South Korea | Liberal front-runner in presidential race wins party nomination

A liberal South Korean opposition leader who wants to improve ties with rival North Korea and pursue sweeping reforms became his party’s presidential candidate yesterday, boosting his status

Philippines | Duterte warns rebels ahead of new round of talks

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened yesterday to unleash new attack aircraft and the “full power of the state” against communist rebels if a new round

Australia | Canberra pledges support during Afghan president’s visit

Australia pledged ongoing support to Afghanistan during a visit by the Afghan president yesterday, after hundreds of protesters demanded a better deal for the Hazara ethnic minority.

Man rescued after shark attacks kayak off Australian coast

A police boat rescued a man after a shark bit the back off his kayak and left him sinking off the Australian coast, police said. The 39-year-old

Indonesia | 81 foreign ships destroyed for illegal fishing 

Indonesian authorities destroyed 81 foreign ships over the weekend after seizing the vessels for fishing illegally in the country’s waters. The world’s largest archipelago nation has

Thailand | Thaksin not interested in reconciliation process

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted by a military coup in 2006 and still the object of political passions, declared Friday he doesn’t want to be

Iconic New Delhi movie theater shuts down after 85 years

From Bollywood superstars to political heavyweights, the Regal theater hosted some of India’s biggest names over more than eight decades. But with nostalgic theater-goers singing their way to the

Japan | Ruling party urges strike ability amid North Korea threat

Japan's ruling party urged the government yesterday to consider arming the country with more advanced and offensive military capabilities, such as striking enemy targets with cruise missiles, further loosening

South China Sea | Philippines says China wants to survey waters to its east

The Philippines said yesterday that China wants to survey potentially resource-rich seas off the country's northeast coast but Manila will agree only if a Filipino scientist is allowed

Offbeat | Indonesia man swallowed by python, villagers and reports say

A 25-year-old Indonesian man has been swallowed whole by a python on the island of Sulawesi, villagers and news reports said. A six-minute video on the website of the

Chinese military conducts drill near Myanmar border

China has conducted military exercises near its border with Myanmar, where fighting between the regular army and ethnic rebels has flared in recent months. The annual training

Myanmar | Armed Rohingya militants deny terrorist links

An armed militant group fighting Myanmar’s government on behalf of the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority has issued a statement asserting its right to self-defense and denying links to any terrorist group.

Nuke Testing 101 | How, and why, North Korea tests its bombs

Let’s say you’re North Korea and you have this nuclear device you really want to test. And let’s say you’d rather some of the more sensitive details remain private. Physicists, geologists, imagery analysts, some

Australia | Powerful cyclone slams into tropical northeast

A powerful cyclone packing winds of up to 260 kilometers per hour roared across Australia’s tropical northeast yesterday, uprooting trees, tearing down fences and knocking out power to

Thailand Red Bull heir enjoys jet-set life four years after hit-and-run

The Ferrari driver who allegedly slammed into a motorcycle cop, dragged him along the road and then sped away from the mangled body took just hours to

Australia | Residents begin evacuating ahead of cyclone

Thousands of people began evacuating low-lying areas of Australia’s tropical northeast yesterday as a powerful cyclone bore down on the coast. Cyclone Debbie was expected to cross the

Japan | Avalanche kills 7 students, instructor

An avalanche killed seven Japanese high school students and an instructor yesterday during a mountaineering field trip at a ski resort north of Tokyo, authorities said.Nearly

South Korea | State prosecutors push to arrest ousted president Park

South Korean prosecutors said yesterday that they want to arrest former President Park Geun-hye over the corruption allegations that triggered a huge political scandal and toppled

Hollande: Europe can beat protectionism by working with Asia

French President Francois Hollande said yesterday that European countries can fight protectionism in trade and other forms by standing united and reaching out to Asia. Speaking

France looks to strengthen ties with Singapore

French President Francois Hollande, on an official visit to Singapore, expressed a desire yesterday to strengthen France’s partnership with the Southeast Asian city-state. “France considers Singapore not only for

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