child data breaches on Friday, in the bloc's latest salvo against the business practices of tech titans.

GENEVA, Switzerland — A third of the world's population is still without access to the internet, even though the number of people connected has never been so high, according to the latest UN statistics published on Tuesday.