Nepal | Millions vote in second phase of local elections

Millions of people in Nepal were voting yesterday in the second phase of local elections to choose municipal and village councils despite threats from ethnic groups that

Cyberattack | Ransomware hits new targets in Asia

A new cyberattack similar to WannaCry reached parts of Asia after hitting businesses, port operators and government systems in Europe, U.S. and South America. A terminal operated by

Phillipines | 17 bodies found in Marawi city

Philippine troops have retrieved 17 bodies believed to be of villagers killed by Muslim militants aligned with the Islamic State group who seized parts of southern Marawi

Cambodia | Conservationists find rare cache of crocodile eggs

Wildlife researchers in Cambodia say they’ve found a clutch of eggs from one of the world’s most endangered crocodiles, raising hopes of its continuing survival in the

Mongolia | With no election winner, gov’t sets runoff for July 9

Mongolia will hold its first runoff election for president next month after none of the candidates attained the necessary majority in this week’s voting. Democratic

Japan | US Navy holds memorial service for seven sailors killed in crash

The U.S. Navy paid tribute yesterday to seven sailors who were killed when their destroyer collided with a merchant ship off Japan. The Japan-based

New Zealand | Law student launches climate change court case

A New Zealand law student is taking the government to court in hopes of forcing it to set more ambitious climate change targets. The case brought by Sarah Thomson, 26,

Indonesia | Obama and family go river rafting during vacation

Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his family were seen on a river rafting trip yesterday as they vacationed in Indonesia, where he lived for

Mongolia | Next president elected amid allegations of graft, financial upheaval

Mongolians voted yesterday in a presidential election dominated by allegations of graft and concerns about financial upheaval in the landlocked country. A horse salesman, a former

Japan | Air bag recalls, lawsuits lead Takata to file for bankruptcy

Shattered by recall costs and lawsuits, Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. filed yesterday for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S., saying it was the

Mongolia | Pro-IMF party looks to consolidate power over populists

The head of Mongolia’s ruling party could consolidate power in today’s presidential election. First, he must survive one of the ugliest campaigns in the country’s

Briefs | Cable car crashes in tourist resort

Police say four Indian tourists and a local resident died when a cable car came crashing down from a height of at least 30 meters after derailing from

Shopkeepers rush to comply as India switches to single tax

The daily bustle of tourists and shoppers has died down in an upscale market in central New Delhi, but a toy shop owner is still busy poring

Pakistan | Overturned oil tanker explodes, killing 148 

An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan yesterday, killing 148 people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel,

Indonesia | Militants hit police; 1 officer, 1 attacker dead 

Two suspected militants attacked a provincial police headquarters in western Indonesia yesterday, leaving an officer and an assailant dead during Islam’s most important holiday, an official

China’s imports from North Korea slump in May

China’s imports from North Korea dropped almost 32 percent in May to USD123.75 million from a year earlier, after the world’s second-largest economy stopped buying coal from the

Afghanistan | Taliban claims deadly Helmand blast, at least 29 dead

The Taliban claimed responsibility for a powerful suicide car bomb that killed at least 29 people, mostly civilians, yesterday in southern Helmand province. In an email,

Australia | Canberra lifts suspension of airstrikes against IS in Syria 

Australia said yesterday it had lifted a suspension of its airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria that was imposed amid tensions with Russia after a U.S. fighter jet shot down

Thailand | Line messaging digital theme park to open in Bangkok

The text-messaging service Line plans to inaugurate an indoor digital theme park in Thailand’s capital, seeking to squeeze maximum advantage from its popularity

Philippine rebels escape from school after hostages freed

Muslim rebels fled after freeing dozens of hostages from a school in a southern Philippine village yesterday and were being pursued by army troops, as a daylong

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