Pakistan Karachi ruling party disowns London-based chief after violence

The Pakistan political party that runs Karachi said it would operate independently of its London-based chief after he made a speech that sparked deadly clashes in the financial capital and

Thailand | Military court rejects torture allegation in bomb trial

A Thai military court yesterday rejected allegations by two Uighur defendants that they were tortured in custody to confess to bombing a popular Hindu shrine in Bangkok last year that

Indonesia | British man accused in Bali police death confesses to fight

A British man arrested in the killing of a police officer on the tourist island of Bali confessed to bashing the Indonesian man with a beer bottle and leaving him

New Zealand | Man sought by China settles case for USD31m

A former pharmaceutical executive who Chinese authorities accuse of embezzling money and fleeing to New Zealand has settled his case for USD31 million, New Zealand police said yesterday, in a

Kim’s latest | Lions, tigers and poodles? Dogs a big draw at Pyongyang zoo

Lions, tigers and poodles? North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s latest gift to the residents of Pyongyang, the renovated central zoo, is pulling in thousands of visitors a day with a

S. Korea, US start drills despite N. Korea’s nuclear threat

South Korea and the United States began annual military drills yesterday despite North Korea’s threat of nuclear strikes in response to the exercises that it calls an invasion rehearsal. Such fiery rhetoric

Japan | Prime Minister Abe wows Rio finale as Super Mario

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s brief but showstopping gig at the Olympics closing ceremony as the Nintendo game character Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo’s plans for the

North Korea | Celebrating two Olympic golds, country vows to be sports power

Despite claiming only two gold medals in Rio, North Korea is as determined as ever to fulfill one of leader Kim Jong Un’s primary goals: to become an international sports

India | World’s largest Muslim bloc concerned by Kashmir violence

The world’s largest bloc of Muslim countries expressed concern over alleged human rights violations in Indian-controlled Kashmir, which has seen weeks of deadly clashes between Muslim protesters and police. Iyad Madani,

Philippines | Regular troops, rebels hold fire ahead of peace talks

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has reimposed an indefinite cease-fire after communist guerrillas declared their own truce as both sides set the stage for a resumption of talks aimed at ending

Duterte threatens to withdraw Philippines from UN, hits US

The Philippines’ brash-talking president threatened yesterday to withdraw his country from the United Nations and lashed out at U.S. police killings of black men in his latest outburst against critics

Diplomat’s defection poses major PR problem for Pyongyang

The defection of a North Korean senior diplomat in London poses a major problem for Pyongyang on a number of fronts — not least of which is how to publicly

Philippines | GDP beats forecasts in boost for Duterte’s plans

The Philippines economy grew faster than economists predicted last quarter, giving a boost to new President Rodrigo Duterte as he seeks to attract more investment and speed up infrastructure spending. Gross domestic

Mongolia hikes interest rate to protect currency

The central bank of Mongolia raised its key interest rate to 15 percent to protect the currency, reversing a cut in borrowing costs to 10.5 percent in May. The Mongolian tugrik initially

Biden’s remark on Japan constitution raises eyebrows

A recent remark by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden that America wrote Japan’s Constitution is raising eyebrows in Japan. A popular front-page column in the national Asahi newspaper said this week that the

S. Korea says senior N. Korean diplomat based in London defects

A senior North Korean diplomat based in London has defected to South Korea, becoming one of the highest Northern officials to do so, South Korea said yesterday. Thae Yong Ho, minister

Papua New Guinea, Australia agree to close detention center

Papua New Guinea and Australia said yesterday they have agreed to close a detention center on Manus Island for asylum seekers but they offered no details on when it will

Australia says Vietnam cancels commemoration of 1966 battle

Australia was making top-level appeals to Vietnam yesterday to lift a sudden ban on veterans commemorating the 50th anniversary of Australia’s most costly battle of the Vietnam War. More than 1,000

Indonesian flees Filipino captors, found trapped in fishnet

An Indonesian sailor swam to freedom yesterday almost two months after he was abducted from a tugboat in the southern Philippines by Abu Sayyaf militants who threatened to behead him,

Indonesia | Authorities mark Independence Day by sinking illegal ships

Indonesia marked its Independence Day yesterday by sinking 60 foreign ships seized for fishing illegally in the country’s waters. Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said the ships were sunk at

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