Vietnam | Floods and landslides kill 43, leave 34 missing in Vietnam

Floods and landslides caused by a tropical depression have killed at least 43 people, left 34 others missing and damaged homes and crops in northern and central

‘Ring of Fire’ volcanos remind Asia of seismic peril

The horseshoe-shaped string of active volcanos bounding the Pacific Ocean has lived up to its “Ring of Fire” name in the past month, sparking mass evacuations

India | Top court rules sex with wife younger than 18 is rape

India’s top court has ruled that having sexual intercourse with a wife younger than 18 is rape, a decision that activists say is an important step

Witness at Malaysia trial says four more suspects in Kim murder

A Malaysian police officer testified yesterday that the two women on trial in the murder of the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader were seen

South Korean lawmaker says North Korea hacked war plans

A South Korean lawmaker says North Korean hackers stole highly classified military documents that include U.S.-South Korean wartime “decapitation strike” plans against the North Korean leadership. The

United Nations | Myanmar attacks a deliberate strategy to expel Rohingya

A report by the U.N. human rights office says attacks against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar point to a strategy to instill “widespread fear and trauma” and prevent

Malaysia | Video of fatal attack on Kim Jong Nam shown at women’s trial

A security camera video showing the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader being attacked at a Malaysian airport and the two suspects hurrying away afterward was

Lawyer says Filipino doctor to fight US extradition, terror case

A Filipino doctor accused by U.S. authorities of plotting attacks in New York City, including in concert venues and Times Square, denies that he helped finance the

Malaysia | Chemist says Kim had 1.4 times lethal dosage of VX on face

The estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader had about 1.4 times the lethal dosage of VX nerve agent on his face after he was attacked at

Japan | Election campaign begins; PM Abe pledges stability

Hundreds of candidates took to the streets yesterday as the official 12-day campaigning period for Japan’s Oct. 22 lower house election kicked off, with Prime Minister Shinzo

Offbeat | Shark-suit wearer runs afoul of Austria’s ‘burqa ban’ law

An Austrian law that forbids any kind of full-face covering including Islamic veils has claimed an unusual victim — a man wearing a shark suit. Police say

Malaysia| Video shows Kim Jong Nam motionless on gurney after attack

A Malaysian airport security video shows the poisoned half brother of North Korea’s leader apparently unconscious on a gurney and being pumped with oxygen by medical attendants as they

North Korea | At party meeting, leader’s sister gets promotion

Kim Jong Un has promoted his younger sister to a new post within North Korea’s ruling party. The promotion of Kim Yo Jong came at a

Australia | High Court to consider fate of seven lawmakers

Australia’s prime minister said yesterday that he was confident that government lawmakers would win a court challenge this week that threatens his administration’s slender majority.

Kim Jong Nam murder | Trial to resume with lab visit for VX evidence

The trial of two women accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader enters its second week with the court moving temporarily today to

Japan | Top focus in election: Will Tokyo governor run?

Just days before Japan’s national election campaign kicks off, all eyes are on Tokyo’s populist governor, a political go-getter and a gambler. Will she jump into

Bangladesh | PM says government will continue to help Rohingya

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Saturday that her government would continue to support nearly 1 million Rohingya Muslims who have fled neighboring Myanmar to escape violence.

Japan | TEPCO gets first approval to run reactors since 2011

The Japanese utility blamed for safety lapses in the Fukushima nuclear plant meltdowns has received its first approvals to operate reactors under stricter safety standards set since

Cambodia | Opposition lawmaker flees after arrest warning

A prominent opposition lawmaker in Cambodia has fled the country, saying yesterday that Prime Minister Hun Sen made direct threats against her and her colleagues and that she

Kim Jong Nam murder | Masks and gloves worn in court as VX-tainted evidence shown

A Malaysian judge and court officials wore face masks and surgical gloves in court yesterday as samples were admitted as evidence of where VX nerve agent was found on

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