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Malaysia yesterday called for more efforts to find a peaceful solution to rising tensions in the disputed South China Sea, as the U.S. and the Philippines said they would demand that China stop land
South Korea’s president has decided to replace her health minister, officials said yesterday, in the wake of criticism over the government’s handling of the MERS virus outbreak that killed 36
New devastation is feared in Myanmar as water from the badly flooded central and northern regions flows down rivers to the country’s more populous areas. The U.N. Office for the
A New Zealander who was the last surviving pilot from the specialized World War II “Dambuster” mission targeting German infrastructure died yesterday. Les Munro was 96. The team of top pilots secretly trained
Pakistan executed a man yesterday convicted of killing a 7-year-old boy in 2004 when his family and lawyers say he was just 14 years old, despite international outcry over his sentence,
Roads filled with driverless cars, every home linked with fiber-optic cable, gardens in the sky, shining towers of scientists creating the future. Singapore is at it again, trying to plan
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi visited one of the country’s many flood-afflicted areas yesterday, raising her profile during a national disaster that could have consequences in this November’s general election. Over
India has ordered Internet service providers to block access to more than 850 adult websites in what the government describes as a way to protect social decency. N.N. Kaul, a
Heavy rains in Myanmar have caused more flooding and left nine people dead, devastating several townships and forcing more than 18,000 people into temporary shelters, officials said Saturday. Much of the country has
The speaker of Australia’s House of Representatives resigned yesterday following weeks of accusations that she used taxpayer money to pay for extravagant and unnecessary travel. Bronwyn Bishop has faced fierce criticism since it
Television images showed people bursting firecrackers and raising an Indian flag in the Masaldanga enclave, which became part of India. On the other side of the new border, thousands of people
A senior Malaysian official says that an object found in Reunion has been confirmed as “a domestic ladder” and is not a plane part, amid media reports that a new
He was chosen by his fellow Malay rulers in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday and will lead his country to independence at the end of this month. The Tunku, or
A sea-crusted wing part washed up on an island in the western Indian Ocean may be the first trace of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 since it vanished nearly a year
An Indian accountant and the only person sentenced to death for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed 257 people — the country’s worst terrorist attack — was
Two high-ranking Afghan Taliban officials have confirmed the death of their leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, and say the group’s council has elected a successor. The two told The Associated Press that
More than 150 Chinese workers sentenced to life in prison for illegal logging were freed in Myanmar yesterday under a massive presidential pardon that saw nearly 7,000 prisoners released. Others included
PARIS (AP) — Malaysia's prime minister says debris from an aircraft found on the French island of Reunion will be sent to France for investigation. Prime Minister Najib Razak said on
The International Olympic Committee has awarded exclusive Olympic broadcast rights in 22 Asia-Pacific countries to Japan-based advertising agency Dentsu Inc. The IOC yesterday said the deal covers the 2018 Winter Olympics
An Afghan official said yesterday his government is examining claims that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is dead. The Taliban could not be immediately reached on the government’s comments
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