Verdict Allowing Hindus to Build Temple Heightens Indian Muslims’ Insecurity NEW DELHI — It is business as usual in New Delhi's biggest Muslim neighborhood days after a landmark Supreme Court verdict… 11/14/2019 Aimeast
Verdict on Temple in India Heightens Muslim Insecurity A recent Supreme Court verdict has permitted Hindus to build a temple in a northern Indian town on a spot… 11/14/2019 Aimeast
China Ends Ban on US Poultry Imports, Seeking Meat During Pig Disease Crisis Beijing lifted a nearly five-year ban on imports of U.S. poultry meat on Thursday, a move the U.S. Trade Representative… 11/14/2019 Aimeast
US Senators Seek Quick Approval of Hong Kong Bill U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Marco Rubio said Thursday they have begun an effort to get quick passage of a… 11/14/2019 Aimeast
China Says It Is in Talks With US on Trade Deal China said Thursday it is in discussions with the U.S. on the first phase of a trade deal that could… 11/14/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan Protests Block Roads But Fail to Oust Prime Minister Thousands of anti-government protesters blocked highways across Pakistan on Thursday in a bid to oust prime minister Imran Khan, though… 11/14/2019 Aimeast
International Court Judges Authorize Rohingya Investigation International Criminal Court judges on Thursday approved a request from prosecutors to open an investigation into crimes committed against Myanmar's… 11/14/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protests Enter New, More Violent Phase Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests entered a new, more violent phase this week, following the death of a young protester. VOA's… 11/14/2019 Aimeast
Cambodia to Free More Than 70 Opposition Activists on Bail Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the release on bail of more than 70 opposition activists arrested in recent… 11/14/2019 Aimeast
Diplomat: Afghan Prisoner Swap for American, Australian Did Not Occur The planned exchange of two senior Taliban commanders and a leader of the Haqqani militant group for an American and… 11/14/2019 Aimeast
China’s Economy Slows as October Indicators Miss Forecasts China’s industrial output grew significantly slower than expected in October, as weakness in global and domestic demand and the drawn-out… 11/14/2019 Aimeast
Another Day of Chaos for Hong Kong Amid Relentless Citywide Protests Anti-government protesters paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth day Thursday, forcing school closures and blocking highways and other… 11/14/2019 Aimeast
Esper: US Could Alter Military Drills to Boost North Korea Talks Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday that he is open to the possibility of altering American military activities in South… 11/13/2019 Aimeast
University Campuses in Hong Kong Latest Battlegrounds in Pro-Democracy Protests Pro-democracy protesters, a number of them students, have barricaded themselves at universities in Hong Kong as the schools become the… 11/13/2019 Aimeast
Prince Charles Discusses Climate Change With Indian Experts Britain's Prince Charles met with Indian experts on Wednesday during a visit to the country focusing on global challenges such… 11/13/2019 Aimeast
25 Charged with over Brutal Killing of Bangladesh Student Some 25 people, many members of Bangladesh's ruling Awami League party, were charged with murder Wednesday over the brutal killing… 11/13/2019 Aimeast
Toxic Herbicides to be Outlawed in Thailand Dec. 1 Thailand's ban of three toxic farm chemicals comes amid mixed reactions from workers and lawmakers. The National Hazardous Substances Committee… 11/13/2019 Aimeast
Afghanistan’s Presidential Poll Results Delayed Again Preliminary results from Afghanistan's presidential election have been delayed for a second time, election officials announced Wednesday, a postponement likely… 11/13/2019 Aimeast
North Korea Issues Warning Over US-South Korea Drills North Korea's supreme decision-making body has lashed out at planned U.S.-South Korean military drills and warned that the United States… 11/13/2019 Aimeast
Vietnam Law Codifies Abuse Victims’ Right to Lawyer It is fairly common that a person accused of a crime has the right to an attorney, but what about… 11/13/2019 Aimeast