North Korea | Tillerson reiterates US is open for talks with Kim’s government

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. is prepared to negotiate with North Korea without preconditions, but the Trump administration would first want a “quiet period”

Philippines | Congress votes to extend martial law in south

The Philippine Congress voted overwhelmingly yesterday to approve President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law in the south by a year after the military warned that

Indonesia | Top politician’s graft trial delayed by stomach woes

A top Indonesian politician accused of involvement in one of the country’s biggest corruption scandals told a court on the first day of his trial he’s suffering

Bangladesh | Gov’t condemns US attack in which national is suspect

Bangladesh’s government condemned an attack on New York City’s subway system, as it emerged that the suspect is an immigrant from the South Asian nation. “Bangladesh is committed to

Cambodia | EU suspends aid to election commission

The European Union said yesterday it has suspended assistance to Cambodia’s election commission following last month’s dissolution of the country’s main opposition party, and warned that

Thailand | Military junta welcomes easing of EU political sanctions

Thailand’s military junta has welcomed the European Union’s decision to ease political sanctions imposed against it for overthrowing an elected government in 2014. The EU’s announcement

Ancient wrestling offers a future for some in modern India

Wearing nothing but loincloths, a group of boys warm up by climbing sturdy ropes that take them high into the trees. One teenager walks around the

This Day in History | 2001 – Suicide attack on Indian parliament

A group of gunmen has broken through tight security to attack the parliament building in the Indian capital, New Delhi. At least 12 people have been killed

Analysis | Complex questions accompany diplomatic options on North Korea

When President Donald Trump’s U.N. ambassador recently urged the world to sever diplomatic ties with North Korea, she was sketchy on the details: Should all embassies close?

Philippines | Duterte asks Congress to extend martial law in Mindanao

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress yesterday to extend the martial law he declared in the country’s south by one year to ensure the “total eradication” of

Indonesia | American man escapes from Bali prison

Indonesian police are hunting for an American citizen who escaped yesterday from an overcrowded and understaffed prison on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Head

Indonesia | Protestors burn US flags in fourth day of Jerusalem protests

Activists burned U.S. and Israeli flags in front of the American embassy in Jakarta yesterday in a fourth day of protests in Indonesia against President Donald Trump’s

GOP governor sides with Indonesians facing deportation

Since he became governor, Chris Sununu has rarely clashed with President Donald Trump, supporting the travel ban on citizens from several mostly Muslim nations and quick to

Philippines wants money back from Sanofi for dengue vaccine

The Philippine government will demand a refund of 3.5 billion pesos (USD69.5 million) from vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur and look at possible legal action after a study

Officials from UN, N. Korea agree situation is dangerous

The United Nations says its political chief and North Korea’s foreign minister agree that the current situation on the Korean peninsula is the most dangerous security issue

Vietnam | American evangelist leads rare event

More than 10,000 Vietnamese filled up a stadium in a rare Christian evangelistic event led by the Rev. Franklin Graham, who said he wants the communist government

Global forum featuring Beijing’s take on human rights

Hundreds of participants attended the opening of a human rights forum in Beijing yesterday in the latest installment of China’s energetic drive to showcase what it considers the strengths

China criticizes India over drone crash inside border

China’s defense ministry expressed its “dissatisfaction and opposition” yesterday over the crash of an Indian unmanned aerial vehicle inside Chinese territory, the latest in a series of

North Korea | Senior UN official meets deputy foreign minister

A senior United Nations official met with North Korea’s vice foreign minister yesterday, the first full day of a four-day trip to Pyongyang. It was not immediately clear

US flies B-1B over South in show of force against North Korea

The United States flew a B-1B supersonic bomber over South Korea yesterday as part of a massive combined aerial exercise involving hundreds of warplanes, a clear warning

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