Asia-Pacific
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Buffalo named Donald Trump for his golden locks is a sensation at zoo
With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kilogram (1,500-pound) build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from across Bangladesh since he arrived at ... -
Malaysia enforces social media ban for children under 16
Malaysia yesterday began enforcing new rules barring children under 16 from holding social media accounts, joining a growing number of countries seeking to strengthen ... -
Soaring prices during the Iran war jeopardize travel to tourism-dependent countries
With summer around the corner, soaring prices and other complications from the war with Iran are straining the tourism-dependent economies of countries in Southeast ... -
Japan woos Philippine leader during state visit with arms sales
Japan and the Philippines yesterday agreed to strengthen their defense cooperation by accelerating talks on Japanese weapons sales and intelligence sharing at a time ... -
Temu hit with $232 million fine over unsafe toys and electronics
Temu was hit with a 200 million euro ($232 million) fine yesterday after a European Union investigation found the Chinese online retailer failed to ... -
Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese developers look to outdo Chinese
Mechanical hands dexterous enough to thread a needle, childlike dancing robots and adult-sized ones to help with deliveries were on display yesterday as the ... -
Bishop and ex-ICC judge lead new inquiry into thousands of Duterte-era killings
A group led by a Roman Catholic bishop in the Philippines launched a fact-finding body yesterday to document accounts of witnesses and other details ... -
Lawyer says tourist accused of hurling rock at monk seal has been doxed and threatened
The defense attorney for a tourist from Washington state accused of hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal says his client ... -
Singapore foreign affairs minister visits North Korea, agrees to boost ties: reports
Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan held talks with his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui in Pyongyang on Tuesday, with both sides agreeing to ... -
Planes carrying 19 Australians linked to the Islamic State land in Melbourne and Sydney
Two planes carrying 19 Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group in Syria landed in Melbourne and Sydney yesterday, despite Australia’s ... -
4 dead, 17 mostly workers still missing, in collapse of unfinished hotel
Rescuers pulled out three people yesterday from an immense pile of rubble that was all that remained of a nine-story hotel which collapsed while ... -
Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some farmers turn to nighttime work
Roads and markets have emptied during afternoons and some farmers have switched to nighttime work to avoid scorching temperatures as a heat wave grips large parts ... -
Villagers honor guardian spirits to pray for rain and good fortune
Hundreds of Cambodians yesterday morning honored their village’s guardian spirits by holding a colorful centuries-old ceremony to pray for good fortune, rain and prosperity. The “He ... -
Malaysia orders TikTok to explain ‘grossly offensive’ fake content targeting king
Malaysia said yesterday it has ordered TikTok to explain and address what it described as the social media platform’s failure to act swiftly against offensive, defamatory ... -
New Zealand plans to cut 14% of public sector jobs to slash spending
New Zealand’s government will lay off nearly 9,000 workers, amounting to 14% of public sector jobs, by mid-2029 as part of a bid to ... -
Senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate
A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for an alleged crime against humanity has fled from the Senate, where he sought refuge to ... -
Iran war disruptions spark higher costs and lost income in Bangladesh
Tariqul Islam lost his savings after setbacks in his clothing business about a year and a half ago and turned to ride-sharing on his ... -
200,000 people affected as over 5,400 flee ash from Philippine volcano
Nearly 200,000 people in 124 villages in the northeastern Philippines were affected and over 5,400 fled massive plumes of ash that billowed from Mayon ... -
Army shifts to offense as resistance weakens in bloody civil war
A little more than a year ago, the government’s military was on the back foot in Myanmar ‘s bloody civil war, pushed out of ... -
Court upholds opposition leader’s treason conviction
A Cambodian court yesterday upheld the treason conviction and 27-year prison sentence for opposition leader Kem Sokha, whose 2017 arrest opened a broad government ... -
Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms
Australia has proposed taxing digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government released draft legislation ... -
US launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator
U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro characterized Friday as a “new theater ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Ex-Philippine president Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges
THE HAGUE – Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for deadly ... -
South Korean police seek to arrest K-pop mogul behind BTS
South Korean police said yesterday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they ... -
Modi is pushing to get more women in Parliament – that could have other consequences
India’s Parliament opened debate yesterday on a landmark bill to reserve one-third of legislative seats for women, which could set off a sweeping redrawing ... -
Star of hit series ‘The Solitary Gourmet’ hopes to share its joy of eating
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 solitary dining ... -
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 ... -
Harry and Meghan arrive in Australia for a low-key, privately funded visit
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrived in Melbourne yesterday for their first Australian visit since their official ... -
Philippines opens key coast guard base in disputed waters
Chinese officials did not immediately react to the Philippines’ opening of its coast guard district command on Thitu Island, which has been occupied by ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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