Marcos supports public outrage over corruption but says protests should be peaceful

The Philippine president yesterday encouraged the public to express their outrage over massive corruption that has plagued flood-control projects in one of Asia’s most typhoon-prone countries

Pakistan’s security forces kill 31 insurgents in overnight raids in northwest, military says

Pakistan’s security forces raided two separate militant hideouts in the country’s northwest, killing 31 insurgents, the military said yesterday. The overnight raids took place in the districts

New prime minister urges calm after deadly protests

Sushila Karki, the country’s first woman prime minister Nepal’s new prime minister took office yesterday and “urged calm and cooperation to rebuild” the Himalayan nation after days

Military chiefs reject call to defect from Marcos over flood control uproar

Hundreds of students at the University of the Philippines walk out of their classes and protest against corruption in government projects in Manila The Philippine defense and military

Families in crisis after massive immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia

Ever since a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai manufacturing site swept up nearly 500 workers in southeast Georgia, Rosie Harrison said her organization’s phones have

UN report says scam centers are spreading in East Timor

A suspected scam call operation and a suspicious network of companies was discovered with links to a new free trade zone in the nation of East Timor,

Lee says Korean workers released from US facility before flight home

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung takes questions during a news conference in Seoul South Korea’s president said yesterday that Korean companies will likely hesitate to

Japanese women struggle to find a place in the Japanese sumo world

Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart

Behind deadly protests over social media ban lies anger over corruption

A protester shouts slogans carrying national flag after burning down a police station during protests against social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, yesterday Nepal’s government responded

A father who evaded with his 3 children for years is shot dead by the police

A police officer waits in his car near a hardware store in Piopio in the Waikato district A man who evaded authorities with his three children in the

Kim brings daughter to Beijing, fueling speculation she may be heir

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong Un and his daughter arriveat the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, last June North

Half a million people flee their homes in Punjab to escape flooding

Villagers wade through a flooded area, in Tiba Gheal village, in Jhang district Rivers are swelling to dangerous levels in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, forcing more

Kim’s talks with Xi ‘carry great significance,’ Chinese Foreign Ministry says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of festivities commemorating the end of World War II, state

Powerful rain and floods devastate northern India as experts blame climate change

Relentless monsoon rains have unleashed some of the worst flooding and landslides in decades across northern India, killing at least 90 people and displacing hundreds of thousands in

A movie about the Kabuki theater is a surprise hit in soul-searching Japan

A three-hour film about the esoteric world of Kabuki is defying the odds at the Japanese box office, with tickets selling out at some cinemas. “Kokuho,” which

Vietnam celebrates 80 years of independence with flags, boba tea and a military parade

People wait to watch a parade marking Vietnam’s 80th National Day anniversary,at a street in Hanoi, yesterday Vietnam marked its National Day yesterday with its largest

Modi, Putin meet as India faces steep US tariff over Russian oil imports

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet on the sidelines of SCO, in Tianjin Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir

Kim inspects new missile factory ahead of visit to China

In this photo provided by the N.Korean government, Kim Jong Un inspects a new weapons factory in undisclosed location, North Korea, Sunday North Korea said yesterday leader Kim

At least three dead after mob sets fire to Indonesian regional parliament building

An angry mob set fire to a local parliament building in an Indonesian provincial capital, leaving at least three people dead and five others hospitalized, officials said.

Kim will meet with Xi and Putin at Chinese military parade

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make his first visit to China in six years to attend a military parade next week, the two countries

Paraguay is fighting to preserve Guaraní, a language of roots and soul

When it came time to choose a wedding venue, Margarita Gayoso and her partner Christian Ojeda knew exactly where they wanted to go. Despite

A royal pardon frees a Thai woman serving a 43-year prison term for defaming the monarchy

A woman in Thailand sentenced to a prison term of more than four decades on a charge of royal defamation was released yesterday by a royal pardon after serving just

South Korea’s president highlights friendly ties in Japan before key summit with Trump

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) meets Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, in his first summit with Japanese

Kim Jong Un supervises test of new antiair missiles

Kim Jong supervises the test-firing of two types of new anti-air missiles at undisclosed location, North Korea, yesterday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the

Wellington will buy US helicopters in a $1.6b military aircraft spending package

New Zealand’s Defence Minister Judith Collins New Zealand‘s government announced new military spending yesterday of 2.7 billion New Zealand dollars ($1.6 billion) to replace aging aircraft,

Suspended PM testifies over phone call that could get her booted from job

Thailand’s suspended PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at Constitution Court in Bangkok, yesterday Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra testified in a Bangkok court yesterday on her alleged

Wartime mass grave yields a baby bottle, children’s clothes and 141 skeletons

A number identifies a human skeleton exhumed from a mass grave in Chemmani A baby bottle, a squeaky toy and a schoolbag are among items that have surfaced

Kim slams South Korea-US drills during an inspection of his most powerful warship

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, leader Kim Jong Un inspectsthe warship Choe Hyon in Nampo North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned

Genshitsu Sen, tea master and former Kamikaze pilot trainee, dies at 102

Genshitsu Sen XV, grand tea master of the Urasenke School of Tea, performs a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony on the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, July 19, 2011,

President Lee will meet Japanese leader ahead of summit with Trump

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo next week before flying to Washington for a summit with President Donald

Japanese warships dock in Wellington in rare visit

Japanese warships docked in New Zealand ‘s capital last weekend for a rare visit amid efforts by Tokyo to deepen its strategic ties in the South

The next Asian tiger

Beneath red banners and a gold bust of revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi’s central party school, Communist Party chief To Lam declared the arrival

Cambodian migrant workers face an uncertain future

Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have been heading home from Thailand as the two countries work to keep a ceasefire in armed clashes along their

India’s top court orders stray dogs to be removed from New Delhi streets

No stray dogs roaming the streets of New Delhi? That could be possible in the future after India’s top court ordered authorities in New Delhi to start

Lawyer condemns $1.3M compensation for woman wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years

An Australian state government’s decision to pay 2 million Australian dollars ($1.3 million) compensation to a woman who spent 20 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted

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