Briefs | Thailand: Elephants in tribute ceremony for late king

Eleven Thai elephants, doused in powder to appear an auspicious white, stood at attention and trumpeted grandly at a ceremony Friday in Thailand’s ancient royal capital, Ayutthaya, marking

Korea | Pyongyang ready for missile test any time as drill approaches

South Korean military officials are readying for another possible missile launch by Pyongyang as they prepare for a joint military drill with the U.S. on the

South Korea | Court extends detention of ex-President Park

A South Korean court on Friday extended the detention of former President Park Geun- hye, who is on trial over broad corruption allegations that led to her removal

Philippines | Duterte says he refused British aid, ready to lose Europe

The Philippine president said he has asked his finance secretary to reject an unspecified British financial aid package and that he’s ready to cut diplomatic ties

The Buzz | Larry Flynt offers up to USD10 million for dirt on Trump

Pornography publisher Larry Flynt is offering “up to USD10 million” to anyone who produces information that leads to President Donald Trump’s impeachment and removal from office. He

Tourism | Osaka is Japan’s new tourist hot spot for Asian visitors

Amid the gloom and struggle that Osaka has gone through in recent years, a tourism boom has been an unexpected boon for Japan’s gritty second city.

Australia | Court considers: Can dual citizens make laws?

As Australia’s High Court considers the fate of seven lawmakers who could lose their seats because they also hold foreign citizenship, some in this nation

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

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