United Nations | Myanmar’s Rohingya likely faced crimes against humanity

Myanmar’s Rohingya minority has “very likely” faced crimes against humanity and possibly genocide at the hands of Myanmar security forces and their helpers, the U.N.’s top human

Australia | New laws to ban foreign interference in politics

Australia will ban foreign interference in its politics — either through espionage or financial donations — in a move motivated largely by Russia’s alleged involvement in

India | Rahul Gandhi set to be opposition Congress party chief

Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, submitted nomination papers to succeed his mother as president of the main opposition Congress party, which previously

North Korea | Senior UN official in Pyongyang to meet top leaders

A senior United Nations official arrived in Pyongyang yesterday for a rare, four-day visit at the invitation of the North Korean government. Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey

North Korean national football teams in Japan for tournament

North Korea’s national football teams have arrived in Tokyo as an exception to Japanese sanctions against Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear development. North Korea is competing against

Two kiwi birds are rare bright spot in grim extinction report

Two types of New Zealand kiwi birds are a rare bright spot in a mostly grim assessment of global species at risk of extinction. The International

Word Cloud | The message in Pyongyang’s propaganda

Kim. Nuclear. War. Nothing sums up the message embedded in North Korea’s propaganda better than those three words. That’s exactly what the world hears — and what’s

South Korea-US | Stealth jets, other aircraft fly in joint drills

Hundreds of aircraft including two dozen stealth jets began training yesterday as the United States and South Korea launched a massive combined air force exercise.

Cathay Pacific crew saw North Korea missile test

A second airline has reported seeing North Korea’s latest missile test during a flight last week. Cathay Pacific says the crew on a San Francisco-to-Hong Kong

Japan | More N. Korean ‘ghost boats,’ bodies wash up on shores

Three bodies and a dilapidated wooden boat believed to have come from North Korea washed ashore in northern Japan yesterday, coast guard officials said.

Indonesia | Remembering 1963 eruption, Bali’s elderly wary of another

Bali’s glowering Mount Agung has seemingly quieted since hurling huge columns of ash from its crater a week ago, but some villagers on the Indonesian island who

South Korea | 13 dead, 2 missing after boat capsizes

An official from the Korea Coast Guard said seven people were rescued and the two missing included the boat’s captain. He said 22 people were aboard

India | Strong cyclone kills at least 12

A strong cyclone over the southeast Arabian Sea triggered heavy rains and strong winds in southern India, damaging hundreds of huts, power lines and trees and killing at least

Analysis | Face-to-face with Rohingya, pope ditches diplomacy

Pope Francis has gotten into trouble before for ditching diplomatic protocol and calling a spade a spade, most famously when he labeled the Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians a

Australia | Rush steps down from screen academy

Geoffrey Rush announced Saturday he’s stepping down as president of Australia’s screen industry academy, days after a theater company revealed it had received a complaint

Japan | Emperor Akihito to abdicate on April 30, 2019

Japan’s much admired Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, at age 85 in the first such departure from the Chrysanthemum Throne in about

Pope lands in Bangladesh with Rohingya crisis looming large

Pope Francis arrived yesterday in Bangladesh for the second leg of his six-day trip to Asia with the Rohingya crisis looming large. Francis arrived in the

Japan | Authorities inspect drifting boat carrying 10 North Koreans

Japanese authorities yesterday  inspected a decrepit boat with 10 men aboard identifying themselves as North Koreans drifting in rough seas off the northern island of Hokkaido.

The Rocket man strikes again | North Korea fires ICBM it says is ‘significantly more’ powerful

After two and a half months of relative quiet, North Korea launched its most powerful weapon yet early yesterday, claiming a new type of intercontinental ballistic

Sumo wrestler Harumafuji retires over assault allegations

Mongolian grand champion Harumafuji has decided to retire from sumo after allegations that he assaulted a lower-ranked wrestler and tarnished the image of Japan’s national sport.

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