Voting begins in West Bengal state after a national voter list purge

Voting in one of India’s most closely watched state elections began yesterday after a national voter roll revision removed millions of names and raised concerns

Ex-President Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges

Judges at the International Criminal Court yesterday confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he allegedly oversaw

2021 collision of South Korean warplanes caused by pilots taking video, report says

A 2021 midair collision of two South Korean fighter jets happened because a pilot made an abrupt maneuver to get a better angle for videos of the flight,

Ex-Philippine president Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2016 file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech at the Philippine Economic Forum in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) THE HAGUE -

South Korean police seek to arrest K-pop mogul behind BTS

Bang Si-Hyuk, a chairman of Hybe answers reporters’ question upon his arrival at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency South Korean police said yesterday they are

Modi is pushing to get more women in Parliament – that could have other consequences

Communist Party of India member Annie Raja (left) activist Padma Singh and writer Radha Kumar address a press conference after sending a petition on women’s reservation to the parliamentarians

Star of hit series ‘The Solitary Gourmet’ hopes to share its joy of eating

Yutaka Matsushige, a Japanese actor Japanese TV program “The Solitary Gourmet” quietly started in a late-night slot 14 years ago featuring a suit-clad, middle-aged man’s joy of

Australia’s richest person must share part of her mining fortunes, court rules

Australia’s richest woman, Gina Rinehart, has been ordered by a court to share part of her vast mining wealth after a years-long legal battle over

Harry and Meghan arrive in Australia for a low-key, privately funded visit

Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, visit the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, yesterday Prince Harry and his wife Meghan,

Philippines opens key coast guard base in disputed waters

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, Senator Erwin Tulfo poses with Coast Guard, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan at the newly activated Coast Guard District Kalayaan Island

Kim says its latest weapons tests included missiles with cluster-bomb warheads

North Korea said yesterday its testing spree this week involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, as it pushes to

North fires missiles toward sea after ridiculing South’s hopes for better ties

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea yesterday in its second launch event in two days, South Korea’s military said, hours after

Decorated veteran remains behind bars on Afghan war crime charges

Ben Roberts-Smith arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney (2021) Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, did not apply for bail when the war

How a seabird native to Hawaii has adapted to life in Honolulu’s concrete jungle

White tern parents looking at an egg holding their chick on the University of Hawaii, in Honolulu (Jan. 18, 2022) Ka’iulani Murphy is quick to

Earthquake off North Sulawesi topples buildings, kills one person and sets off small tsunami

Onlookers gather as police officers inspect a damaged building following an earthquake in Manado, North Sulawesi, yesterday An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in

Indonesia to deport Scottish crime boss wanted by Spain

A Scottish man identified as Steven Lyons, who is described as a senior figure in an international crime syndicate (center) is escorted by police officers at the regional police

Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16 

Teenage boys use their mobile phone in Jakarta, Indonesia, Mar. 16 Indonesia on Saturday began implementing a new government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children

Southeast Asia revisits nuclear power plans for AI data centers as Iran war disrupts energy supplies 

This aerial view, taken Jan. 19, 2025, shows the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in the Philippines,which has never produced a single watt of energy Nuclear power is

Asia scrambles to conserve energy as Iran war disrupts oil and gas supplies 

Countries in Asia are scrambling to conserve energy and protect consumers as the war on Iran and attacks on gas fields and oil refineries disrupt critical supplies, rattling

Officials say 14 were killed in fire at auto parts plant

South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of

Takaichi meets with Trump as he seeks help securing the Strait of Hormuz

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (center) arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The meeting that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will have at the White

Taliban announces 3-day ceasefire after Pakistan, Afghanistan pause fighting ahead of Eid

A key outlawed Pakistani militant group behind numerous gun and bomb attacks announced a three-day ceasefire yesterday ahead of a key Muslim holiday, hours after Pakistan

BTS stages long-awaited comeback concert at a Seoul landmark

A banner promoting a comeback concert of K-pop group BTS at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul BTS will stage its long-awaited comeback concert on Saturday night

Asian shares advance and oil slips back despite a barrage of attacks by Iran

Asia shares advanced yesterday, with benchmarks in Japan and South Korea jumping as oil prices fell back slightly despite a barrage of attacks by Iran on its

Parliament meets for first time in 5 years with military controlling most seats

Lawmakers arrive to attend a session at Lower House parliament in Naypyitaw Myanmar opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years yesterday following

New constitution cementing president’s grip on power approved in a referendum

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev A  new constitution that strengthens President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest country, has won overwhelming approval in

‘Death Fest’ invites visitors to embrace mortality 

A visitor tries out a coffin at Death Fest in Nonthaburi, Thailand, Friday Thailand’s “Death Fest” invites people to confront mortality while also offering practical

Ships identify themselves as Chinese to avoid Iranian attacks

Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan Some commercial ships near or in the Strait

Lawmakers pass law to manage pledge of $350 billion in US investments

South Korean lawmakers yesterday passed a law to implement a pledge of $350 billion in U.S. investments Seoul made last year to avoid the Trump

Cambodia aims to shut down all online scam centers there by the end of April

Cambodia hopes to shut down all of the country’s notorious online scam centers by the end of next month, the head of the Southeast Asian nation’s effort

Voting peaceful in first election since September youth-led protests

Voting was peaceful Thursday in Nepal’s first nationwide election since a violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power in September. Security forces patrolled streets and

Punch the orphan macaque is outgrowing his plushie and making friends 

Punch the baby orphan macaque is outgrowing the orangutan plushie that comforted him through early rejection from his mother and other monkeys. Images of

Seoul relaunches truth commission with focus on adoption fraud

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Chairperson Park Sun Young (right) comforts adoptee Yooree Kim during a press conference in Seoul, in March 2025 South Korea has

A bumper berry harvest has weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romance

In this photo provided by the Dept. of Conservation, New Zealand, Kakapo, Kohengi sits with her three eggs, on Anchor Island, Pukenui The world’s only

Lunar New Year prayers and festivities usher in the Year of the Horse

A worshiper wears a horse head decoration at Wong Tai Sin Temple to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Horse in Hong Kong (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei) People are

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