Pakistan kicked off a day of celebrations yesterday marking 70 years of statehood and independence, the festivities beginning with gun salutes in the capital, Islamabad, and
The Japanese summer delicacy of roasted eel, braised with a tangy sauce and sprinkled with prickly mountain pepper, is in question as the creatures with their
The Dalai Lama says he is canceling his planned visit to Botswana “due to exhaustion.” A statement on the website of the Tibetan spiritual leader says
North Korea’s announcement that it is finalizing a plan to launch four ballistic missiles over Japan toward the island of Guam has touched off a series
A strong earthquake struck yesterday off the coast of southern Sumatra in Indonesia, causing panicked residents to run from their homes but no major damage. The U.S.
Gay-rights advocates filed a court challenge yesterday to the government’s unusual plan to canvass Australians’ opinion on gay marriage next month, while a retired judge said
Nepal’s parliament has passed a bill toward making women safer by strengthening laws against acid attacks along with the ancient Hindu customs of demanding dowry payments
With liberals back in charge in South Korea, Seoul is making peace offerings to its archrivals, but the North isn’t biting. South Korean President Moon
Ride-hailing company Uber is expanding its food delivery service to South Korea. The San Francisco-based company’s Thursday launch of UberEats in Seoul comes as it continues its
Warning of “fire and fury,” President Donald Trump answered North Korea’s threats with rhetoric the nuclear- armed nation might appreciate. The risk now is the tough
Residents of the tiny Pacific island of Guam say they’re afraid of being caught in the middle of escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea after Pyongyang
Tens of thousands of people waving saffron flags are marching through Mumbai demanding quotas in government jobs and education for the Maratha community in western India. The
Within the wild energy market of the world’s second-most populous nation, predictions are proving tricky. India had been projected to become a carbon-belching behemoth, fueled by
The strongest sanctions yet against North Korea could still prove no match for the communist country’s relentless nuclear weapons ambitions. While the United States hails a
Malaysia’s government yesterday launched an inquiry into massive foreign exchange losses by the central bank more than two decades ago, in a probe that could
A Cambodian court yesterday upheld a 2½-year prison term against a prominent land rights activist accused of inciting violence at a protest she helped lead outside of
Pakistan’s banned militant group Jamaat-ud-Dawa is seeking to enter the political sphere by launching a new party. Saifullah Khalid, a religious scholar and longtime official
A refugee being held in an Australian immigration camp on the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea was found dead in an apparent suicide yesterday, sparking
The U.S., Australian and Japanese foreign ministers yesterday called for a halt on land reclamation and military actions in the South China Sea and compliance with an
The submerged wreckage of a U.S. military aircraft was found yesterday, two days after it crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia and
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