Hundreds of protesters in Indonesia’s restive Papua province set fire to homes and other buildings yesterday in a protest sparked by rumors that a teacher had insulted students, and a
Philippine health officials on Friday confirmed a second case of polio in a 5-year-old child a day after declaring the country’s first outbreak in nearly
Japan announced Friday it will accept South Korea’s request for joint talks leading to arbitration by the World Trade Organization after Seoul filed a complaint with
A powerful typhoon was heading northeast to Japan’s main island of Honshu yesterday after lashing parts of the country’s southern islands with heavy rains and winds
A Japanese court yesterday ruled that three former executives for Tokyo Electric Power Company were not guilty of professional negligence in the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. The
South Korean police said yesterday that they have found a suspect thought to be an infamous serial killer wanted for the slaying of nine women some
Nepal seized the lead in equal rights for sexual minorities in South Asia four years ago with a new constitution that forbids all discrimination based on
Doctors at state-run hospitals across Sri Lanka began a 24-hour strike yesterday, demanding that the government resolve what they say is a salary “injustice.” Two
A Philippine court found eight Filipino coast guard personnel guilty yesterday of conspiring to shoot and kill a Taiwanese fisherman in a 2013 incident at sea
The most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children lodged an appeal in Australia’s highest court yesterday against his convictions in the molestation of two choirboys in
Officials in Japan appeared wary over the prospects for a trade deal with the U.S. after President Donald Trump said he was prepared to sign a pact soon. Japan’s chief government
Indonesia’s president traveled to the area hardest hit by forest fires, as neighboring countries urged his government to do more to tackle the blazes that have spread a thick, noxious
South Korea is culling thousands of pigs after confirming African swine fever at a farm near its border with North Korea, which had an outbreak in May. Kim Hyun-soo, South Korea’s
Anuj Kapoor took over his father’s booming auto parts business in 2012, hoping to elevate the company from selling to suppliers to selling directly to carmakers. Seven years later, he’s had
You can sell North Korean food in South Korea. But you’re likely to get into trouble if you decorate your restaurant with pictures seen as praising North Korea. Authorities say the
Two major opposition parties in Malaysia forged a political alliance Saturday to consolidate support from the country’s majority ethnic Malay Muslims, a move that could threaten Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s
Indonesia has sealed off 30 companies amid a row with Malaysia over forest fires that are spreading a thick, noxious haze around Southeast Asia, officials said Saturday. The plantation companies, including
The White House announced Saturday that Hamza bin Laden , the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, was killed
The leaders of Cambodia and Laos agreed yesterday to step up efforts to complete demarcation of their border, where disputes have led to armed confrontations in
Chinese and Indian army boats collided on a lake in an area of Kashmir claimed by both countries, injuring some Indian soldiers, but the incident has
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