North Korea fires possible missile into sea amid stalled talks

North Korea yesterday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea, its second launch in a week, following leader Kim Jong Un’s calls

Sri Lanka seeks Chinese debt restructuring amid crisis

The president of debt-ridden Sri Lanka yesterday asked China for the restructuring of its loans and access to preferential credit for imports of essential goods, as

Philippines | Authorities report third day of record virus cases

The Philippines yesterday reported a record high number of new COVID-19 cases for the third day, logging 33,169 infections. The positivity rate, or percentage of

North Korea fires ballistic missile, first test in two months

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea yesterday, the U.S. military said, its first such launch in about two months and a signal it isn’t

Indonesia | Prosecutors seek life for Bali bombing suspect

Indonesian prosecutors yesterday demanded a life sentence for a top terror suspect who eluded capture for 18 years and accused him of masterminding a series of

Koreas | North Korea defector likely made rare border crossing: Seoul

A person who crossed the border from South Korea into North Korea on New Year’s Day was likely a defector who had slipped through the same heavily

Australia | Prime Minister Morrison upbeat amid virus surge

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday said his country’s health system can cope with the new wave of coronavirus infections as Victoria state reported a record

This day in history | 1951 Communist forces to re-take Seoul

Chinese and North Korean troops are reported to be close to capturing the South Korean capital of Seoul for the second time since the war began last year. 

Asia 2021 | Myanmar military reverts to strategy of massacres, burnings

When the young farmhand returned to his village in Myanmar, he found the still smoldering corpses in a circle in a burned-out hut, some with their

Pandemic | Asia keeps omicron at bay, but a surge may be inevitable

Much of Asia has largely managed to keep omicron at bay even as the variant rages in other parts of the world, but the region that is

Interview | Japanese tourist says space trip ‘amazing’

A Japanese space tourist rejected criticism from those who questioned his decision to pay a fortune for a trip to the International Space Station, saying the “amazing”

North Korea | Workers’ Party holds key meeting as Kim marks 10 years in power

North Korea opened a key political conference Monday to review past projects and discuss new policies amid the pandemic and a diplomatic deadlock with the United States.

Indonesia | Police arrest five people in methamphetamine smuggling

Five people suspected of smuggling 29 kilograms of methamphetamine into Indonesia from Malaysia have been arrested, Indonesian police said yesterday. The five are part of

India | Authorities block foreign funds for Mother Teresa’s charity

India's government has blocked Mother Teresa’s charity from receiving foreign funds, saying the Catholic organization did not meet conditions under local laws, dealing a blow to

Myanmar | Photos of aftermath of massacre fuel outrage

Photos of the aftermath of a Christmas Eve massacre in eastern Myanmar that reportedly left more than 30 people, including women and children, dead and burned

East Timor | American ex-priest found guilty of sex abuse

A defrocked American priest accused of sexually abusing orphaned and disadvantaged young girls under his care in East Timor was found guilty Tuesday and sentenced to 12

Thailand | Israeli man detained in Bangkok over virus

Officials in Thailand said yesterday an Israeli tourist who was the subject of a nationwide police manhunt after breaking out of quarantine while apparently infected with

India | Man beaten to death inside historic Sikh temple

A man was beaten to death in the northern Indian city of Amritsar after he allegedly attempted to commit a sacrilegious act inside the historic Golden Temple,

Pakistan | Death toll in Karachi sewer gas blast jumps to 17

The death toll from a sewer gas blast in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi jumped to 17 as some critically injured people died overnight and yesterday,

Philippines | Typhoon deaths top 100, mayors plead for food

The governor of an island province in the central Philippines said yesterday at least 63 people died in the devastation wrought by Typhoon Rai in more than

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