Comic spoofs Western nerds’ dating success in Japan

Neil Garscadden glances out across the pub, the music blaring and the taps just starting to flow for the night.

No one would have ever known about the homemade submarine Tao Xiangli was testing in a reservoir just outside Beijing if a passerby had not filmed it and posted the video online.

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday withdrew from the upcoming runoff, saying he believes the second round would be as fraudulent as the first.

Google’s partners in China are beginning to sever ties with the Internet giant following the company’s decision to quit self censoring in the country and redirect searches to Google in Hong Kong.

The “inadequate” actions of commanding officers, combined with poor intelligence and lack of air and fire support, contributed to more than a dozen coalition deaths during a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan last year, according to a new report.

Even after his death, Michael Jackson is breaking records.

Most people take their birth certificates for granted, but for millions of people around the world, they simply do not exist, causing them to miss out on fundamental rights, including access to free health care and education services, according to international charity, Plan.

Stocks ended with modest losses Thursday, fighting off a bigger decline that surrounded the latest worries about Greece’s debt crisis and weaker-than-expected reports on the economy.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s second attempt to seat a new Cabinet failed Saturday with the parliament rejecting a majority of his selections.

Tucked in a quiet corner of Beijing’s trendy art district, known as 798, a gallery offers an unusual collection of artworks by artists who may not know much about the international art world: They live in North Korea.

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Arturo Fidelino couldn’t sleep.

Park Ji-sung headed a second half winner as Manchester United beat bitter rivals Liverpool 2-1 to reclaim top spot in the English Premier League on Sunday.

The U.S. Congress will probe possible waste, misuse and corruption tied to billions of taxpayer dollars used for private military contractors in Afghanistan.

A strong earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of eastern Afghanistan Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The Obama Administration is expected to slash the estimated cost of the Troubled Asset Relief Program by $200 billion, effectively paving the way for what could be a massive federal jobs program.