Philippines | 31 dead, 62 rescued after boats capsize

Rescuers recovered more bodies in rough seas where three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce winds and waves off two central Philippine provinces, bringing

Stood up in Bangkok: Pompeo regrets N.Korea meeting unlikely

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said yesterday the Trump administration remains ready to resume talks with North Korea now, although he regretted that a meeting

Police: South Korean man set himself ablaze to protest Japan

A 72-year-old South Korean man was in critical condition after setting himself ablaze in downtown Seoul yesterday, apparently to express his anger toward Japan amid worsening

Seoul: North Korea launches 2 short-range ballistic missiles

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's military said North Korea conducted its second weapons test in less than a week today (Wednesday), firing two short-range ballistic missiles off its east

Top diplomats gather in Bangkok for key Asia-Pacific talks

Top diplomats from the Asia-Pacific region started gathering yesterday in the Thai capital to discuss issues of concern to the area, including security on the Korean peninsula

Malaysia: Myanmar must be accountable for Rohingya to return

Malaysia’s foreign ministry said yesterday that Myanmar’s government must pursue justice for alleged human rights abuses against the Muslim Rohingya minority so that hundreds of thousands

Japan-Korea trade spat to intensify with new export limits

Antagonisms between South Korea and Japan are already at the boiling point. They’re bound to deepen with Tokyo’s plan to expand controls over exports of sensitive materials

Myanmar holds repatriation talks with Rohingya refugees

A Myanmar government delegation has met with representatives of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh to discuss creating conditions for their safe repatriation, officials

Philippines | Duterte halts lotteries amid alleged corruption

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the indefinite closure of popular lotteries run by the government’s sweepstakes agency due to alleged massive corruption and said even

Australia | Law lets gov’t ban extremists for up to two years

The Australian Parliament yesterday passed laws that enable the government to prevent suspected extremists from returning home for up to two years despite concerns it could

North Korea fires new type of short-range ballistic missiles

North Korea fired a new type of short-range ballistic missile in two launches into the sea Thursday, South Korean officials said. They were North Korea’s first

India | Catholic priests protest cardinal’s return

India’s Catholic Church, already rocked by allegations that a bishop raped a nun, is facing an uprising by hundreds of priests against one of the country’s four

Japan to pursue S.Korea trade curbs, citing lax trade control

Japan’s trade minister said yesterday he will go ahead with a plan to strip South Korea of its preferred status in export licensing, saying Seoul has

Japan utility to scrap 4 more reactors in Fukushima

The operator of the nuclear plant wrecked by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami said yesterday that it will decommission four more reactors in northeastern Japan in

North Korea | Kim inspects new sub, wants country’s military bolstered

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a newly built submarine and ordered officials to further bolster the country’s military capabilities, state media reported yesterday,

Japan | Abe’s coalition still short of votes to change constitution

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition secured a majority in Japan’s upper house of parliament in elections Sunday, but it lost ground and fell short of

Exit polls: Japan’s ruling bloc secures upper house majority

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition appeared certain to hold onto a majority in Japan’s upper house of parliament following yesterday’s election, with exit polls indicating

Pakistan | Female suicide bomber strikes hospital, 9 killed

A female suicide bomber struck outside a hospital in Pakistan yesterday as the wounded were being brought in from an earlier shooting against police, in a complex

Philippines | 7,800 police punished for deadly drug raids

Thousands of Philippine police officers have received administrative punishments with more than 2,000 dismissed for wrongdoings during raids where drug suspects were killed under the president’s crackdown,

UN envoy says US sanctions on Myanmar generals inadequate

The U.N. special rapporteur for Myanmar said yesterday the U.S. didn’t “go far enough” in sanctions against four top Myanmar generals over the mass killings of minority

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