‘Fake News’ Becomes Rallying Cry for Censorship in Southeast Asia Call it whiplash. After a year of counterintuitive elections shaped by rampant misinformation, governments have seized on the specter of… 05/05/2017 Aimas
Thai Junta Urged to Account for Missing Rights Lawyer Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Thailand's military government to disclose the whereabouts of a prominent rights lawyer who has… 05/03/2017 Aimas
Pakistan Executes 4 Militants Convicted by Military Courts Pakistan's army says authorities have executed four militants convicted by military courts. The army says the militants, members of the… 05/03/2017 Aimas
Suicide Attack on NATO Convoy in Afghan Capital Kills 8 A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday killed eight people and wounded at least 28, officials said,… 05/03/2017 Aimas
Blast Kills 12 in Train Tunnel Being Built in China Authorities say 12 people were killed and 12 injured after a suspected gas explosion in a railway tunnel under construction… 05/03/2017 Aimas
Afghan Official: Taliban Attack in North Kills 5 Policemen An Afghan official says a Taliban attack in a northern province has killed five policemen and wounded four. Javwd… 05/02/2017 Aimas
Pakistani Army: Militant Attack From Afghanistan Repelled Pakistan's army says it has repelled an attack by militants from across the border in Afghanistan that targeted two of… 05/02/2017 Aimas
US Missile Defense System in South Korea Operational The U.S. military says a missile defense system being set up in South Korea is now capable of intercepting missiles… 05/02/2017 Aimas
Trump-Kim Summit Would Likely Require Major Concessions Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s expressed willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, it seems unlikely to… 05/02/2017 Aimas
China Welcomes ASEAN Summit Declaration on South China Sea China on Tuesday welcomed a softer stand taken by Southeast Asian countries on the disputed South China Sea at a… 05/02/2017 Aimas
Ancient Gold Angkorian Jewelry to Return to Cambodia From London A set of ancient Angkorian gold jewelry that found its way to a London art dealership will be returned to… 04/30/2017 Aimas
Famed Swiss Climber Killed Near Mount Everest in Nepal A Swiss climber acclaimed for his rapid ascents — including scaling dozens of peaks in the Alps in a little more… 04/30/2017 Aimas
Duterte Drops Mention of South China Sea in ASEAN Statement The Philippines followed up a summit of Southeast Asian leaders by releasing a final communique Sunday that removed mention of… 04/30/2017 Aimas
Growth Slows in April in China’s Manufacturing Sector Growth in China’s manufacturing sector slowed in April, official data showed Sunday, pointing to an unsteady recovery in the world’s… 04/30/2017 Aimas
Pakistan PM Fires Adviser Over Leaked Report Against Army Pakistan's army has rejected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's decision to sack an adviser over his connections to a reporter who… 04/29/2017 Aimas
Duterte to ASEAN Leaders: Be ‘Resolute in Realizing a Drug-Free ASEAN’ Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte opened the last day of a four-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit with a… 04/29/2017 Aimas
Pakistani Doctor Who Helped Locate Bin Laden Marks 6 Years in Jail He’s known in the U.S. Congress as “Dr. Hero” for his alleged role in finding al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden.… 04/28/2017 Aimas
Downpours Ruin Spring Harvest in Beleaguered Southwest Haiti Flooding in southwest Haiti has wiped out as much as 80 percent of the spring harvest in a beleaguered region… 04/28/2017 Aimas
Pakistani Parliamentarians to Meet Afghan Counterparts in Kabul A 15-member Pakistan parliamentary delegation will travel to Afghanistan on Saturday on a two-day official visit. Speaker Ayaz Sadiq of… 04/28/2017 Aimas
Thai Military Steps Up Security in Restive Muslim Border Provinces Thailand's military in the southern border provinces is on high alert on the 13th anniversary of a wave of insurgent… 04/28/2017 Aimas