Mongolia | EU plans delegation in capital to enhance ties

The European Union plans to open a delegation in Mongolia this year, the 28-nation group said yesterday, in a move that will expand its relationship with

Maldives | Security forces shut parliament, leading to clashes

Maldivian security forces locked down parliament on orders from the president Monday, leading to clashes after opposition lawmakers stormed the compound in an attempt to vote on

Pakistan | Suicide bombing in Lahore kills 26, wounds 54

A suicide bomber struck near a police team in the eastern city of Lahore Monday killing at least 26 and wounding another 54, many of them police officers.

India | Heavy monsoon rains cause evacuation of 24,000

At least 16 people have been killed this week in heavy monsoon rains that have lashed western India, including the desert state of Rajasthan, with more than 24,000 villagers

Tokyo to begin seeking names for star giant panda cub

Japan’s capital says it will start collecting suggestions this week for the name of a recently born giant panda cub. Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, Japan’s oldest, has not

Tokyo marks three-year countdown to 2020 Games

Japan began its three-year countdown to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics yesterday with concerts, races and other events meant to drum up public enthusiasm for the games.

Philippines | A look at major issues confronting Duterte in his second year

A year ago Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte promised to cleanse his Southeast Asian nation of illegal drugs in three to six months. He said he would tame

New Zealand Britain’s Boris Johnson jokes about Kiwi greeting

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson joked on his visit to New Zealand yesterday that a traditional Maori greeting could be misinterpreted as a head butt elsewhere.

Japan | Abe denies abusing influence in favoritism scandal

Grilled by opposition lawmakers as approval ratings for his Cabinet sink, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday repeated his denials that he misused his influence to help

US Navy ship collision probe nearly finished

Japanese authorities said yesterday that they were almost finished with their investigation into last month’s collision between a Philippine freighter and a U.S. naval destroyer that left

East Timor | Main parties able to form gov’t but lose ground 

East Timor’s two main political parties won enough votes in a weekend parliamentary election to form another national unity government but lost ground to opposition forces

Thailand | ‘Darknet’ suspect’s flashy cars raised eyebrows

The neighbors had their suspicions. The young Canadian accused of masterminding the world’s leading “darknet” internet marketplace lived a seemingly quiet life for more than a

Philippines | Congress extends martial law in south amid siege

The Philippine Congress on Saturday overwhelmingly approved the president’s appeal for martial law in the south to be extended to the end of the year to

Nature | Japan: More photographs captured of likely melted Fukushima fuel

A trove of new images captured in the past few days show what is likely to be melted nuclear fuel from inside one of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima

Feature | Professor Jenny Hocking poses for a portrait in Kensington

A historian is going to court this month in an attempt to force Australian authorities to release secret letters that would reveal what Queen Elizabeth II knew

East Timor | Vote results show Fretilin winning largest share

Preliminary results from East Timor’s parliamentary election show the Fretilin party has won the most votes while its partner in the national unity government has suffered a slump in support.

Indonesia | Joko: Shoot drug traffickers who resist arrest

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo says police should shoot drug traffickers who resist arrest because of a narcotics crisis facing the country. Presidential spokesman Johan

East Timor vote highlights young nation’s uneven progress

Almost two dozen parties are contesting parliamentary elections in East Timor this weekend that are likely to return independence heroes to power despite frustration in the young

Philippines | Duterte flies to besieged city, warns of other attacks

The Philippine president flew for the first time yesterday to a besieged southern city to cheer troops who have been trying to quell a nearly

AP Interview | Philippine rebel refuses to broker for militants

The leader of the Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group says Islamic State-linked militants wanted his group to broker their possible withdrawal from Marawi city during the

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