India | Activist ends hunger strike after 16 years

One of India’s most prominent political activists ended a 16-year hunger strike yesterday, licking honey from her hand and declaring “I will never forget this moment.” Irom Sharmila had been force-fed

Laos’ thirst for Mekong River dams imperils fishing, farming

Dismissing its neighbors’ pleas, impoverished Laos is rapidly building a Mekong River dam that threatens fisheries crucial to millions of Southeast Asia’s poorest people. The site of the Don Sahong dam,

Pakistan | Suicide bombing at hospital in Quetta kills 63

A suicide bomber killed at least 63 people and wounded dozens in an attack that struck a gathering of Pakistani lawyers on the grounds of a government-run hospital in the

Japan | Emperor Akihito suggests he would like to abdicate

Japan’s emperor expressed concern yesterday about fulfilling his duties as he ages, in a public address that was remarkable for its rarity and its suggestion that he would like to

The Buzz | Cambodia PM says his potbelly is hurting his golf swing

Hun Sen says his growing potbelly is getting in the way of his golf swing. The Cambodian premier, who is known for his casual comments, went off track yesterday while responding to

Thailand | Voters overwhelmingly approve junta-backed constitution

Thai voters yesterday overwhelmingly approved a new junta- backed constitution that lays the foundation for a civilian government influenced by the military and controlled by appointed — rather than elected —

Afghan general bans Pakistani rupee in southern province

A senior Afghan police official regarded as one of the country’s most powerful men has banned the use of the Pakistani currency in the key southern province of Kandahar. The police

The Buzz | Marcos burial at heroes’ cemetery given go-ahead

The Philippine president has given the goahead for the burial of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos at a heroes’ cemetery and says he’ll allow anti-Marcos protesters to hold public demonstrations against

Indonesian court rejects radical cleric’s appeal

Indonesia’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a radical Islamic cleric who was convicted of funding a terror training camp. Abu Bakar Bashir, known as the spiritual leader of the

Two men arrested for alleged involvement in Bangladesh attack

Two men who had not been heard from since last month’s restaurant attack in Bangladesh were arrested yesterday on allegations they were involved in the deadly siege carried out by

North Korea hopes to plant flag on the moon 

In an interview with The Associated Press, a senior official at North Korea’s version of NASA said international sanctions won’t stop the country from launching more satellites by 2020, and that he

Singapore leader’s day at White House as Instagram shooter

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong posting Instagram photos? Interesting, but not unusual. He does it all the time. But Singapore’s leader posting them from inside the White House, on the

Rights groups: Australia ignoring abuse at refugee camps

Human rights groups accused Australia yesterday of deliberately ignoring the alleged abuse of asylum seekers being held at a remote Pacific island detention facility in a bid to deter future

N. Korea fires mid-range missile toward waters near Japan

A medium-range ballistic missile fired yesterday by North Korea flew about 1,000 kilometers and landed near Japan’s territorial waters, Seoul and Tokyo officials said, one of the longest flights by a North Korean

22 feared dead as bridge collapses in western India

Two buses plunged into a flooded river after an old bridge collapsed in western India, leaving at least 22 people missing and feared dead, an official said yesterday. Rescuers had not found

Terrorism | Bangladeshi struggles with son’s fatal fall into militancy

He has seen the body, and authorities say the fingerprints match. But Towhid Rouf is having trouble believing that this skinny, bearded man — killed with eight other suspected Islamist

Shoppers walk next to a clothing shop in Tokyo

Japan’s Cabinet approved a fresh economic stimulus package yesterday worth more than 28 trillion yen (USD275 billion), Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s latest effort to get the stalling recovery back on

Singaporean PM meets Obama, asks U.S. to ratify trade pact

President Barack Obama found common cause with the leader of Singapore in the face of growing political headwinds against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, warning that to “pull up a drawbridge” on trade would

U.S. man cleared of rape after 5 years in Philippine jail

An American man jailed in the Philippines for more than five years was freed yesterday after being acquitted of rape. A court in metropolitan Manila cleared Scott McMahon, of Seattle, after finding no

Japan | BOJ review means more market volatility, says ex-board member

The Bank of Japan shares part of the blame for the volatility in markets and investors can expect another seven weeks of this after Governor Haruhiko Kuroda ordered a “comprehensive

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