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Afghanistan has ordered an investigation into an operation yesterday involving U.S. forces that destroyed a weapons cache in a volatile region close to the capital, sparking demonstrations that briefly closed
A Thai ice cream company owned by Unilever has apologized for using a derogatory term for gay men in a Facebook posting marking the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex
A solar-powered plane took off from Japan early yesterday to attempt a five-day flight over open water to Hawaii, the eighth leg of its bid to fly around the world
A total of 18 people including 11 Afghan soldiers lost their lives as a military convoy came under attack by militants in the western province of Herat on Sunday, the
The death toll from a heatwave in Pakistan’s commercial center of Karachi and parts of southern Sindh province has passed 1,000 over the past ten days, health officials said yesterday. Nearly
A legislative victory on trade this past week has given a vital boost to President Barack Obama’s effort to deepen U.S. engagement in the Asia-Pacific region. His administration also navigated
Gay rights activists in Asia, where no country allows same-sex couples to legally marry, are upbeat about prospects for a change following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday giving
Myanmar’s parliament voted against constitutional amendments yesterday, ensuring that the military’s veto power remains intact and that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi cannot become president in an election this
Four environmental protesters breached security yesterday at New Zealand’s parliamentary complex by scaling the roof and perching themselves on a ledge above the main entrance. The Greenpeace protesters hauled up solar panels and
Wind from the sea and pre-monsoon rains cooled southern Pakistan yesterday, likely marking the end of a scorching heat wave that killed at least 749 people, authorities said. Temperatures in hard-hit
The number of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infections in South Korea increased to 179 yesterday as four more cases were added, the health ministry said. Among the four cases was
Australia announced yesterday it will become a founding member of a Chinese-led Asian regional bank and its sixth largest shareholder. Joining the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank presented Australia with great opportunities
Outside Japan’s embassy in Seoul sits a statue of a diminutive Korean girl - a symbol of the animosity that divides the U.S.’s Asian allies decades after World War II. The
Teenage blogger Amos Yee will be remanded for two weeks at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for an assessment on his suitability for a mandatory treatment order (MTO), after
A scorching heat wave across southern Pakistan’s city of Karachi has killed more than 400 people, authorities said yesterday, as morgues overflowed with the dead and overwhelmed hospitals struggled to
North Korea’s Supreme Court yesterday sentenced two South Koreans to life in prison with labor after finding them guilty of spying for Seoul. Kim Kuk-gi and Choe Chun-gil were convicted of
The heir of the Samsung business empire bowed deep in apology yesterday as criticism mounted over a Samsung hospital’s role in spreading Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea. Lee Jae-yong,
One of South Korea’s most influential writers admitted yesterday to plagiarizing a well-known Japanese author in a short story she published almost a decade ago. Shin Kyung-sook, 52, said in an
Heckled by local residents, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joined about 5,000 people including the U.S. ambassador in a memorial service marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, one
Warnings are appearing on Instagram accounts in North Korea that claim access to the popular photo-sharing app is being denied and the site blacklisted for harmful content. Opening the app with
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