North Korea | German attempts to break down barriers for deaf

In a country with zero kindergartens specifically for the deaf, Robert Grund wants to help establish the first — just a small suite of rooms for perhaps a couple dozen

Thailand | Trial opens for 2 accused of killing British tourists

Ten months after two British tourists were killed on a resort island in Thailand, prosecutors called their first witnesses yesterday in a case marked by claims that the accused —

Myanmar | Rights group condemns bill on interfaith marriage

Myanmar’s parliament is “playing with fire” by passing a bill regulating the right of women from the country’s Buddhist majority to marry men from outside their religion, an international human rights

Afghanistan | Peace talks between Kabul, Taliban end, plan to meet again

One-day peace talks between Afghan officials and Taliban representatives ended with both sides agreeing to meet again after the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday. The ministry

India | Youths embrace dating apps despite social taboos

Aditi Mendiratta’s biggest worry as she’s swiping left and right is hiding the smartphone notifications that read “Congratulations! You have a new match” from her parents. “They wouldn’t be cool with

Malaysia | Authorities freeze 6 bank accounts in probe linked to premier

Malaysian authorities have frozen six bank accounts as part of an investigation into allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars were transferred from a state investment fund to the personal

Thailand | Military court releases 14 student activists

A military court in Thailand released 14 student activists from detention yesterday but said they still face sedition charges — and the prospect of several years in prison — for

Philippines | Foreigner tests positive for MERS virus

A 36-year-old foreigner who arrived in the Philippines from the Middle East is under quarantine after testing positive for the MERS virus, health officials said yesterday. Philippine Health Secretary Janette Garin

Malaysia | ‘I am not a thief,’ Razak says

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak rejected accusations he misappropriated funds as he faces his biggest crisis since coming to power in 2009. A task force is investigating a money trail that

Singapore | Teen blogger Amos Yee free after sentencing

A Singapore teenager who was found guilty of wounding religious feelings will walk free after being sentenced to jail time already served, the BBC reported yesterday. According to the UK-based news

Japan | Heritage title for industry sites draws mixed reaction 


Japanese officials yesterday celebrated the U.N. cultural body’s approval of world heritage status for 23 historic sites showing the country’s transformation from feudal isolation into an industrial power at the

Singapore | Botanical Gardens declared World Heritage Site

  The Singapore Botanical Gardens is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site after it was inscribed at the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee in Bonn, Germany, local TV Channel

Malaysia | PM Razak faces risk of criminal charges over fund 

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is facing the risk of criminal charges over allegations that hundreds of millions of dollars were funneled from an indebted state fund to his personal

Vietnam | US, wooing Hanoi, readies red carpet for communist chief 

Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong doesn’t hold an official government post, but it’s not surprising that he’ll meet with President Barack Obama on his visit to the United

South China Sea | Japan, Mekong states seek closer ties amid spats

Japan and five countries bordering the South China Sea pledged to uphold freedom of navigation and overflight amid rising tensions over China’s build-up of reefs in disputed waters. Japan and the

Japan | Fatal fire on airtight bullet train exposes lapses 

A fatal fire on Japan’s bullet train, started by a man who self-immolated last week, has revealed blind spots in a system renowned for its speed, punctuality and safety record. Riding

Indonesian suburb hit by plane disasters twice

A decade ago, when an Indonesian passenger jet crashed into a quaint neighborhood in Indonesia’s third-biggest city, Medan, Waktu Tarigan thought he’d never witness anything like that again. He was

Philippines | Ferry capsizes in choppy waters; 35 dead, 20 missing 

A ferry carrying 189 passengers and crew capsized yesterday minutes after it left a central Philippine port in choppy waters, leaving at least 35 dead and 20 others missing, coast

Afghanistan | Court cancels death sentences in mob killing of woman

An Afghan court has overturned the death sentences for four men convicted of taking part in the shocking mob killing of a woman outside a Kabul shrine, a judge said

Indonesia | Crashed plane may have suffered engine failure

The aging Indonesian military transport plane that crashed into a residential neighborhood of Medan killing 141 people had a propeller “abnormality” that indicates an engine stalled, the air force chief

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