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International outrage over Myanmar’s execution of four political prisoners intensified yesterday with grassroots protests and strong condemnation from world governments, as well as fears the hangings could derail
The U.S. is sending a high-profile diplomatic delegation to visit the Solomon Islands next week led by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and including Ambassador
Myanmar's government confirmed yesterday it had carried out its first executions in nearly 50 years, hanging a former lawmaker, a democracy activist and two other political prisoners
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his first State of the Nation address yesterday with momentum from his landslide election victory, but he’s hamstrung by history as
South Korea plans to lift its decadeslong ban on public access to North Korean television, newspapers and other publications as part of its efforts to promote
International human rights groups on Saturday urged Sri Lanka’s new president to immediately order security forces to cease use of force against protesters after troops
At least three people, including a former Philippine town mayor, were killed and another was wounded in a brazen attack yesterday by a gunman in a university campus in
Army-ruled Myanmar’s economy remains fragile as civil strife, inflation and onerous policy decisions add to troubles facing farmers and businesses, reports by the World Bank and
Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president yesterday to take charge of a nation bitterly angry he will remain in power
Sri Lanka’s prime minister was elected president yesterday by lawmakers who opted for a seasoned, veteran leader to lead the country out of economic collapse, despite widespread
Myanmar's military has laid landmines that have killed and injured people in and around villages in Kayah, a conflict-affected region near the border with Thailand, Amnesty
Pakistan’s police have arrested at least two people after a 21-year-old American woman reported she was gang raped at a hotel when she was visiting a tourist resort
Sri Lanka’s prime minister and acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, will face two rivals in a parliamentary vote today on who will succeed the ousted leader who
East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta in a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart yesterday said he hoped Asia’s youngest country could join the Association of Southeast
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan held talks in Tokyo yesterday in what both sides said was a renewed effort to improve bilateral relations. The countries’ ties
Cybersecurity researchers reported details yesterday of cases where Thai activists involved in the country’s pro-democracy protests had their cell phones or other devices infected and attacked
Sri Lanka’s acting president yesterday declared a state of emergency giving him broad authority amid growing protests demanding his resignation two days before the country’s lawmakers
Malaysian authorities said yesterday they seized a container of African elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other animal skulls and bones estimated to be worth 80 million ringgit ($18 million).
Financial leaders of the Group of 20 richest and biggest economies agreed at meetings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali this week on the need to
Sri Lankan lawmakers met Saturday to begin choosing a new leader to serve the rest of the term abandoned by the president who fled abroad
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