Taliban Rejects Afghan Truce Calls During Ramadan The Taliban has turned down calls for a cease-fire in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins Friday.… 04/23/2020 Aimeast
Indonesian Activist Held Over Messages Spreading ‘Hatred’ Indonesian police said on Thursday they had detained an activist accused of broadcasting messages to instigate violence and hatred, but… 04/23/2020 Aimeast
US Blasts China at Southeast Asian Meeting on Coronavirus U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Southeast Asian counterparts on Thursday that China is taking advantage of the… 04/23/2020 Aimeast
India Communities Join the Fight to Stave Off Hunger As the coronavirus pandemic raises the specter of hunger in India for tens of thousands who have lost livelihoods, communities… 04/23/2020 Aimeast
Banned Cricket Hero Shakib Auctions Bat for Bangladesh Virus Victims Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, banned in October for failing to report a match-fixing attempt, raised almost $24,000 for… 04/23/2020 Aimeast
Report: US Believes China Spread False Information in US About Coronavirus Response U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Chinese operatives helped spread false messages that claimed the Trump administration was planning to… 04/23/2020 Aimeast
Asian Markets Trading Mostly Higher Asian markets were on the upswing Thursday as investors were encouraged by the steady recovery of the U.S. crude oil… 04/23/2020 Aimeast
Nearly 50 Crew Members on Cruise Ship Docked in Japan Test Positive for Coronavirus Japanese health officials say 48 crew members of an Italian cruise ship docked in the port city of Nagasaki have… 04/23/2020 Aimeast
US ‘Strongly Opposes China’s Bullying’ in the South China Sea The United States is accusing China of taking advantage of the COVID-19 outbreak and increasing its military activities near Taiwan… 04/23/2020 Aimeast
US Condemns Fatal Shooting of WHO Driver in Myanmar The U.S. State Department on Wednesday condemned the fatal attack on a marked U.N. vehicle in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.The attack… 04/22/2020 Aimeast
As People Stay Home, Earth Turns Wilder and Cleaner As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up,… 04/22/2020 Aimeast
Trump Pledges Support to Pakistan in Fight Against COVID-19 U.S. President Donald Trump pledged help to Pakistan in its fight against the COVID–19 pandemic, during a phone call with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran… 04/22/2020 Aimeast
Philippines Protests China’s Sea Claim, Weapon Pointing The Philippines has protested China's declaration that a Manila-claimed region in the disputed South China Sea is Chinese territory, and… 04/22/2020 Aimeast
China to Focus on Clusters of Coronavirus Infections in Hospitals China will pay close attention to clusters of coronavirus infections, especially in hospitals, according to a top level meeting chaired… 04/22/2020 Aimeast
Fresh Afghan Fighting Kills Dozens of Combatants Clashes between government forces and Taliban insurgents have killed about 60 combatants on both sides, officials in Afghanistan said Wednesday.In… 04/22/2020 Aimeast
China Dismisses Missouri Lawsuit as ‘Absurd’ China’s Foreign Ministry Wednesday rejected a lawsuit filed by the U.S. state of Missouri claiming the nation is responsible for… 04/22/2020 Aimeast
Indonesia Bans Travel for Ramadan Amid Pandemic Indonesia will ban people from traveling to celebrate Ramadan, bracing for a possible surge in COVID-19 cases in the largest… 04/22/2020 Aimeast
Chinese Lab with Checkered Safety Record Draws Scrutiny over COVID-19 In the more than four months since China reported an outbreak of viral pneumonia in Hubei province, the coronavirus has… 04/21/2020 Aimeast
Afghan Girls Robotics Team Now Busy Making Ventilators As the coronavirus continues to threaten millions of lives across the globe, many people are trying to step up and… 04/21/2020 Aimeast
Thai Monks Adopt Earth Day Practices to Eliminate Plastic Waste The monks of Pa Book temple in Lamphun, Thailand, observe Earth Day every morning by collecting alms through methods that minimize… 04/21/2020 Aimeast