3 Earthquakes Hit Philippines, No Serious Damage Three earthquakes, ranging in magnitude from 5.0 to 5.9, hit a Philippine coastal region Saturday near Manila, the capital. All… 04/08/2017 Aimas
Pakistani Islamist Leader Calls on Taliban to Join His Political Party A Pakistani lawmaker and deputy leader of a conservative religious party, accused of links with militant groups, has invited the… 04/06/2017 Aimas
Girl Found Living With Monkeys in Indian Forest Indian police are reviewing reports of missing children to try to identify a girl who was found living in a… 04/06/2017 Aimas
US, Afghan Forces Promise to Finish IS and Contain Taliban in 2017 The United States military, in partnership with Afghan forces, has promised to eliminate Islamic State terrorists in Afghanistan this year… 04/06/2017 Aimas
Afghanistan Dangles Lithium Wealth to Win Trump Support The Afghan government is trying to grab the attention of President Donald Trump and gain greater U.S. support by dangling… 04/06/2017 Aimas
Dalai Lama Consecrates Monastery in India as China Seethes The Dalai Lama consecrated a Buddhist monastery Thursday in India's remote northeast, amid Chinese warnings that the exiled Tibetan spiritual… 04/06/2017 Aimas
China Sends Inspectors to Hunt Down Air Polluters China’s environment ministry said it will send 5,600 inspectors on a year-long investigation into the sources of air pollution in… 04/06/2017 Aimas
India Rejects More Proactive US Role in Defusing India-Pakistan Tensions India has rejected a more proactive role for the U.S. between India and Pakistan, the rivals whose long running dispute… 04/05/2017 Aimas
Malaysia Decides Not to Criminalize Child Marriage A Malaysian MP said girls as young as nine were "physically and spiritually" ready for marriage, as the Muslim-majority Southeast… 04/05/2017 Aimas
Indian Police: Mob Kills Muslim Man Transporting Cow A Muslim man beaten by a mob who accused him of transporting cows for slaughter has died in western India,… 04/05/2017 Aimas
Suicide Bomber Kills Six People in Pakistan A suicide bomber has killed at least six people in eastern Pakistan, including several soldiers. Authorities said that a van transporting… 04/05/2017 Aimas
Curbed by China, Philippine Fishing Town Turns toward Eco-Tourism A Philippine city on the front lines of the wide-reaching South China Sea dispute is developing marine protection and eco-tourism… 04/05/2017 Aimas
India Urges China Not to Turn Dalai Lama Visit Into ‘Artificial Controversy’ Saying no “artificial controversy” should be created around the visit of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to the northeastern… 04/04/2017 Aimas
Pink Diamond Auctioned for Record $71.2M in Hong Kong A stunning 59.6 carat diamond known as the “Pink Star” sold for $71.2 million at a Sotheby's auction Tuesday in… 04/04/2017 Aimas
Bike-sharing Rivalry Crowds Beijing’s Sidewalks The shiny bicycles in bright orange, yellow or blue are everywhere in China's most prosperous cities, even in places they… 04/04/2017 Aimas
Philippine City Bordering Disputed Sea Finding Fewer Fish, More Foreign Vessels Philippine fishermen along the front lines of a bitterly contested tract of the South China Sea say fishing stocks are… 04/04/2017 Aimas
Trump Sees ‘Interesting,’ ‘Difficult’ Talks With China’s Xi President Donald Trump is to host Chinese President Xi Jinping beginning Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in the southern United… 04/04/2017 Aimas
Using Technology, China Continues Its ‘Toilet Revolution’ Fed up with the theft of toilet paper from public bathrooms, tourist authorities in China's capital have begun using facial… 04/03/2017 Aimas
Pakistan Sets up Unique Helpline for Women in Need When Durdana married for a second time and to a man of her own choosing, her parents threatened to kill… 04/02/2017 Aimas
Iconic New Delhi Movie Theater Shuts Down after 85 Years From Bollywood superstars to political heavyweights, the Regal theater hosted some of India's biggest names over more than eight decades.… 04/02/2017 Aimas