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North Korea yesterday ordered a military takeover of a factory park that was the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, saying Seoul’s suspension of operations at the jointly run facility was
Sri Lanka’s ethnic Tamil leaders yesterday asked the top U.N. human rights official to help determine the fate of more than 4,000 civilians reported missing in the country’s long civil
For North Korea’s propaganda machine, the long-range rocket launch yesterday carved a glorious trail of “fascinating vapor” through the clear blue sky. For South Korea’s president, and other world leaders,
As Japan gears up to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and caters to a surging influx of foreign visitors, the country faces a cultural dilemma: Should it stop identifying Buddhist
One of Japan’s most active volcanoes, Sakurajima on the southern island of Kyushu, erupted spectacularly Friday evening with a fiery blast that sent lava rolling down its slope. Japanese television showed
South Korea and Japan vowed to shoot down any debris that falls on their territories from a long-range rocket that North Korea plans to fire this month, with Seoul saying
Australia is resisting mounting international pressure not to deport child asylum seekers, with a minister warning yesterday that allowing them to stay could attract more refugees to come by boat. Australia’s
The U.S. ambassador said yesterday joint patrols with the Philippines are possible in the South China Sea, where the United States has asserted its freedom to navigate by sending planes
The Philippine Congress has run out of time under the current president to pass a Muslim autonomy bill that aims to peacefully settle a decades-long Muslim rebellion in the south,
Puppies bark and wag their tails as they follow a gray-haired woman through a hillside compound that shelters more than 200 dogs. “Hey, my babies. Give your mom a kiss,” says
The son of former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigned yesterday as the top leader of a federal state, saying he was ousted because of his criticism of Prime Minister
Dozens of schools around Australia have received threats over the past week in what police believe is a hoax being orchestrated overseas. The automated telephone threats, which warn of bombings or
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has recreated the famous image of a three-year-old Syrian child who drowned in Turkey last year by staging a photo of himself lying face
Less than a month after its purported H-bomb test, attention is now focused on whether North Korea is readying a rocket launch. With underground railways, giant tarps and a movable
China’s point man on North Korea arrived in Pyongyang yesterday amid a flurry of diplomacy over the North’s recent nuclear test. The visit by Wu Dawei, China’s special representative for Korean
Australia’s prime minister told government colleagues yesterday that an early general election within weeks was “a live option,” an official said. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull alone decides the timing of the
A former Malaysian law minister filed a legal suit yesterday challenging a decision by the country’s attorney general not to prosecute Prime Minister Najib Razak over a financial scandal involving
Police Lt. Rotjanart Kiewjan said the animal threw Gareth Crowe and Eilidh Hughes to the ground during a trek on Monday. The elephant then gored Crowe with his tusk and
Myanmar’s parliament, led for the first time by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, began a historic session yesterday that will install the country’s first democratically elected government in
“In connection with these investigations, we have sought and are continuing to seek information from several financial institutions, are interviewing various individuals, and have seized a large number of bank
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