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The announcement from North Korea that it had carried out a nuclear test brought to the front lines of global attention a phrase not often heard since the Cold War
North Korea said it conducted a powerful hydrogen bomb test yesterday, a defiant and surprising move that, if confirmed, would be a huge jump in Pyongyang’s quest to improve its
A U.S. Marine has asked a Philippine court to reverse his conviction in the killing of a transgender Filipino and sought a bail and a reduction of his six to
A French woman died after being struck by a boat while snorkeling in southern Thailand on Tuesday, police in the resort province of Krabi said. Marine Police Lt. Col. Anurak
A group of elderly Filipino women raped by Japanese troops during World War II called for compensation from Japan yesterday, following Tokyo’s pledge of USD8.3 million for South Korean women
Hackers took over several police websites in Thailand, replacing the home pages with a message saying, “Failed Law. We want Justice!” Police yesterday said they were investigating if the hack was
A South Korean university is testing a sedan that can pick up and transport passengers without a human driver, giving a glimpse into the future of autonomous public transport. Seo Seung-Woo,
Impresario Robert Stigwood, who managed the Bee Gees and produced 1970s blockbusters “Grease” and “Saturday Night Fever,” has died. He was 81. Stigwood’s office said he died Monday. The cause of
It’s among the biggest of Japan’s many New Year holiday rituals: Early today, a huge, glistening tuna will be auctioned for a lot of money at Tokyo’s 80-year-old Tsukiji market.
Aung San Suu Kyi said yesterday that building peace will be the first priority of her pro-democracy party’s incoming administration when it replaces Myanmar’s military-backed government soon. Suu Kyi spoke at
Indian troops were still battling at least two gunmen yesterday evening at an air force base near the border with Pakistan, more than a day and a half after the
New Year’s firecrackers left at least one man dead and 380 others injured, and caused a fire that gutted 1,000 shanties in the Philippines despite rain and a government warning campaign,
North Korea’s top official in charge of relations with South Korea has died in a traffic accident, the country’s state media announced yesterday, potentially dimming the prospect for ties between the rival countries. He
The Thai economy is recovering at a gradual pace, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) said yesterday. November was marked by an expansion in government spending and the tourism sector, as
Officials say Philippine troops have clashed with about 100 Abu Sayyaf gunmen suspected of plotting attacks on New Year’s Eve, leaving eight militants and one soldier dead. Regional military spokesman Maj.
A day after trumpeting an “irreversible” settlement of a decades-long standoff over Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan’s WWII military, there’s relief among South Korean and Japanese diplomats,
Hundreds of people in Myanmar have staged a fifth day of protests against death sentences issued by a Thai court to two Myanmar men convicted of murdering a pair of
For Mohammed, the perils of staying in Damascus crystalized when a sniper’s bullet whizzed past his head while he and his cousins were on his rooftop, watching the Syrian air
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan yesterday reached a deal meant to resolve a decades-long impasse over Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II,
Like consumers around the globe, Indians are flocking to the online marketplace in droves these days. But there’s one unusual item flying off the virtual shelves: Online retailers say cow
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