Public Awareness Linked to Rise in Afghan Vaccinations In South Asian countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan, diseases like polio are making a comeback because people here are taught… 01/26/2020 Aimeast
US Consulate to Evacuate Staff From Epidemic-Stricken Wuhan The U.S. Consulate in the epidemic-stricken Chinese city of Wuhan will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a… 01/26/2020 Aimeast
4 dead, 5 Injured in Explosion at South Korean Motel Four people were killed and five others were injured on Saturday in an explosion at a motel in eastern South… 01/26/2020 Aimeast
Virus Death Toll Rises in China; Xi Expresses Alarm The new virus accelerated its spread in China with 56 deaths so far in what the country’s leader called a… 01/26/2020 Aimeast
Heavy Rains Subdue Fires in Australia’s Queensland, Cause Flooding Australia’s bushfire-stricken state of Queensland saw heavy rainfalls on Sunday that dampened some of the fires that have razed 2.5 million… 01/26/2020 Aimeast
Concerns Grow About Coronavirus Challenge Chinese President Xi Jinping has earned the praise of U.S. President Donald Trump and other world leaders for his handling… 01/25/2020 Aimeast
Vietnam Explores Increasing Foreign Military Cooperation to Resist China Vietnam indicates in a recent defense white paper it will pursue stronger military ties abroad as China challenges its maritime… 01/25/2020 Aimeast
India Restores Some Internet in Kashmir After Nearly Six Months Nearly six months after India imposed a communications blackout in Indian Kashmir, internet services were partially restored on Saturday, but… 01/25/2020 Aimeast
Australia Prepares for Controversial National Day Australia commemorates its national day on Sunday (Jan 26). It is a time of mixed feelings. Many indigenous Australians believe… 01/25/2020 Aimeast
Coronavirus Outbreak Raises Health, Economic Concerns in Asia Southeast Asia's proximity to China and dependence on that nation for a major share of its economy is raising concerns… 01/25/2020 Aimeast
US, Taliban Urged to End Attacks on Afghan Civilians An international rights group Friday demanded that peace talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban must include a… 01/25/2020 Aimeast
Rights Group: US-Taliban Must Commit to End Attacks on Afghan Civilians An international rights group Friday demanded that peace talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban must include a… 01/25/2020 Aimeast
China Reports 15 More Deaths From Coronavirus, Bringing Toll to 41 China is reporting another 15 deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the toll from the disease to 41, and an additional 180 people… 01/25/2020 Aimeast
Fighting Polio in Pakistan, Afghanistan Afghanistan and Pakistan witnessed a spike in reported polio cases last year, further highlighting what local officials call an imminent… 01/24/2020 Aimeast
More Airports Screening Passengers Amid China Virus Outbreak More airports are beginning to screen passengers arriving from China amid growing concerns Friday over the outbreak of a new… 01/24/2020 Aimeast
Muslim Women Occupy Streets in India Against Citizenship Law In the Indian capital's Shaheen Bagh neighborhood, beside open sewers and dangerously dangling electricity wires, a group of Muslim women… 01/24/2020 Aimeast
China Building a Hospital to Treat Virus, Expands Lockdowns China is swiftly building a 1,000-bed hospital dedicated to patients infected with a new virus that has killed 26 people,… 01/24/2020 Aimeast
Australia Works to Recover Bodies of 3 from Air Tanker Crash The American tanker plane that crashed while fighting Australian wildfires had just dropped a load of retardant on a fire… 01/24/2020 Aimeast
US-China Trade War Has Given a Lift to Other Countries, but Not Indonesia Southeast Asia has been a major winner in the U.S.-China trade war. The region has seen a wave of new… 01/24/2020 Aimeast
At Least 8 Chinese Cities on Lockdown to Contain Coronavirus; 830 Confirmed Cases Across Country The Chinese National Health Commission said Friday that there are 830 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus country-wide, while at… 01/24/2020 Aimeast