Pakistan | Militant group Jamaat-ud-Dawa launches new party

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

Papua New Guinea | Refugee at Australian camp found hanging

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

US, Australia, Japan want coercive acts at sea to be stopped

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

Australia | Wreckage of American military plane found

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

Philippines | Duterte, Tillerson confer amid North Korea worries

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte voiced solidarity with the U.S. as it works to address global concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program as the polarizing leader met Monday

Myanmar | Government says no crimes against humanity in Rakhine violence

The Myanmar government’s inquiry into violence in northern Rakhine state last year that forced tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh and led to

Indonesia barters coffee for Russian fighter jets

Indonesia said yesterday that it will barter coffee, palm oil and other commodities for 11 Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets, calling U.S. and European sanctions against Russia an

Singapore | Chinese-American scholar banned as foreign agent

Singapore’s government on Friday declared a scholar of Chinese studies with a prestigious appointment at a local think tank persona non grata, alleging that he has been identified as

Myanmar | Gov’t says no crimes against humanity in Rakhine violence

The Myanmar government’s inquiry into violence in northern Rakhine state last year that forced tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh and led to U.N.

Australia | Search called off for 3 US Marines who crashed into the sea

U.S. military officials called off a search and rescue operation yesterday for three U.S. Marines who were missing after their Osprey aircraft crashed into the

N. Korean missiles add urgency to Hiroshima A-bomb appeals

Hiroshima’s appeal of “never again” on the anniversary yesterday of the world’s first atomic bomb attack has gained urgency as North Korea moves ever closer to acquiring

Feature | Seeking a dream, Indonesian family finds nightmare in Raqqa

The 17-year-old Indonesian girl made a persuasive case to her family: Lured by what she had read online, she told her parents, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins

Nature | Study: Just going outdoors could become deadly in South Asia

Venturing outdoors may become deadly across wide swaths of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh by the end of the century as climate change drives heat and humidity

Korean crisis | North missile tests spook neighbors, but ‘what to do?’

North Korea’s flurry of missile launches — 20 of them just in the past year — is a new and alarming fact of life for Japan

Indonesia | Islamic school seeks to steer sons of militants to new path

The slim boys in Muslim caps and robes at the Al Hidayah Islamic boarding school are grinning bolts of energy who love football, need a little coaxing

Australia | Man freed after airline plot arrest shocked to be questioned

A man arrested over the weekend in Sydney has been released without charge and was shocked to be questioned about a plot to bring down an airliner, his

United Nations | Diplomat says US and North Korea are key to peace – not Beijing

The United States and North Korea hold “the primary responsibility” for de-escalating tensions and negotiating peace on the Korean Peninsula — not China, Beijing’s U.N. ambassador

India | Human-wildlife conflict: One human killed every day

A deadly conflict is underway between India’s growing masses and its wildlife, confined to ever-shrinking forests and grasslands, with data showing that about one person has been killed

Thailand | Former PM says she’s innocent, asks for ‘kindness’

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra declared her innocence and asked for “kindness” from a court yesterday during her final statement in a criminal negligence trial that

Australia | Few speak up on sex assaults, harassment on Aussie campuses

A survey of more than 30,000 Australian university students released yesterday found that half the respondents had been sexually harassed and almost one in 50 had been

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