Island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupts with ash, steam

An island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupted again yesterday, sending plumes of steam and ash into the air. Thousands of people have been

Afghanistan | Taliban attack on Afghan hotel ends after 13 hours, 18 dead

A Taliban assault on the Intercontinental Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, and pinned security forces down for more than 13 hours

Island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupts with ash, steam

An island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupted again yesterday, sending plumes of steam and ash into the air. Thousands of people have been evacuated from

Sports diplomacy | Head of popular girl band leads N. Korean team to S. Korea

The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea yesterday to check preparations for rare performances by an

Myanmar | Soldiers jailed for killing civilians in rare trial

A Myanmar military tribunal has sentenced six soldiers to 10 years in prison with hard labor for killing three civilians in war-torn Kachin state, officials said, in

Korean crisis | Joint Olympic flag deal angers conservatives in the South

When athletes from the rival Koreas paraded together behind a single flag for the first time at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, it was

Serbian police arrest three Australians over USD400m cocaine haul

Three Australians have been arrested in Serbia over the second- largest cocaine haul in Australian law enforcement history, police said yesterday. Serbian police alleged the men

Australia PM says Olympic unity won’t denuclearize N. Korea

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday he welcomed the recent dialogue between North and South Korea but marching together at the Winter Olympics won’t denuclearize

Philippines | Troops check if key Malaysian extremist survived siege

Philippine troops are trying to validate intelligence information that a Malaysian militant leader survived the defeat of an Islamic State group-linked siege and is helping restart

Fair play | Rival Koreas agree to form first unified Olympic team

The rival Koreas agreed yesterday to form their first unified Olympic team and have their athletes parade together for the first time in 11 years during the

North Korea | Tillerson warns military action unless diplomacy works

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned yesterday that if North Korea does not choose to negotiate on giving up its nuclear weapons that pose a

China: ‘Cold War thinking’ behind Vancouver N. Korea meeting

China yesterday said “Cold War thinking” was behind a meeting of U.S. allies on how to deal with North Korea’s nuclear threat, adding that the gathering risks

Bangladesh, Myanmar aim to finish Rohingya return in 2 years

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed that they will try to complete the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled from violence in Myanmar

North Korea scoffs at Trump’s ‘nuclear button’ tweet

North Korea’s state-run media say U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than leader Kim Jong Un’s is the “spasm of a

Philippines | Lava flowing from volcano, thousands evacuated

Nearly 15,000 people have fled from villages around the Philippines’ most active volcano as lava flowed down its crater yesterday in a gentle eruption that scientists warned

Indonesia| Mezzanine collapse inside Jakarta tower hurts nearly 80

Security camera footage circulated online showed the collapse, with a group of people plunging several meters to the ground as the structure gave way beneath them.

Panmunjom talks | N. Korean orchestra, maybe joint hockey team at Olympics

North Korea’s delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea will include a 140-member orchestra, the two sides agreed yesterday, while discussions continue over fielding a joint

Myanmar | Suu Kyi says Rohingya mass grave investigation positive step

Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called the military’s investigation into the deaths of Rohingya Muslims found in a mass grave a “positive indication,” state

Thailand | Gov’t offices, barracks  open to mark national children’s day

The government house where children are allowed to visit the prime minister’s office has become the highlight of Thailand’s annual children’s festival on Saturday. Thai government offices opened their

Rival Koreas agree to talk on art troupe’s visit to Olympics

Youkyung Lee, Seoul The rival Koreas agreed Saturday that their talks next week will address a North Korean art troupe’s visit to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in

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