Australia | Canberra considers moving embassy to Jerusalem

Australia has raised the prospect of following the United States by relocating its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in a policy shift that critics

India | Court gives life sentence to guru Rampal, 14 followers

A court in northern India sentenced a Hindu guru and 14 followers to life imprisonment yesterday in the deaths of four women and a child at his sprawling ashram.

New Zealand | Lawmaker accuses opposition leader of corruption

New Zealand’s conservative opposition party was in turmoil yesterday after one of its own lawmakers accused leader Simon Bridges of corruption for hiding a donation from

Japan raises concerns over Pacific’s debt to China

Japan’s foreign minister raised concerns yesterday about the high levels of debt accrued by some Pacific Island nations and said his country wants to help resolve

Australia says US alliance vital with Indo-Pacific tensions

AUSTRALIA’S foreign minister said yesterday her country’s alliance with the United States had never been more vital in an era of escalating challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

Nepal | Recovery of climbers delayed by mountain’s remoteness

Rescuers hampered by difficult, remote terrain took two days to recover the bodies of nine climbers, including one of the world’s best, who hoped to map a

Koreas | North-born reporter banned from covering talks

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon has expressed regret over a decision to block a North Korean defector-turned reporter from covering high-level talks between the Koreas at

Bangladesh | Newspaper editors protest digital security law

An influential body of newspaper editors in Bangladesh on Saturday criticized the government for a new digital security law that they say will stifle constitutionally protected freedom

Malaysia | PM-in-waiting Anwar wins parliamentary by-election

Charismatic Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim won a by- election for a parliamentary seat with a landslide victory on Saturday in a grand political comeback to help

Nepal | 25,000 websites blocked in pornography ban

Nepalese internet providers have begun blocking thousands of pornographic websites as part of a government directive aimed at stopping sexual violence, officials said yesterday. The government

Japan | Abe renews pledge to change country’s charter to boost troops

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his pledge yesterday to push for a revision to the country’s war- renouncing constitution, in which he wants the military

Singapore | Large foreign inflows are growth risk, deputy PM says

Capital inflows are proving to be just as much a curse as a blessing, with the potential to harm economic growth, Singapore’s deputy prime minister said.

Indonesia | 27 dead in floods, landslides on Sumatra island

Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 27 people, including a dozen children at a school, officials said

Malaysia | Government says it will end death penalty for all crimes

Malaysia’s new government said it will abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions, a rare move against capital punishment in Asia that

Thailand | Authorities to deport 70 Pakistani asylum seekers

Thai authorities yesterday convicted 70 Pakistani asylum seekers of staying illegally in Thailand despite their protestations that they face persecution if they are sent home, as

India | Severe cyclone hits eastern coast; 8 killed

A severe cyclone damaged homes and blew down trees and power poles yesterday in eastern India, where eight people were killed and about 300,000 forced to move to higher

Koreas | South considers lifting some sanctions on North

South Korea is considering lifting some of its unilateral sanctions against North Korea to create more momentum for diplomacy aimed at improving relations and defusing the nuclear

Australia, Japan agree to keep pressure on North Korea

Australia and Japan yesterday reaffirmed their commitment to pressuring North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program and enforcing sanctions on Pyongyang. Australian Foreign Minister

Maldives | Defeated president challenges election result

The outgoing president of the Maldives filed a complaint with police yesterday challenging the results of last month’s presidential election in which he was defeated by the

Koreas | Seoul says Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit North

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit the officially atheist country, South Korea said yesterday. South Korea’s presidential office said

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