Uzbek Investment Dispute Highlights Pitfalls Facing Emerging Economies It was to have been a benchmark deal, not only bringing a new energy source to Central Asia's most populous… 03/12/2020 Aimeast
‘India Quarantines Itself’ to Isolate Country from Deadly Infection India has virtually shut itself off from the world in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus as it… 03/12/2020 Aimeast
Philippine President Imposes Travel Limits, Quarantines The Philippine president has suspended domestic travel to and from the Manila area for a month and authorized sweeping quarantines… 03/12/2020 Aimeast
Philippine President to be Tested for Coronavirus, Palace Cleaned Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is being tested for the new coronavirus after meeting with Cabinet officials who were exposed to… 03/12/2020 Aimeast
India Shuts Itself Off from World to Contain Coronavirus Cases India has virtually shut itself off from the world in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus as it… 03/12/2020 Aimeast
Myanmar Repatriates Suspected Remains of US WWII Servicemen The U.S. military on Thursday repatriated what may be the remains of service personnel who were lost in action in… 03/12/2020 Aimeast
Guides Say China is Shutting Everest due to Virus Fears Expedition operators on Mount Everest said Thursday that Chinese mountaineering officials will not allow spring climbs from their side of… 03/12/2020 Aimeast
Last Victim Pulled from Rubble of China Quarantine Hotel The death toll from the collapse of a coronavirus quarantine facility in east China rose to 29 Thursday as the… 03/12/2020 Aimeast
Opposition Blames Government for New Delhi Rioting That Killed 52 India's powerful lower house of Parliament on Wednesday debated the worst Hindu-Muslim violence in decades in the Indian capital, with… 03/11/2020 Aimeast
US Calls Out Iran, China and Venezuela on Human Rights Abuses The United States is accusing authoritarian governments around the world of suppressing people with severe human rights "violations and abuses"… 03/11/2020 Aimeast
Taliban Reject Afghan Government’s Prisoner Release Plan The Taliban Wednesday rejected an Afghan government order that allows for the conditional release of thousands of insurgent prisoners, calling… 03/11/2020 Aimeast
Province at China Virus’s Center lets Some Companies Reopen The province at the center of China’s virus outbreak began allowing factories and some other businesses to reopen Wednesday in… 03/11/2020 Aimeast
Banned Thai Opposition Figure Faces New Criminal Charges Thailand's Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said it would file criminal charges of breaching electoral law against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader… 03/11/2020 Aimeast
Japan Marks 9th Anniversary of 2011 Disaster with Muted Observances Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe led the country in a moment of silence Tuesday on the ninth anniversary of the… 03/11/2020 Aimeast
American Professor Pleads Guilty in Connection with China Work A former West Virginia University physics professor has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge in connection with his work for… 03/11/2020 Aimeast
US Troop Drawdown Begins Amid Deepening Afghan Political Crisis Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree late Tuesday setting in motion the process of releasing thousands of Taliban prisoners… 03/10/2020 Aimeast
Myanmar Army Sues Reuters for Criminal Defamation Myanmar police said the army had filed a lawsuit against Reuters news agency and a local lawmaker for criminal defamation,… 03/10/2020 Aimeast
Hillary Clinton Urges Inclusive Peace Process for Afghanistan Hillary Clinton said Tuesday a sustainable peace will take hold in Afghanistan only if it is inclusive, and that foreign… 03/10/2020 Aimeast
Tibetan President-In-Exile Urges UN Official to Visit Tibet Tibetan President-in-exile Lobsang Sangay urged the United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday to visit Tibet to examine rights violations… 03/10/2020 Aimeast
UN Investigator Wants Myanmar Brought Before International Criminal Court A U.N. investigator is calling for Myanmar to be referred to the International Criminal Court and tried for alleged international… 03/10/2020 Aimeast