Indonesia | Man saved from quake-flattened mosque on island

Soldiers have pulled a man alive from the rubble of a large mosque flattened by an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok, while thousands of homeless locals waited

Hawaii | Island grapples with lava, hurricane as election nears

As Hawaii readies for its primary elections, voters are grappling with an erupting volcano and Hurricane Hector. Elections are challenging times for candidates even in the

Japan | Med school confirms altering scores to limit women

A Tokyo medical school apologized yesterday after an internal investigation confirmed that it systematically altered entrance exam scores for years to limit the number of female students and

Indonesia | At least 98 dead after quake rocks tourist island

A powerful earthquake flattened houses and toppled bridges on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, killing at least 98 people and shaking neighboring Bali, as authorities said

Malaysia | Jakarta returns yacht at center of graft probe

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that Indonesia has handed over a luxury yacht allegedly bought with money stolen from the multibillion-dollar looting of a state

Singapore | Minister says major cyberattack may be state-linked

A cyberattack that breached 1.5 million health records in Singapore has been attributed to sophisticated attackers who may be state-linked, a Cabinet minister said yesterday. S.

The Buzz | Watchdog says Australia lawmakers increasingly exploit race

Australia’s racism watchdog said the country is experiencing a resurgence in lawmakers exploiting race to advance their political agendas and listed ethnic Chinese and Sudanese among the minorities

Asian diplomats press N. Korea to deliver on anti-nuke vows

Asia’s top diplomats pressed North Korea on Saturday to turn a pledge to completely dismantle its nuclear arsenal into reality amid concerns that it’s proceeding with its

Thailand | Rescued cave boys end stay at Buddhist temple

With their heads bowed and wearing orange robes, the members of the boys’ soccer team rescued from almost three weeks trapped in a cave in northern Thailand

Pompeo calls on Myanmar to release 2 journalists

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Myanmar on Saturday to immediately release two Reuters journalists held on charges of possessing secret documents. Pompeo said in

Bangladesh | Police, protesters clash in Dhaka; many injured

Police in Bangladesh’s capital fired tear gas and used batons on Saturday to disperse hundreds of protesting students angry over the traffic deaths of two fellow

Malala calls for rebuilding of schools torched in Pakistan

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has called for the rebuilding of 11 schools torched by suspected Islamic extremists in northern Pakistan. No one was wounded in

Author Murakami talks music, running, novels on radio show

Best-selling Japanese author Haruki Murakami, hosting a special radio show featuring some of his favorite songs he runs to, says writing novels is about rhythm, as in

Japan | Report alleges Tokyo med school altered test results to fail women

A Tokyo medical university faced a new allegation after a newspaper report yesterday that the school has allegedly discriminated against female applicants on grounds they tend to

Hawaii | How the US military will identify remains from North Korea

Vice President Mike Pence is flying to Hawaii on yesterday to receive 55 boxes of bones recently handed over by North Korea. The remains are believed to belong

Australia | New law helps daughter of sperm donor find her father

For Peter Peacock, fate arrived in the form of a registered letter. The letter looked to be a bit of a letdown. Peacock had gone

Korean War | Pyongyang provided just one dog tag with 55 sets of war remains

When North Korea handed over 55 boxes of bones that it said are remains of American war dead, it provided a single military dog tag but

Britain looks to growing Asian markets for post-Brexit era

Britain wants to align itself more closely with Asia’s growing economies as it prepares to leave the European Union, Trade Secretary Liam Fox said yesterday.

Japan | Gov’t vows to rescue journalist believed held in Syria

Japan’s government said yesterday it’s doing its utmost for the rescue of a Japanese journalist believed to be held in Syria after a video of a

Malaysia | Civil aviation chief quits over Flight 370 lapses

Malaysia’s civil aviation chief said yesterday he has resigned to take responsibility after an independent investigative report highlighted shortcomings in the air traffic control center during

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