96 Dead in Ongoing Clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State The death toll in ongoing clashes in Myanmar’s northwestern Rakhine State has climbed to at least 96, as thousands of… 08/27/2017 Aimas
2nd Storm in a Week Batters Southern China A second tropical storm in days swept into southern China on Sunday, lashing Hong Kong and Macau with heavy rain… 08/27/2017 Aimas
Thousands of Non-Muslims Evacuated as Violence Flares in Northwest Myanmar Myanmar's government said it has evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in northwestern Rakhine state, as thousands… 08/27/2017 Aimas
Activists: New Law Needed to Allow Torture Victims to Sue Afghan Government Human rights activists are urging Afganistan's President Ashraf Ghani to expand anti-torture laws enacted months ago to allow victims abused… 08/27/2017 Aimas
Three Missing After Japan Military Helicopter Loses Contact Over Sea of Japan Japan's Defense Ministry on Sunday said it was searching for three crew members of a Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopter… 08/27/2017 Aimas
2 Militants, 8 Indian Police Killed in Year’s Deadliest Kashmir Attack Indian security forces in the Kashmir Valley shot dead two militants after an hours-long gun battle for control of a… 08/26/2017 Aimas
US Pacific Command: N, Korea Fired 3 Missiles, None Posed Threat The U.S. Navy confirmed that North Korea launched "multiple" short-range ballistic missiles Friday, none of which hit a target. A… 08/25/2017 Aimas
North Korea Steps Up Work on Reactor Parts, IAEA Says North Korea has increased its efforts to produce parts for a new nuclear reactor it is building while continuing to… 08/25/2017 Aimas
Bangladesh Museum for ‘Founding Father’ to Get Virtual Upgrade Many years have passed, but traces of the killings are still visible. Dried blood on the walls, bullet holes, an… 08/25/2017 Aimas
Naval Accidents No Setback to South China Sea Operations, US Pacific Air Chief Says Recent U.S. naval accidents in the Asia Pacific region will not interrupt "freedom of navigation" movements in the disputed South… 08/25/2017 Aimas
Dozens Killed in Protest After Indian Court Convicts Guru of Rape Police in northern India say at least 28 people have been killed and 250 more wounded in riots that broke… 08/25/2017 Aimas
Defamation Case Dropped Against BBC Reporter in Thailand A Thai lawyer has withdrawn a criminal defamation case against a British BBC journalist involving a report on foreigners being… 08/24/2017 Aimas
Hong Kong Braces for Hato; Flights Canceled, Schools Close Hong Kong braced for severe tropical storm Hato Wednesday with hundreds of flights and other transport services canceled. Schools and… 08/23/2017 Aimas
Scholars: Refuse to Bow Down to China Censorship Pressure Scholars are using an online petition to urge Cambridge University Press to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles removed… 08/21/2017 Aimas
US, S. Korea Seem to Scale Back War Games The U.S. and South Korea on Monday began 10 days of large-scale joint military exercises, but a reduced number of… 08/21/2017 Aimas
Nepal to Hold National, Provincial Polls in November Nepal will hold elections on Nov. 26 for both the national parliament and the assemblies of the seven provinces that… 08/21/2017 Aimas
Afghanistan’s Special Operations Forces Transition from Division to Corps Afghanistan’s elite Special Operations Forces officially transitioned from a division to a corps, as part of a four-year security plan… 08/20/2017 Aimas
Tens of Thousands Protest in Hong Kong Over Jailing of Democracy Activists Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest against the jailing of… 08/20/2017 Aimas
UN Probe Concludes Taliban, Islamic State Jointly Killed 36 Afghans A preliminary United Nations probe has concluded Taliban insurgents and local “self proclaimed" Islamic State militants jointly killed at least… 08/20/2017 Aimas
IS Atrocities Spike in North, East Afghanistan Recent terror attacks claimed by the Islamic State militant group in Afghanistan indicate an increase in the atrocities it's committing… 08/19/2017 Aimas