Cambodian LGBT Comes Out of the Shadows Cambodia's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is coming out with an assertion of unprecedented pride, in stark contrast… 03/21/2017 Aimas
Malaysia Mulls Naval Upgrades Amid IS Threat, South China Sea Standoff Malaysia is gunning for a revamp of its aging naval fleet, as countries in the region prepare to face threats… 03/20/2017 Aimas
Afghan Music Contest Pits First Female Finalist Against Rapper An 18-year-old female novice singer and a 23-year old barber-turned-rapper are the unlikely finalists of a televised talent contest providing… 03/20/2017 Aimas
New Law May Help With Forced Conversions of Pakistani Hindu Girls A new law designed to protect the marital rights of Pakistan’s minority Hindu community is also expected to help prevent… 03/20/2017 Aimas
$75 Million Pledged to Protect Heritage Sites in War Zones World donors pledged more than $75 million Monday to protect cultural heritage sites threatened by war and the wave of… 03/20/2017 Aimas
Appointment of Hardline Hindu Leader in India’s largest State Raises Concerns The appointment of a controversial Hindu religious leader, Yogi Adityanath, as Chief Minister of India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh,… 03/20/2017 Aimas
Monitors: 24-Year-old Tibetan Self-Immolates in Anti-China Protest Monitors say a 24-year-old Tibetan man set himself on fire Saturday outside a monastery in China's southwestern Sichuan province, a… 03/19/2017 Aimas
South Korea Tests System to Raise Sunken Ferry South Korea prepared Sunday to raise the Sewol ferry that sank nearly three years ago, killing more than 300 people,… 03/19/2017 Aimas
South Korean Prosecutors to Question SK Group Leader South Korean prosecutors will question the chairman of the SK Group Saturday in connection with an influence-peddling scandal that brought… 03/18/2017 Aimas
Police Kill Motorcyclist Armed With Explosives in Bangladesh Bangladesh police Saturday shot and killed a suspected militant who tried to enter a security checkpoint on a motorcycle armed… 03/18/2017 Aimas
Scientists Issue Climate Change Alert for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef New research warns that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef can be saved only if urgent steps are taken to tackle climate… 03/18/2017 Aimas
Tillerson in China: Tensions on Korean Peninsula at ‘Rather Dangerous Level’ The top U.S. diplomat is in China on the third and final leg of his first Asia tour, focusing on… 03/18/2017 Aimas
New Zealand: US Invokes Immunity for Embassy Staffer New Zealand authorities say they’re unable to investigate an incident involving a U.S. Embassy staffer based in Wellington after the… 03/18/2017 Aimas
China, US Look to Chart Road Ahead During Tillerson Visit The thorny issue of trade will be a key topic that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will discuss with Chinese… 03/17/2017 Aimas
Afghans, Others Detained in Pakistan’s Security Crackdown Security forces in Pakistan have arrested dozens of suspects, including Afghans as part of an ongoing nationwide crackdown against extremist… 03/17/2017 Aimas
Moscow Tells Kabul Ties With Taliban Only to Promote Afghan Peace Afghanistan’s national security adviser met Friday with senior officials in Russia to discuss counterterrorism cooperation and efforts to promote peace… 03/17/2017 Aimas
Australian Scientists Tackle Myanmar Snake Bite Problem Australian scientists, working with counterparts in Myanmar, are hoping to reduce Myanmar's high death toll from snake bites in rural… 03/17/2017 Aimas
Pakistan Cracks Down on ‘Blasphemous’ Social Media Content Pakistan is cracking down on "blasphemous" content on social media, with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urging swift punishment for those… 03/16/2017 Aimas
South Korea Says China Lacks Understanding About THAAD China is retaliating over South Korea's agreement to host the U.S. THAAD missile defense system because it does not understand… 03/16/2017 Aimas
Report: Banks Can Help Fight Against Trafficking and Slavery Banks could revolutionize the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery by reporting suspicious transactions and other financial activity that… 03/16/2017 Aimas