Asia

Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana as of Thursday, like a dream come true for an ageing generation of pot smokers

The UN has warned that an estimated 13 million people were facing severe hunger in the Horn of Africa region as a result of a persistent drought

President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman shot and killed at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school

President Joe Biden told fellow Indo-Pacific leaders assembled for a four-country summit

China says its initiative to build ports and other infrastructure across Asia and Africa, paid for with Chinese loans, will boost trade

She has four limbs, expressive eyes, and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City

A leading human rights group is demanding the Sri Lankan authorities conduct a prompt and impartial probe into a police shooting that left one person dead

Asian shares fell in muted trading as most world markets were closed for Good Friday and other holidays.

The Russian tanks and missiles besieging Ukraine also are threatening the food supply and livelihoods of people in Europe, Africa and Asia who rely on the vast, fertile farmlands of the Black Sea region — known as the “breadbasket of the world.”

North Korea on Thursday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its sixth round of weapons launches this month, South Korea’s military said.