Stock market today: Asian shares are sharply lower, tracking a rates-driven tumble on Wall Street
Asian markets are trading sharply lower after Wall Street tumbled as it focused on the downside of a surprisingly strong job market: the likelihood that interest rates will stay high
2023-10-04 15:20
TikTok Shop Indonesia stops to comply with the country's ban of e-commerce on social media platforms
Chinese-owned video platform TikTok says it will halt its online retail operation in Indonesia to comply with the country’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms
2023-10-04 15:17
Taiwan indicts 2 communist party members accused of colluding with China to influence elections
Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted two leaders of the island's tiny Taiwan People's Communist Party on accusations they colluded with China in an effort to influence next year's elections for president and members of the legislative assembly
2023-10-04 14:57
Western ammo stocks at 'bottom of the barrel' as Ukraine war drags on, NATO official warns
Western militaries are running out of ammunition to give to Ukraine, NATO and British officials warned Tuesday, as they urged the bloc's nations to ramp up production to "keep Ukraine in the fight against Russian invaders."
2023-10-04 14:53
Suspect in Bangkok mall shooting that killed 2 used a modified mock gun, police say
Police say a teenage boy who allegedly shot two people dead and wounded five others inside a major shopping mall in Thailand's capital used a mock handgun that had been modified to fire real bullets
2023-10-04 14:17
A Nepal town imposes a lockdown and beefs up security to prevent clashes between Hindus and Muslims
A lockdown has been imposed and security heightened in a city in southwest Nepal to prevent clashes between Hindus and Muslims
2023-10-04 13:54
Cleanup from Maui fires complicated by island's logistical challenges, cultural significance
Federal authorities have started removing hazardous materials from the Maui wildfires and laying the groundwork to dispose of burnt cars, buildings and other debris
2023-10-04 13:17
Haitian students play drums and strum guitars to escape hunger and gang violence
Children across Haiti's capital are playing drums, bass guitar and piano to drown out the trouble that erupts around them daily
2023-10-04 12:54
Suspect charged in rapper Tupac Shakur's fatal shooting will appear in a court in Las Vegas
The man facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas 27 years ago is due to make his first appearance before a Nevada judge
2023-10-04 12:47
Child care programs just lost thousands of federal dollars. Families and providers scramble to cope
After two years of receiving federal subsidies, 220,000 child care programs across the country lost funding
2023-10-04 12:46
McCarthy became the latest victim of Trump's extreme GOP revolution
Kevin McCarthy's big mistake was trying to govern.
2023-10-04 12:24
US warns of Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability
The State Department in a first-of-its-kind report has laid out Beijing’s growing efforts to reshape the global narrative on China, while spending billions of dollars to do so
2023-10-04 12:24