India | Officials investigate negligence after 18 patients die

Indian authorities were investigating possible negligence after 18 hospital patients died when rainwaters from massive floods in southern Tamil Nadu state knocked out generators and switched off ventilators. The patients were in the

Indonesia | Commuter train hits passenger bus; 18 dead

A commuter train slammed into a passenger minibus yesterday at a railroad crossing in Indonesia’s capital, killing at least 18 people and seriously injuring six others. The bus driver allegedly ignored the

India | Top Delhi, Pakistan security officials hold talks in Bangkok

The top security officials from India and Pakistan held talks in Thailand’s capital yesterday, signaling a resumption of the rival countries’ on-again, off-again peace dialogue. The South Asian neighbors’ national security

India | More rains coming as Tamil Nadu grapples with massive flood

The heaviest rainfall in more than 100 years has devastated swathes of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with thousands forced to leave their submerged homes and schools, offices

Australia | Search for Malaysian jet refocuses in southern Indian Ocean

The deep sea hunt for the missing Malaysian airliner has been refocused on the southern reaches of an expansive search zone based on new analysis released yesterday of the Boeing

Cambodia | Unlicensed doctor imprisoned for spreading HIV

A Cambodian court sentenced an unlicensed medical practitioner to 25 years in prison yesterday after finding him responsible for infecting more than 100 villagers with HIV, the virus that causes

North Korea | Security heightened even as hermit kingdom tries to woo tourists

So you’re thinking of taking an exotic vacation, having a little adventure and coming back with lots of stories for your envious friends and colleagues. Believe it or not, North

India | Flooding closes airport, cuts off power in Chennai

Weeks of torrential rains have forced an airport in southern India to close and have cut off several roads and highways, leaving tens of thousands of people stranded in their

Myanmar | Suu Kyi meets outgoing president for transition talks

Nearly a month after her party’s resounding election win, Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi held closed-door talks with Myanmar’s outgoing president yesterday to discuss what both said they hope

Pakistan | Authorities hang 4 suspected militants over school attack

Australia’s weather bureau has refused to comment on a media report that it has been hacked in a major cyberattack that compromised sensitive systems across the federal government. Australian Broadcasting

Philippines | US Marine found guilty of killing transgender Filipino

A Philippine court yesterday convicted a U.S. Marine of killing a Filipino last year after he discovered she was a transgender woman in a hotel in the Philippines while he

Indonesia | Rudder problem, pilot actions led to AirAsia crash

The National Transportation Safety Committee said an analysis of Flight 8501’s data recorder showed the rudder control system had sent repeated warnings to the pilots during the Dec. 28 flight

South Korea | Parliament ratifies free trade pact with China

South Korea’s parliament yesterday approved a free trade pact with China after opposition lawmakers secured a USD1.4 billion relief package for farmers. The ratification, which comes five months after the trade pact was

Australia-Mexico | Mexican authorities search for 2 missing Australian tourists after report men’s van found

Friends of two Australian tourists missing for more than a week in Mexico are looking to work with authorities in determining what happened to the men following a report that

New Zealand | Malaysian diplomat pleads guilty to indecent assault

A Malaysian military officer who was extradited to New Zealand after earlier leaving the country under the protection of diplomatic immunity pleaded guilty yesterday to indecent assault. Muhammad Rizalman Ismail faces

Japan | Whaling fleet set to leave for Antarctic

  J apan’s whaling fleet will leave today for the Antarctic for a three-month, scaled-down hunt, the government said, despite protests from opponents who say Tokyo has not proven that whales need to

New Zealand | Thousands crowd Eden Park for Jonah Lomu memorial

World Rugby Chairman Bernard Lapasset led the tributes to Jonah Lomu at a public memorial yesterday, saying the former All Blacks winger was a giant whose contribution to the sport

In S. Korea, a town of Kims – and an unusual shared history

Many of his students are Kims. So are his fellow teachers, an elementary school alumnus and the owners of restaurants and pubs that he patronizes in his small farming village.

North Korea | Launch of missile from sub may have failed

A North Korean launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine appears to have failed, Yonhap News reported, underscoring the technological limitations of the isolated nation’s weapons program. The launch was

Philippines gets 1st fighter jets in a decade amid sea feud

The Philippines on Saturday took delivery of two Korean-made fighter jets — the country’s first supersonic combat aircraft in a decade — as it strengthens its underfunded military amid an

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