JERUSALEM — A Palestinian from the militant group Hamas was shot dead when he threw a grenade at forces carrying out an arrest raid in the...
BEIJING—Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday his country will never seek hegemony no matter how strong it becomes, even as his neighbours worry about Beijing’s actions...
WASHINGTON—U.S. special Mideast envoy Martin Indyk has resigned to return to a Washington think-tank in a move symbolizing the collapse of the latest American effort to...
UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for greater international efforts to confront illicit drugs as an integral element in building a safe...
WASHINGTON—Thailand’s recent military takeover is more repressive and likely to endure longer than the last military coup eight years ago, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday....
WASHINGTON—Singapore’s prime minister said Tuesday international law should determine how territorial disputes in the South China Sea are resolved, rather than the notion that “might is...
SURABAYA, Indonesia—The mayor of Indonesia’s second-largest city has officially shut down “Dolly,” one of Southeast Asia’s biggest red-light districts, but the world’s oldest profession is still working...
WASHINGTON—U.S. teams of special forces going into Iraq after a three-year gap will face an aggressive insurgency, a splintering military and a precarious political situation as...
WASHINGTON—A senior U.S. official says China’s coercive efforts to enforce its territorial claims in disputed waters are not just raising tensions but damaging its international standing....
BEIRUT — Syrian government warplanes on Wednesday struck a series of targets in a northern city that is a stronghold of an al-Qaida splinter group, killing...