Jeju, South Korea - More than 550 Yemeni nationals have arrived on South Korea's Jeju Island since April seeking asylum and refugee status. Unlike mainland South Korea, Jeju offered visa-free arrival for various nationalities,

Japan and South Korea are bracing for two typhoons expected to hit on Thursday. The two storms, the 20th and 21st named storms of the West Pacific Typhoon Season, are still strengthening as they

A community in southeast Yemen has shut down construction of a Saudi military base in the area. It is one of a growing number of Saudi-funded infrastructure projects springing up in Yemen, which has

The very public discussion between sleep guru Arianna Huffington and Tesla CEO Elon Musk about the merits of rest is about much more than getting enough Zs. It speaks to the broader struggle in

Chinese tech company Huawei says the Australian government has blocked it from providing 5G technology for the country's wireless networks. Huawei, one of the world's biggest makers of smartphones and telecommunications equipment, said Thursday

The success of the movie "Crazy Rich Asians" is drawing attention to the region's growing wealth. The Hollywood hit about the heir to a Singapore family fortune bringing home his girlfriend from a much

Military prosecutors in Uganda withdrew weapons charges against jailed government critic Robert Kyagulanyi, a pop star turned opposition parliamentarian who goes by the stage name Bobi Wine. After the weapons charges were dropped, however, he was

New York state's tax department has subpoenaed Michael Cohen, the beleaguered former lawyer of US President Donald Trump. The subpoena is in connection with a probe of the Trump Foundation charity and comes a

South Africa rejected a tweet by Donald Trump about the country's land reform policy and the "large-scale killing" of farmers saying the US president was "misinformed". Trump said on Wednesday he directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Thursday marks the 38th anniversary of the end of the national literacy crusade in Nicaragua. Tens of thousands of mostly young people set off to live in isolated rural parts of the country to