Indian Economy Belies Forecasts of a Big Slowdown Over Currency Ban Following a drastic decline in his small business after India scrapped 86 percent of its currency in November, fruit hawker… 03/02/2017 Aimas
Participants in Islamabad Summit Call for Closer Ties A regional economic summit in Pakistan on Wednesday concluded with participants pledging to collectively fight the "challenge of terrorism" and… 03/01/2017 Aimas
US Military: Number of IS Members in Afghanistan Reduced to 700 Afghan security forces backed by American air support have conducted “successful” operations against the Islamic State (IS) group in Afghanistan… 03/01/2017 Aimas
China Warns Against Cyber ‘Battlefield’ in Internet Strategy The strengthening of cyber capabilities is an important part of China's military modernization, the government said on Wednesday, warning that… 03/01/2017 Aimas
Saudi Arabia Announces Indonesia Investments as King Visits Saudi Arabia pledged $1 billion in development finance for Indonesia and expanded cooperation in other areas, deepening ties with Southeast… 03/01/2017 Aimas
Overseas, Trump Speech Draws Mixed Reaction U.S. President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging speech Tuesday to a joint session of Congress painted a bright future for America, but… 03/01/2017 Aimas
Tough Rhetoric Prompts Indian Students to Reconsider Plans for US Education Rahul Kolli, a 23-year-old engineering graduate from India’s southern Chennai city, was happy when he gained admission to Michigan Tech… 02/28/2017 Aimas
In New Year Message, China’s Panchen Lama Praises Religious Policy A youth named by China as the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, but reviled as a fake by many Tibetans,… 02/28/2017 Aimas
S. Korea Protesters Rally Against THAAD South Korean Defense Ministry said Tuesday it formally signed a land-swap deal with Lotte Group to locate the anti-missile battery… 02/28/2017 Aimas
South Korea Urges UN to Refer DPRK Leaders to ICC South Korea is using the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam to call again for the United Nations to refer… 02/28/2017 Aimas
US Confirms Airstrike Killed Senior Taliban Leader The United States military has confirmed the killing of a top Taliban leader in a recent airstrike in Afghanistan’s troubled… 02/28/2017 Aimas
US Drone Strike Kills Senior Taliban Leader in Afghanistan Afghanistan’s Taliban says an American drone strike in northern Afghanistan has killed one of its senior commanders, who led insurgents… 02/27/2017 Aimas
Showdown in Indonesia Brings World’s Biggest Gold Mine to Standstill The American mining company Freeport-McMoRan has brought the world's biggest gold mine, in the Indonesian province of West Papua, to… 02/27/2017 Aimas
Fraud Case, Holiday Dispute Further Divide Old Rivals China, Taiwan Relations between old rivals China and Taiwan have been shaken again over a foreign extradition case and Beijing’s re-interpretation of… 02/27/2017 Aimas
Philippines-based Group Abu Sayyaf Beheads German Hostage A German hostage has been executed in the Philippines by the notorious Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf after a ransom… 02/27/2017 Aimas
China Arrests 800 in Crackdown on Underground Banking China's policy ministry says more than 800 people have been arrested in a crackdown on unlicensed banking operations as authorities… 02/27/2017 Aimas
N. Korean Leader’s Estranged Half-Brother Died Within 20 Minutes of Attack Malaysian health authorities say Kim Jong Nam suffered a “very painful death” and was dead within 20 minutes of being… 02/26/2017 Aimas
Anti-Kremlin Activist Freed From Prison, Says He Was Tortured Russia has released anti-Kremlin activist Ildar Dadin from a Siberian prison, freeing the first person jailed under new rules that… 02/26/2017 Aimas
Taliban Leaders Wants Afghans to Plant More Trees A Taliban leader has issued a statement in four languages calling on Afghans to plant more trees. The rare public… 02/26/2017 Aimas
Kyrgyzstan Detains Opposition Party Leader Kyrgyzstan’s state security service said it detained opposition politician Omurbek Tekebayev on Sunday on charges of corruption and fraud, a… 02/26/2017 Aimas