United Nations | Trump threatens ‘total destruction’ of North Korea

President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened the “total destruction’” of North Korea if it does not abandon its drive toward

US flies powerful warplanes amid tensions with North Korea

The U.S. military flew advanced bombers and stealth jets over the Korean Peninsula and near Japan in drills with South Korean and Japanese warplanes yesterday, three days

New Zealand | Burst fuel pipe to disrupt flights through week

A rupture in the main pipeline carrying jet fuel to New Zealand’s largest airport has disrupted the travel plans of thousands of people and is expected to

Malaysia | Mahathir says in interview opposition can win vote

Former Malaysian strongman Mahathir Mohamad says the opposition alliance campaigning to topple the country’s corruption-tainted leader can win the next general elections and pull Malaysia back from

Offbeat | Koala survives 10-mile Australia trip in wheel arch

For a stowaway who made a 16-kilometer journey squeezed in a wheel arch, a koala was lucky to escape with just scratches. The driver of the four-wheel

Myanmar | Fleeing Rohingya Muslims watch as homes burn

Days after fleeing their village on the Myanmar side of the border fence, a group of Rohingya Muslims watched from just inside Bangladesh as yet another house

Missiles over Japan | Kuwait to expel North Korean ambassador, sole Pyongyang’s outpost in the Gulf

Kuwait will expel North Korea’s ambassador to the oil-rich country and four other diplomats, potentially limiting Pyongyang’s ability to earn money for its nuclear program from laborers

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

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