Koreas | Rivals, UN finish removing firearms from border village

The rival Koreas and the U.S.-led U.N. Command finished removing firearms and troops from a jointly controlled area at a border village yesterday, as part of

Japan | Reporter freed from captivity in Syria returns home

A Japanese journalist returned to Tokyo yesterday after being freed from more than three years of captivity in Syria. Jumpei Yasuda was released earlier this week and taken

Malaysia | Former PM, treasury, spy chiefs charged with graft

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his ex-treasury chief were jointly charged yesterday with criminal breach of trust involving 6.64 billion ringgit (USD1.6 billion), while

Jumpei Yasuda | Japan confirms ID of journalist freed from Syria

Japan confirmed yesterday that a man freed from Syria is a Japanese freelance journalist who was kidnapped three years ago and said he appears to be in

Australia | Rush’s wife testifies actor wept denying allegations

The wife of actor Geoffrey Rush cried as she told a Sydney court yesterday how he had wept and curled up in the fetal position following newspaper

Koreas | South approves North deals amid conservative opposition

South Korea’s liberal president yesterday formally confirmed his recent reconciliation deals with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, triggering immediate backlash from conservatives who called him “self-righteous”

Japan | French film star Catherine Deneuve receives award

French film star Catherine Deneuve has received Japan’s most prestigious art award at a ceremony in Tokyo, where she was greeted by Emperor Akihito.

Vietnam | Parliament elects Communist Party chief as president

Vietnam’s rubber stamp National Assembly elected Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as the country’s president yesterday, consolidating his influence as the most powerful man

Philippines | Court rejects Duterte bid to have critic arrested

A Philippine court yesterday rejected a petition by President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration to have his fiercest critic in the Senate arrested, in a legal setback for Duterte that the

Maldives | High court frees opposition leader convicted of bribery

A court in the Maldives freed an opposition leader yesterday, setting aside a lower court’s conviction for bribery. The High Court, in hearing an appeal by Qasim Ibrahim, said

Koreas finish removing land mines from border village

The two Koreas have completed removing land mines planted at their shared border village as part of efforts to disarm the area located inside the world’s

Trade | US seeking to boost LNG exports to Japan, rest of Asia

A top U.S. energy official said yesterday that Asia is the center of growth in energy demand and offers a great opportunity to expand American liquefied natural gas exports.

India | Most train disaster victims were migrant workers

Most of the casualties in a train disaster that killed dozens of people in northern India were migrant workers, a former state government official said Saturday.

Afghanistan | Vote enters second day after attacks, technical issues

Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections entered a second day after delays caused by violence and technical issues, as a roadside bomb killed nearly a dozen civilians on Sunday,

Philippines | Gunmen kill 9 people who occupied farm

Gunmen killed nine members of a farmers’ group who occupied part of a privately owned sugarcane plantation in a central Philippine province, police said yesterday. The

Australia | Ruling coalition forced into minority government

Australia’s ruling coalition was forced into minority government on Saturday after a massive swing against its senior partner, the Liberal Party, in a by- election for

Philippines | Key allies quit Duterte Cabinet to run in elections

Close allies of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have resigned from his Cabinet to run in elections next year that will test his popularity and could determine his

India | Protesters stop females ages 10 to 50 from entering temple

A temple in southern India and one of the world’s largest Hindu pilgrimage centers opened its doors to females of menstruating age on Wednesday to comply with a

Vietnam | Popular blogger freed on condition she leave for US

Vietnam has freed a well-known blogger after two years in prison on the condition that she leave for the United States. Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known

New Zealand Leader taped speaking inappropriately

New Zealand’s opposition leader has been secretly recorded calling one of his own lawmakers “f---ing useless” and making other questionable remarks as turmoil in the conservative National

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