US Peace Envoy in Pakistan After Suspending Talks With Afghan Taliban America’s chief negotiator for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, visited Pakistan on Friday, a day after he briefly suspended peace… 12/13/2019 Aimeast
US Envoy to Visit Seoul as Deadline Looms for Stalled N.Korea Talks The U.S. special envoy for North Korea will arrive in South Korea on Sunday ahead of a year-end deadline set… 12/13/2019 Aimeast
China Says it is Committed to Resolving Issues in Trade Deal With US China's Foreign Ministry, when asked about the trade deal with the United States, said it is committed to resolving the… 12/13/2019 Aimeast
New Zealand Recovers 6 Bodies From Volcanic Island in High-Risk Mission A New Zealand military team recovered six bodies Friday from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, in… 12/13/2019 Aimeast
Experts Question Washington’s Timing on Seoul’s Share of Defense Cost Washington's call for a sharp increase in Seoul's share of its defense costs is an untimely demand that could put… 12/13/2019 Aimeast
Indian Capital Hosts Its First Queer Literature Festival Marketing consultant Bhuwan Kathuria was among those who had flashed victory signs outside the Supreme Court in September last year… 12/12/2019 Aimeast
US-Taliban Talks in Qatar Pause for a ‘Few Days’ The Afghan Taliban says it wrapped up nearly a week of peace negotiations Thursday with the United States in Qatar… 12/12/2019 Aimeast
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Dramatic Fall From Grace Laid Bare at The Hague LONDON — As Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi addressed the International Court of Justice in The Hague this… 12/12/2019 Aimeast
Taiwan Probes Visa Scam Allowing Visits by Chinese Officials Taiwan prosecutors say they have detained 10 people, including a former staff member of the China-friendly opposition party, and are… 12/12/2019 Aimeast
Thousands Attend Service for Hong Kong Student Who Died During Clashes Thousands of Hong Kongers formed long lines to attend a memorial service on Thursday for a student whose death led… 12/12/2019 Aimeast
Controversial Citizenship Bill Sparks Violent Protests in Northeast India India sent thousands of troops into the northeastern state of Assam Thursday to quell violent protests triggered by a new… 12/12/2019 Aimeast
Myanmar Accusers Criticize Aung San Suu Kyi’s Defense of Genocide Allegations A lawyer presenting Gambia's case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against Rohingya Muslims said Thursday that Myanmar's de facto leader… 12/12/2019 Aimeast
Police Arrest Protesters Amid Curfew in India’s Northeast Police arrested dozens of people and enforced curfew Thursday in several districts in India’s northeastern Assam state where thousands protested… 12/12/2019 Aimeast
New Zealand to Send Crews to Recover Bodies from Volcanic Island New Zealand officials now say they will send crews to White Island on Friday to recover the bodies of eight… 12/12/2019 Aimeast
Eight Dead, More Missing After New Zealand Volcanic Eruption Two people who were being treated in the hospital after the eruption of New Zealand's White Island volcano have died.… 12/12/2019 Aimeast
US Urges DPRK to Halt Provocations, Work on Denuclearization Deal The United States warned North Korea Wednesday that its numerous ballistic missile tests risk "closing the door" to a deal… 12/12/2019 Aimeast
AP Honors Journalist Executed in 1951 by Chinese Officials Y.C. Jao was a respected Chinese correspondent working for The Associated Press in April 1949 when Mao Zedong’s Red Army… 12/12/2019 Aimeast
India Passes Contentious Citizenship Bill India has passed a contentious citizenship bill that critics have slammed as unconstitutional and discriminatory because it excludes Muslims from… 12/11/2019 Aimeast
US: North Korea Missile Tests ‘Deeply Counterproductive’ North Korea's ballistic missile tests have been “deeply counterproductive” and risk closing the door on prospects for negotiating peace, U.S.… 12/11/2019 Aimeast
China Reportedly Threatens Tiny Faroe Islands Over Huawei Danish media are reporting that the Chinese government threatened to cancel a trade deal with the tiny Faroe Islands if… 12/11/2019 Aimeast