Afghanistan | Suicide bombers strike in Kabul, killing seven

Suicide bombers struck two police stations in Afghanistan’s capital yesterday , killing at least seven people and wounding 17, officials said. Interior Minister

Indonesia | Militants surrender to end detention center riot

Dozens of Islamic militant prisoners who took over a police detention center near Indonesia’s capital and killed five officers surrendered to police yesterday, the country’s

US-North Korea Pompeo in Pyongyang to finalize summit, seek Americans’ release

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea yesterday to finalize plans for a historic summit between President Donald Trump and the North’s leader,

Li, Abe, Moon agree to cooperate on North Korea

China, Japan and South Korea agreed yesterday to cooperate on ending North Korea’s nuclear program and promoting free trade, two hot-button issues challenging their region.

Malaysia: Opposition win ends party’s 60-year hold on power

An alliance of Malaysian opposition parties led by the country's 92-year-old former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad won a fiercely contested general election, ending the 60-year rule of the Malay-dominated National

Australia | Pre-poll plan to balance budget in two years revealed

Australia’s government said yesterday it has turned a corner on mounting debt, proposing a plan to give tax cuts to most Australians while balancing the books within

Cambodia | New owner of influent newspaper begins by firing editor

The new owner of a newspaper considered the sole remaining independent media voice in Cambodia fired its editor on Monday for publishing a story about the

East Timor | Xanana calls for restraint after campaign violence

East Timorese independence hero Xanana Gusmao has called on supporters not to be provoked after campaigning for next weekend’s elections was marred by violence.

India | Feral dog packs kill six children, terrifying villagers

Roaming packs of feral dogs have killed six children in the last week in north India, terrifying villagers who have begun keeping their children home from school

Balikatan 34-2018 | Philippines, US launch largest military drills under Duterte

U.S. and Philippine forces yesterday began their largest annual military exercises since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power and vowed to scale down America’s military presence

Philippines | 100,000 Chinese move to Manila and trigger property surge

In Manila’s main financial district and its fringes, signs of the new inhabitants are everywhere: the restaurants serving steaming Chinese hotpots and dumplings, the Mandarin broadcasts at

Afghanistan | Bombing at mosque kills 14, wounds 33

A bomb blast inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan that was being used as a voter registration center killed at least 14 people and wounded 33, officials said.

Offbeat | With Taj Mahal turning a bit green, Indian court gets mad

The Taj Mahal, that shining white monument to love, is turning a little ... green. And yellow. And black. And India’s Supreme Court is not pleased.

Malaysia | Mahathir, at 92 wants to rule again, shakes up election

Malaysia’s former authoritarian leader Mahathir Mohamad wasn’t invited to the forum that planned to debate whether at well past 90 years he is too old to

Historians name two Indian Ocean 19th century shipwrecks

A four-year search of the depths of the Indian Ocean has failed to locate Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. But the unprecedented sonar seabed hunt for the missing airliner might

India | Ten cities top WHO list of most polluted in the world

The most recent air pollution data from the World Health Organization gives India a dubious lead. The world’s ten most polluted cities are Indian. The

Sandstorm kills at least 91, injures over 160

A powerful dust storm and rain swept parts of north and western India overnight, causing house collapses, toppling trees and leaving at least 91 people dead and

Australian first lady ‘flattered’ by ‘delicious’ description

Australia’s prime minister said yesterday his wife was “flattered and charmed” to be described by President Emmanuel Macron as “delicious,” a compliment that has sparked lighthearted

Two Koreas dismantle propaganda loudspeakers at tense border

The rival Koreas dismantled huge loudspeakers used to blare Cold War-style propaganda across their tense border this week, as South Korea’s president asked the United Nations to

France, Australia call on China to observe rules

French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday issued a reminder to China to respect a “rules-based” order in the South Pacific amid concerns

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