India | Police arrest 2 teens in rape of Delhi toddler

Police arrested two teenagers yesterday for allegedly raping a toddler in New Delhi, in the latest incident of sexual violence against a young child in the Indian capital. Police said they

South China Sea | Vietnam accuses Chinese vessel of sinking fishing boat

Vietnam said yesterday that a Chinese vessel rammed into and sank one of its fishing boats near disputed islands in the South China Sea in an incident that could further raise tensions

Afghanistan | Obama to keep troops stationed beyond 2016

President Barack Obama will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, according to senior administration officials, casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch. Obama

Myanmar | Rebel armies sign ceasefire pact with gov’t 

  Myanmar’s government and eight smaller ethnic rebel armies signed a ceasefire agreement to end more than six decades of fighting, but other more powerful groups refused to come on board,

Philippines | Video shows foreigners, Filipino kidnapped

Suspected Muslim militants have posted a video purportedly showing for the first time two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipino who were abducted from a southern Philippine resort last month

Nepal | Unrest a new blow to quake ravaged tourism industry

Just when Nepal was recovering from the devastating earthquake that killed thousands, flattened hundreds of thousands of houses and chased away foreign tourists, protests by ethnic groups and severe fuel

Japan | Okinawa gov revokes approval for relocation of US air base

Okinawa’s governor yesterday revoked approval for work needed to relocate a U.S. air base from one area of the southern Japanese island to another, but the Tokyo government said it

Myanmar | Junta proposes delaying Nov. 8 elections due to flooding

Myanmar’s election commission yesterday proposed delaying the Nov. 8 general election either nationwide or in some areas hit by landslides and flooding. Union Election Commission Chairman Tin Aye told reporters that the

Japan | Tokyo says may cut UNESCO funds over Nanjing massacre move

Japan said yesterday that it may cut funding for UNESCO after the U.N. world heritage body included documents on a World War II-era massacre by Japanese troops on a Chinese

Philippines backs US plan to sail ship near Chinese island 

The Philippines yesterday backed a reported U.S. plan to challenge China’s territorial claims by deploying a Navy ship close to a Chinese-built island in the South China Sea, saying it was important for

Press freedom | Thailand to try HK journalist for possessing flak jacket

A Thai court on Monday decided to put a Hong Kong photojournalist on trial for possession of a bulletproof vest and a helmet, which are considered weapons in Thailand. Hok Chun

Indonesia | Court tries 7 suspected militants over IS links

Indonesia began trials yesterday of seven men on charges of conspiring with terrorists and recruiting for militant groups in the Mideast, including the Islamic State, which has an estimated hundreds

Philippines | Race for presidency, 18,000 other offices begins

The race for the Philippine presidency next year began yesterday with the country’s vice president being the first major contender to register his candidacy to lead one of Asia’s most

Bangladesh |5 suspects arrested in attack on pastor

Police in northwestern Bangladesh said they have arrested five suspected members of a banned radical group for alleged involvement in an attempt to kill a Christian pastor. Police chief Alamgir Kabir

Japan | Former American POWs visit Yokohama, recount memories

Nine former American servicemen who were held as prisoners during World War II were in Japan yesterday to revisit some of the places where they were held seven decades ago

India | With Hindu party leading the country, beef grows more political

The legislator was full of outrage when he arrived in the north Indian village days after the killing of a Muslim farmer who was rumored to have slaughtered cows. A

Nepal | Parliament elects Communist party leader new PM

Nepal’s parliament elected Communist party leader Khadga Prasad Oli the new prime minister yesterday, thrusting him into the center of daunting challenges, from ethnic protests over the new constitution that

Offbeat | Thai beauty queen to dress like a tuk-tuk at Miss Universe

The smoke-belching, ear-splitting, undisciplined rickshaws known as tuk-tuks are part of the chaos on Bangkok’s clogged streets. Soon however, the tuk-tuk will stroll down a more refined runway, when Miss Thailand

Kim Jong Un vows N. Korea ready to counter any US threat

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took center stage at a military parade and mass rally in Pyongyang on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of the country’s ruling party

Condo owners in Panama tell Trump: You’re fired!

PANAMA CITY (AP) — The directors of the Trump Ocean Club met July 28 on urgent business. They needed to fire Donald Trump. The building's residents and condo owners had invested

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