NGOs: Pakistan Government Restrictions Hamper Campaigns to Curb Militancy Aid agencies in Pakistan’s restive northwestern region are struggling to provide services to help curb militancy and deliver aid because… 02/21/2017 Aimas
China’s Fight Against Air Pollution Suffers Setback A recent recovery in steel and coal production in China has posed a challenge to the country’s war on pollution,… 02/21/2017 Aimas
Suicide Attack on Pakistani Courthouse Kills 7 A suicide gun-and-bomb attack on a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan Tuesday killed at least seven people and wounded 30 others. … 02/21/2017 Aimas
Indian Lawmaker Seeks to Trim the Big Fat Indian Weddings With weddings becoming the biggest social statement for most Indian families, a bill that proposes to target the usually ostentatious… 02/21/2017 Aimas
Malaysia: No Cause of Death Yet in North Korean’s Killing Malaysian health officials said Tuesday they have not yet determined a cause of death in the apparent assassination of the… 02/21/2017 Aimas
Murder Probe Strains Malaysia-North Korea Ties Footage from airport cameras purportedly showing the assault on the half-brother of the North Korean leader emerged on Monday as… 02/20/2017 Aimas
Alibaba Extends Bricks-and mortar Retail Push With Bailian Deal Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has formed a strategic partnership with retail conglomerate Bailian Group, extending a push… 02/20/2017 Aimas
New Zealand Judge Upholds Kim Dotcom Extradition Ruling A New Zealand judge on Monday upheld an earlier court ruling that flamboyant internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues… 02/20/2017 Aimas
Myanmar Forces Hurt in Border Clash with Militants Two members of Myanmar’s security forces were injured in a clash with militants on the troubled Rakhine State border with… 02/19/2017 Aimas
Thai Police Order Thousands From Buddhist Temple Thai police ordered thousands of worshippers to leave the country’s biggest Buddhist temple Sunday so it can intensify its search… 02/19/2017 Aimas
Malaysia Looking for 4 North Korean Suspects in Kim Death Investigators are looking for four North Korean men who flew out of Malaysia the same day Kim Jong Nam, the… 02/19/2017 Aimas
IMF Approves Terms for $5 Billion Loan to Mongolia The International Monetary Fund said Sunday that it and other partners have agreed on terms for a more than $5… 02/19/2017 Aimas
Pinpointing Poison in Kim Case as Difficult as It is Intriguing A paranoid dictator’s estranged brother. Two young female assassins. A crowded international airport. And a mysterious poison that kills within… 02/19/2017 Aimas
Latest Terror Attack Deepens Divide Between Pakistan, Afghanistan Pakistan has closed its border with Afghanistan, fired a barrage of artillery into its neighbor’s territory and staged a major… 02/18/2017 Aimas
In Exile, Bangladeshi Activist Writes, Dreams of Home WATCH: People in America: Meet Tuhin Das — Poet, Activist and Writer in Exile ... 02/16/2017 Aimas
IS Claims Deadly Suicide Shrine Bombing in Pakistan An Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least 75 people and wounded about 250 others Thursday inside a crowded Shi'ite shrine… 02/16/2017 Aimas
Ex-altar Boy Refuses to Testify at Vatican Guam Abuse Trial A former altar boy who has accused Guam's longtime archbishop of sexually abusing him has refused to testify before a… 02/16/2017 Aimas
North Korean Alleged Assassination Resembles a Mafia Hit "I don't feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom. Just my enemies." - Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part… 02/16/2017 Aimas
Run-off Election for Jakarta Governor may Heighten Tensions A tight and possibly ugly contest is expected in a second round election for governor of the Indonesian capital that… 02/16/2017 Aimas
Pakistan Kills Six in Raid of Suspected Taliban Faction Hideout Pakistani counter-terrorism police raided a militant hideout and killed six suspected members of a Taliban faction that has launched a… 02/16/2017 Aimas