Nature | Long-endangered snow leopard upgraded to ‘vulnerable’ status

The elusive snow leopard — long considered an endangered species — has been upgraded to “vulnerable,” international conservationists said Thursday. But experts warned the new classification

Human Trafficking | Asian businesses mull tech solutions to fight modern slavery

Asia Pacific business leaders are working on recommendations to protect migrant workers from modern day slavery and to ensure companies’ supply sources are free from such unethical

Cambodia | PM suspending US MIA searches over visa ban

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says he will retaliate against a U.S. halt on the issuing of visas to senior foreign ministry officials and their families

Myanmar | As Rohingya flee violence, Suu Kyi skips UN meeting

With Myanmar drawing condemnation for violence that has driven at least 370,000 Rohingya to flee the country, the government said yesterday its leader, Aung San Suu

Philippines | Duterte refuses call to open his bank accounts to scrutiny

The Philippine president refused a demand by his most vocal critic to publicly release details of his bank accounts to disprove allegations that he had large sums

Bangladesh leader slams Myanmar for ‘atrocities’ against Rohingya

The Bangladeshi prime minister was traveling yesterday to struggling refugee camps that have absorbed hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar in recent weeks —

Philippines | Four dead, six missing in floods and landslides

A tropical depression dumped heavy rain on the Philippines yesterday, flooding metropolitan Manila and nearby provinces and causing landslides and flash floods that killed at least four people. Six

Fake news? | ‘Proof’ of Rohingya-set fires in Myanmar fails inspection

Pointing to the ashes of a destroyed village that was once home to dozens of Rohingya Muslim families, the abbot of a nearby Buddhist monastery insisted he

Singapore | Only one candidate qualifies in presidential race

Singapore is likely to have its first female president, with only one candidate qualifying yesterday for an election limited to members of the minority Malay community.

Australia | Shark bites surfer’s board in half off east coast

A 35-year-old surfer was taken to a hospital after a shark snapped his board, tore his hip and flung him into the air Sunday off the Australian

New Zealand | Advance voting begins in closely fought election

Advance voting began yesterday for New Zealand’s general election, which could see a change of government in the South Pacific nation for the first time in nine

Myanmar | Rohingya rebels declare truce as desperation hits camps

Rohingya insurgents, whose attack on Myanmar security forces last month triggered savage military reprisals, declared a month-long truce yesterday as refugees continued to flood across the border into Bangladesh

UN experts: Pyongyang exported USD270m illegally recently

North Korea illegally exported coal, iron and other commodities worth at least USD270 million to China and other countries including India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka in the six-month period

Japan backs proposal to target N. Korea’s oil supply

Japan backed a U.S. push for the United Nations Security Council to vote today on fresh sanctions against North Korea, saying that Kim Jong Un’s nuclear program poses the

Myanmar | New fires in empty Rohingya village raise questions

Journalists saw new fires burning yesterday in a Myanmar village that had been abandoned by Rohingya Muslims, and pages ripped from Islamic texts that were left

Phillippines | Duterte’s family grilled at Senate inquiry on drugs, payoffs

The son and son-in-law of the Philippine president, who has been accused of condoning extrajudicial killings of thousands of drug suspects, yesterday appeared in a Senate inquiry

India’s army chief sees war threats from China, Pakistan

India’s army chief said this week that the country should be prepared for a potential two-front war with China flexing its muscles and with little hope for

Bangladesh | Boat with Rohingya refugees capsizes, killing five as more flee

A trawler carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized, drowning at least five people, as the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi blamed a misinformation campaign

Analysis | How can US stop North Korea nukes? Three experts have ideas

If the U.S. attacks North Korea, the world could see another nuclear war. Yet negotiations won’t work — leader Kim Jong Un won’t live up to

MDT EXPLAINS | What is a hydrogen bomb

North Korea says it successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb in its latest nuclear test Sunday. Outside experts haven’t been able to verify that claim, but say it’s

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