President Biden will be the second sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, the site of the first atomic attack. He is going there for a meeting with G-7 leaders.
The Pheu Thai party and the progressive Move Forward Party made a strong showing, in a repudiation to the military-backed government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.
Voters in Turkey took to the polls on Sunday for landmark elections that are expected to be close and could be the biggest challenge Turkish President Erdogan faces in his two decades in power.
Pasang Dawa Sherpa reached the summit of the world's highest peak on Sunday for the 26th time. Since making his first successful of climb of the peak in 1998, Dawa has made the trip almost every year.
Thousands of people hunkered down Sunday, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing the roofs off buildings and killing at least three people.
India's main opposition Congress party wrested control of the crucial southern state from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party, according to a near complete vote count.
A Pakistani court has granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan bail in multiple cases against him, allowing for his release following his dramatic arrest earlier this week.
The court ruled that Khan's arrest on Tuesday was illegal and said he should be released. Khan's arrest has sparked violence in major Pakistani cities.
Khan's arrest Tuesday set off skirmishes between his supporters and police in several cities that left at least six people dead, and his continued detention raises the prospect of more unrest.
Back in 2001, Monsoon Wedding was an indie darling turned international success. Now, the stage adaptation is an ambitious experiment in bridging Indian musical styles with a Broadway-style songbook.
Paramilitary forces arrested Khan at a court in Islamabad, where he was facing corruption charges. The arrest has triggered rare pushback against the military, the country's most powerful institution.
In a landmark case, a group of 18 Indian couples has petitioned the country's Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage. Arguments are wrapping up this week and a decision is expected this summer.
Tania Branigan, once China correspondent for the Guardian, makes the strongest English-language effort yet to reconstruct what it was like to live through, and then with, this part of Chinese history.
Japan's prime minister expressed sympathy toward Koreans forced into industrial slavery during Japan's colonial rule as the leaders from the two countries vowed to strengthen cooperation.
