Nepal | Political agreement paves the way for eight states, new constitution

Nepal’s main political parties have reached agreements on several disputed issues that could lead to the drafting of a much-delayed constitution in the Himalayan nation. The agreement was signed by leaders

South Korea | Gov’t says its deadly MERS outbreak may have peaked

South Korea believes its MERS virus outbreak may have peaked, and experts say the next several days will be critical to determining whether the government’s belated efforts have successfully stymied a disease

Australia | 19 hurt after pickup truck slams into cafe

Nineteen people were hurt after a pickup truck smashed into a cafe in northern Australia yesterday, sparking a fire that engulfed the building, police said. Officials were trying to figure

South Korea | 6th person dies of MERS virus

South Korea yesterday reported its sixth death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as authorities were bolstering measures to stem the spread of the virus that has left dozens of people infected. A total

Malaysia | Earthquake death toll rises to 16, two Singaporeans still missing

The death toll from an earthquake that trapped scores of climbers on Malaysia’s highest peak rose to 16 yesterday as rescuers searched for two Singaporean climbers still missing. A magnitude-5.9 earthquake on

Human trafficking | Thailand scrambles to boost image

Thailand is eager to show its newfound toughness on human trafficking, taking reporters on patrols and tours of former camps, cooperating with neighboring countries and the U.S., and arresting dozens

South Korea | 5th person dies of MERS virus

A fifth person in South Korea has died of the MERS virus, as the government announced yesterday that it was strengthening measures to stem the spread of the disease and

Malaysia | Climber says ‘lucky to live’ as quake kills 13 

Rescuers on Malaysia’s highest peak yesterday searched for six climbers after recovering 13 dead from a strong earthquake that had trapped scores of trekkers. One survivor said she waited for

South Korea | People avoid hospitals as gov’t quiet on MERS

As South Korea continues to announce new cases of the Middle East respiratory syndrome, Seoul bank worker Lee Ji Hyun has decided to avoid hospitals until she’s sure she and

Asylum seekers | First 4 refugees rejected by Australia arrive in Cambodia

Four asylum seekers rejected by Australia started a new life in Cambodia yesterday, becoming the first to be resettled under a deal between the two nations that human rights advocates

Myanmar | Gov’t says migrants sought jobs, weren’t fleeing persecution 

Myanmar said yesterday that thousands of migrants left the country to seek better jobs elsewhere, and were not fleeing persecution, a day after bringing to shore about 730 migrants, the latest

South China Sea tensions | Aquino says Asia tensions remind him of pre-War Nazi Germany

Philippine President Benigno Aquino said the situation in Asia reminds him of the international community’s failure to contain Nazi Germany before World War II. Aquino made the remarks on a state

South Korea | Seoul test-fires missile that can strike all of N. Korea 

South Korea yesterday successfully test-fired a domestically built ballistic missile that can hit all of North Korea, an official said, amid continuing animosity between the rivals over the North’s push to bolster its

Afghanistan | Militant attack kills 9 Afghans working for Czech charity

Militants attacked a remote guesthouse and killed nine Afghans working for a Czech charity yesterday, as a new report by Brown University warned that almost 100,000 people have been killed

Migrant crisis | US official calls for Myanmar citizenship for Rohingya 

A senior U.S. official said Monday that resettlement in a third country is not the answer to the swelling tide of boat people in Southeast Asia and called for Myanmar

South Korea | Gov’t reports first 2 deaths from MERS virus

South Korea yesterday confirmed the country’s first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as it fights to contain the spread of a virus that has killed hundreds of people in the

Japan | Solar Impulse waits out weather before takeoff for Hawaii

Ultimately when it comes to adventure, however advanced the technology, the weather holds the trump card. A solar-powered plane attempting to circle the globe without a drop of fuel was sitting

North Korea | Holiday in socialist fairyland? Pyongyang woos tourists

If you’re still looking for somewhere exotic to go this summer and don’t mind a vacation that comes with a heavy dose of socialist propaganda and leader worship, North Korea says it’s

South Korea | More than 680 isolated over MERS virus fears

More than 680 people in South Korea are in isolation after having contact with those infected with a virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East, health

Myanmar | Actor Matt Dillon puts rare celebrity spotlight on Rohingya

American actor Matt Dillon put a rare star-powered spotlight on Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims, visiting a hot, squalid camp for tens of thousands displaced by violence and a port that

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