The Buzz | India top court reviews Islamic instant divorce

India’s Supreme Court has formally opened hearings into a number of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam, BBC reported. The court said it

Opinion | Moon floats summit; will North bite?

First it was an off-the-cuff offer from then-candidate Donald Trump to have hamburgers in Washington. Now, South Korea’s new president says he is willing to meet with North

South Korea | Moon’s rise to power causes worries, hopes abroad

Which of South Korea’s neighbors and allies stand to benefit most from liberal Moon Jae-in’s ascension to the presidency this week? It might be North Korea,

Vietnam | Ministry puts pork on menus as farmers face glut, low prices

Pork may be hogging menus in Vietnam’s factories and army canteens for some time to come, as the country tries to keep pig farmers stricken

Offbeat | Qantas boss gets pie in face from gay marriage opponent

A man who squashed a lemon meringue pie into Qantas Airways chief executive Alan Joyce’s face during a public address in Australia said Wednesday he was protesting Joyce’s

Prosecutors seek caning for gay couple in Indonesia’s Aceh

Shariah prosecutors in Indonesia’s Aceh province say two men on trial for gay sex should each be punished with 80 lashes, in another blow to the country’s

AP Exclusive – Philippines | Big child webcam sex bust reveals rising abuse

The suspected pedophile could see people banging on his front door. But were they neighbors? Cops? One had letters on her jacket. As David Timothy

Indonesia | Jakarta governor sentenced to 2 years prison for blasphemy

An Indonesian court yesterday sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison for blaspheming the Quran, a shock decision that undermines the country’s

Moon declares election win, pledges to unify South Korea

Moon Jae-in declared victory in South Korea’s leadership race, pledging to unify the nation after nine years of conservative rule that culminated in the country’s biggest

Thailand | Car bomb in Muslim-dominated south wounds over 50

Suspected insurgents in Thailand detonated a car bomb yesterday outside a busy shopping center in the south of the country, wounding more than 50 people

N. Korea detains another American over alleged hostile acts

North Korea has detained another American citizen accused of committing unspecified hostile acts against the country. The country’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim Hak Song was

South China Sea | Philippines, US begin smaller-scale joint military exercises

Philippine and U.S. troops kicked off yesterday annual joint exercises that are smaller in scale than in years past, focusing on disaster response and counterterrorism while

News Guide |What to know about South Korea’s election

Two months after booting their sitting president over corruption allegations, South Koreans will select a new leader today after weeks of heated debate. The

Environment | Watchdog says Vietnamese officials bribed by log smugglers

An environmental watchdog has accused Vietnamese government and military officials of taking payoffs to ignore vast smuggling of lucrative lumber from neighboring Cambodia. Millions of

The Buzz | N. Korea to host Malaysia in soccer after diplomatic dispute

North Korea has finally been approved to host a 2019 Asian Cup qualifying match against Malaysia following political tensions between the countries. The Asian Football Confederation says

N. Korea’s death plot accusations mimic its own misdeeds

In the paranoid universe of North Korea, the feverish accusations it makes against its sworn enemies bear a creepy resemblance to its own misdeeds. Its latest claim of a

Trump to meet Turnbull on first presidential trip to NYC

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will aim to move past the rocky start to their working relationship when they meet for the first time and commemorate the 75th anniversary

United Nations | Top Philippine official to face questions at rights body

A top Philippine official is set to be questioned next week at the U.N. Human Rights Council on issues such as extrajudicial killings and vigilante justice alleged

Analysis | What on Earth might a Trump-Kim Jong Un meeting look like?

President Donald Trump opened the door to a future meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, offering unusual praise for the globally ostracized leader at a

Eminem song composer: New Zealand ad is ‘blatant rip-off’

The composer of the opening guitar riff for Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” says the soundtrack of a New Zealand political ad is a “blatant rip-off.” Jeff Bass

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