Seoul landmarks to be lit up in purple to celebrate K-pop band’s anniversary

Skyscrapers, bridges and other landmarks in South Korea’s capital will be lit up in purple as the country begins celebrating the 10th anniversary of K-pop band

Philippines raises alert level around volcano, villagers told to leave danger zone

Philippine officials yesterday raised the alert level for one of the country’s most active volcanoes after superheated streams of gas, debris and rocks cascaded down its upper slope in

Gov’t inquiry to look into 237 more foreign adoptions suspected to have laundered origins

South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission said yesterday it will investigate 237 more cases of South Korean adoptees who suspect their family origins were manipulated to facilitate

Court rejects bail request by former opposition senator who opposed deadly drug campaign

A Philippine court rejected on Wednesday a request for bail by a former opposition senator and justice secretary who criticized then-President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly crackdown on illegal

Malaysia, Indonesia end 18-year sea border disputes, vow to cooperate in defending palm oil industry

Malaysia and Indonesia signed agreements yesterday that ended longstanding maritime border disputes and vowed to bolster cooperation to fight “highly detrimental discriminatory” measures against palm oil.

Australia plans to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols in legislation coming next week

Australia’s government plans legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols nationwide due to an increase in far-right activity, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said. While most Australian states

Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border towns’ notorious casinos, but they keep operating

A Thai state enterprise that has been exporting electricity to neighboring Myanmar has cut off power to two border towns with notorious casino complexes that allegedly host major

Japan, Australia, US to fund undersea cable connection in Micronesia to counter China’s

Japan announced Tuesday that it joined the United States and Australia in signing an agreement on a $95 million undersea cable project that will connect

As India grieves train crash that killed 275, relatives try to identify bodies of loved ones

Families of the victims of India’s deadliest train crash in decades filled a hospital in Bhubaneswar city on Monday to try to identify the bodies of

Myanmar’s Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction

Myanmar’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a special appeal of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s bribery conviction for allegedly receiving gold and thousands of dollars from

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi calls on US audience to stand up for ‘modern India’

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi pressed his criticism of the country’s leadership in a speech yesterday , calling for Indians in the U.S. and back home to

Mother imprisoned 20 years freed because of doubt she killed her four children

An Australian woman who spent 20 years in prison was pardoned and released yesterday based on new scientific evidence that her four children died by natural

Berlin, Jakarta agree to strengthen defense ties

Germany and Indonesia agreed yesterday to strengthen their defense cooperation and plan a joint military exercise with other countries in the region. German Defense Minister

Indian railways official says error in signaling system led to crash

The derailment in eastern India that killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train

India, Nepal prime ministers meet to take relations to ‘Himalayan heights’

Nepal’s prime minister held talks with his Indian counterpart yesterday as India and its rival China bid for influence in the tiny Himalayan nation as part

Powerful sister says US hypocritical for criticizing failed satellite launch

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday accused the United States of “gangster-like” hypocrisy for criticizing her country’s failed launch of a military

Spy satellite launch fails as rocket falls into the sea

North Korea’s attempt to put its first spy satellite into space failed yesterday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s push to boost his military capabilities

Malaysia finds 100 old artillery shells on Chinese barge

Malaysia’s maritime agency said a Chinese barge likely plundered two World War II British shipwrecks in the South China Sea after discovering 100 more old artillery shells

After Typhoon Mawar battered the island, ‘what used to be a jungle looks like toothpicks’

Many residents of Guam remained without power and utilities yesterday after Typhoon Mawar tore through the remote U.S. Pacific territory the night before and ripped roofs

Land activists arrested for allegedly inciting farmers to hate the rich

Three Cambodian land rights activists who were arrested on charges of plotting against the government planned to provoke a peasant revolution by teaching farmers about class divisions

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