Thai Journalist Charged With Sedition for Online Criticism of Junta A prominent Thai journalist has been charged with sedition for Facebook posts criticizing the military junta. Pravit Rojanaphruk, a senior… 08/08/2017 Aimas
In East Java, Statue of Chinese God Stirs Controversy Dozens of people from East Java community organizations rallied in Surabaya on Monday, demanding that a statue of a Chinese… 08/08/2017 Aimas
6.5-Magnitude Quake Strikes China’s Sichuan Province A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the remote and mountainous Sichuan province of China Tuesday night, the U.S. Geological Survey said.… 08/08/2017 Aimas
[North Korea Overshadows Tillerson’s Asia Trip U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is on an official trip to the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia to discuss U.S.… 08/07/2017 Aimas
Kabul ‘Green Zone’ Tightened After Attacks in Afghan Capital Afghan authorities are tightening security in the central area of Kabul housing foreign embassies and government offices after a string… 08/06/2017 Aimas
Myanmar Says No Crimes Against Humanity in Rakhine Violence The Myanmar government's inquiry into violence in northern Rakhine state last year that forced tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya… 08/06/2017 Aimas
Tillerson: To Signal Readiness for Talks, North Korea Should End Missile Tests U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday the best step North Korea could take to signal it is ready… 08/06/2017 Aimas
China Presses North Korea to Halt Missile, Nuclear Tests China pressed North Korea on Sunday to halt its missile and nuclear tests, saying Pyongyang should not "provoke international society's… 08/06/2017 Aimas
Turkish Police Say Working with Australia on Foiled Etihad Bomb Plan Turkish police said they were working with Australian authorities to investigate a foiled plot to bomb an Etihad Airways flight… 08/06/2017 Aimas
Myanmar Rejects Allegations of Human Rights Abuses Against Rohingya Myanmar on Sunday rejected allegations of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during a crackdown against Rohingya Muslims last year,… 08/06/2017 Aimas
UN to Investigate Violence Against Women in Samoa United Nations investigators said Thursday they will examine rising levels of violence against women in Samoa for the first time… 08/04/2017 Aimas
Satellite Images Could Identify Slave Labor in India Researchers in England are hoping to help root out modern-day slavery in northern India by using detailed satellite imagery to… 08/04/2017 Aimas
Rights Group Slams Myanmar’s Upper House for Defamation Law Amendment A leading human rights group is criticizing Myanmar's legislators for backing a new amendment to the telecommunications law, saying the… 08/04/2017 Aimas
Charity: India’s Chakma Refugees Forgotten in Floods Tens of thousands of undocumented Chakma refugees in India's remote northeast desperately need basic aid such as shelter, food and… 08/04/2017 Aimas
Floods in Thailand leave 23 dead, $300 million in losses Floods in Thailand’s northern and eastern regions have killed at least 23 people and left two missing with damage estimated… 08/03/2017 Aimas
Brother of Ousted Pakistani PM to Bring New Style Politics is a family business in Pakistan and ousted leader Nawaz Sharif has looked no further than his brother Shahbaz… 08/01/2017 Aimas
World’s ‘Highest’ Village Runs Dry as Warming Hits the Himalayas With a backdrop of the snow-capped Himalayas stretched out across a vibrant blue sky, it is hard to dispute the… 08/01/2017 Aimas
China Urges Support for New Israel-Palestinian Peace Plan China's U.N. ambassador urged the international community on Monday to support President Xi Jinping's new four-point proposal to end the… 08/01/2017 Aimas
North Korea ICBM Test Strengthens US Alliances North Korea’s latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile is solidifying U.S. alliances in East Asia while exacerbating already difficult… 07/31/2017 Aimas
4 Vietnam Activists Arrested Vietnam police have arrested four activists. Critics say the arrests on Sunday demonstrate Vietnam's ruling Communist party's growing intolerance for… 07/31/2017 Aimas