Offbeat | 11 endangered wild elephants rescued from mud in Cambodia

Eleven endangered wild elephants were rescued in Cambodia on Saturday, four days after getting stuck in a 3-meter-deep mud hole, officials said. The animals were rescued in

China blocks outspoken academic from returning to Australia 

An academic at an Australian university has been prevented by Chinese authorities from returning to Sydney because he’s suspected of endangering national security, his lawyer said yesterday.

Japan | Abe accused of giving cash for nationalistic school

The head of an ultra-nationalistic Japanese school operator at the center of a land and political scandal testified in parliament yesterday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe donated 1 million

Singapore prime minister in Vietnam to up trade, investment

Vietnam and Singapore signed several business agreements yesterday during a visit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong aimed at boosting the island state’s investment and trade with

South Korea | Ferry that sank 3 years ago lifted from sea

A 6,800-ton South Korean ferry emerged from the water yesterday, nearly three years after it capsized and sank into violent seas off the country’s southwestern coast, an

Australia couple are first foreigners to own US radio stations

An Australian couple with roots in Alaska has bought more than two dozen radio stations in three states, marking the first time federal regulators have allowed full

US, South Korea say North Korea’s latest missile test fails

North Korea’s latest missile launch ended in failure yesterday as the United States sent a supersonic bomber streaking over ally South Korea in a show of force against

Contrast in style as Duterte meets Myanmar’s Suu Kyi

Regional politics makes for strange bedfellows, and at first glance, it is hard to imagine more of an odd couple than tempestuous Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his cerebral

Australia | Facebook and Google are paying more local tax

Facebook, Google and other multinational companies are now paying tax in Australia based on their Australian profits instead of shifting income to low-tax countries since the government

East Timor | Former guerrilla fighter set to win presidency

An unofficial vote count shows a former guerrilla leader has won East Timor’s presidency in the first election without U.N. supervision since peacekeepers left in

South Korea Park says ‘sorry’ as she undergoes questioning

South Korea’s just-ousted president said yesterday she was “sorry” to the people as she underwent questioning by prosecutors over a corruption scandal that led to her removal from

Australia | Crocodile attacks Aussie teen who jumped into river on dare

An Australian teen who was attacked by a crocodile after jumping into a crocodile-infested river on a dare was recovering from serious wounds to his arm,

Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute

The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia met in Tokyo yesterday, with both sides expressing hope that discussions on joint development of islands claimed by

East Timor | Vote for president test for young nation

East Timor voted for a new president yesterday in an election that will test Asia’s newest and poorest nation. Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres, a former guerrilla

Trump’s planned reduction in refugees may hit Myanmar worst

Tin, her husband and five children have cleared years of refugee hurdles to come to the U.S.: blood tests, interviews, DNA and fingerprints, background checks. She

Japan holds first civilian missile evacuation drill

The Japanese government held its first-ever drill Friday to protect citizens in case a ballistic missile is launched toward Japan. More than 100 residents and schoolchildren

US, Asia-Pacific allies rolling out F-35 fighter

The U.S. and its Asia-Pacific allies are rolling out their new stealth fighter jet, a cutting-edge plane that costs about USD100 million each. The

Nature | Study: Stopping global warming only way to save coral reefs

Reducing pollution and curbing overfishing won’t prevent the severe bleaching that is killing coral at catastrophic rates, according to a study of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. In

Philippines | Lawmaker seeks to impeach Duterte over drug fight

A Philippine lawmaker filed an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday because of the thousands of deaths in his anti-drug crackdown and alleged corruption, although the

Japan | Tillerson says North Korea ‘need not fear’ United States

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on North Korea yesterday to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, saying the isolated nation “need not fear” the

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