Australia & the Pacific

Wrestler ‘Superfly’ Snuka charged in girlfriend’s 1983 death

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Former professional wrestling star Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka was charged Tuesday with third-degree…
Asian stocks rise, Europe falls as global market rally fades

HONG KONG (AP) — World stock markets were uneven on Friday as a global rally driven…
Super Saturday

The most-anticipated fight in decades. The best-known horse race. A resumption of one of the premier…
Underachieving Pacquaio

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Manny Pacquiao has been an inspiration for millions of Filipinos not just…
Pakistan expresses shock over deaths of US, Italian hostage

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has expressed “shock and sorrow” over the inadvertent deaths of an American…
Kazakhstan votes for continuity while keeping eye on Ukraine

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — As oil-rich Kazakhstan votes for a president Sunday, the governing elite is…
Thousands honor soldiers on 100th year of Gallipoli battle

GALLIPOLI, Turkey (AP) — For the first time at age 95, Bill Grayden has come to…
Gunmen kill prominent female activist in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen on a motorcycle killed a prominent women’s rights activist in Pakistan…
Kazakhstan goes to polls as president expected to win

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Voters in oil-rich Kazakhstan turned out in abundance Sunday for a carefully…
Quake-aid need acute in Nepal capital, more so in villages

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Shelter, fuel, food, medicine, power, news, workers — Nepal’s earthquake-hit capital was…
US: Growing China, Russia military activity in Asia-Pacific

WASHINGTON (AP) — The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said Wednesday that major land…
Search area for Flight 370 to be doubled if plane not found

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will…
India’s die-hard Hindus push to ban beef in blow to poor

NEW DELHI (AP) — Every morning just before dawn, hundreds of trucks loaded with buffaloes trundle…
Director Peter Jackson unveils WWI exhibition in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Taking a break from filmmaking, Peter Jackson has created a museum…
Thai charter, weakening political parties, ready for review

BANGKOK (AP) — A draft of Thailand’s new constitution, written to reduce the power of major…