Islamabad Bans Plastic Bags A University of Georgia researcher reported that about 90 percent of all the plastic ever produced is still around, most… 10/04/2019 Aimeast
UN: 14,000 ‘Grave Violations’ Against Afghan Kids in 4 Years A U.N. report says the deteriorated security situation across Afghanistan the past four years led to more than 14,000 “grave… 10/04/2019 Aimeast
US, Japan Criticize ‘Provocative’ North Korea Missile Launch The U.S. and Japan are calling the recent North Korean missile launch "unnecessarily provocative" just days ahead of working-level nuclear… 10/04/2019 Aimeast
Tokyo Olympic Games Organizers Seek Advice to Beat the Heat Organizers of next year’s Tokyo Olympics are looking for new ways to battle the heat and are asking sports federations… 10/04/2019 Aimeast
Kashmiri Journalists Stage Protest Against ‘Media Gag’ Journalists in Indian Kashmir on Thursday staged a small silent protest against what they say has been a "media gag"… 10/03/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan Says Visiting US, Taliban Negotiators to Hold Direct Talks Pakistan says that visiting U.S. and Taliban delegates will hold a direct bilateral meeting to discuss resumption of peace talks… 10/03/2019 Aimeast
Bangladesh Troops Accused of Raping Rohingya Girl The Bangladesh military said Thursday it has ordered an investigation after a Rohingya family in a refugee camp accused army… 10/03/2019 Aimeast
Reports: Hong Kong to Consider Banning Protesters from Wearing Face Masks Hong Kong is considering an emergency measure that would include a ban on face masks in an attempt to quell… 10/03/2019 Aimeast
China-Australia Rift Deepens as Beijing Tests Overseas Sway Australia's ban on Chinese telecoms giant Huawei's involvement in its future 5G networks and its crackdown on foreign covert interference… 10/03/2019 Aimeast
Death Toll Rises in Northern India Floods More than 100 people have died in just the past week as floods caused by heavy monsoon rains inundated parts… 10/03/2019 Aimeast
Ticking Clock Drove Wounded Hong Kong Protester, Friends Say Born after the historic July 1 day when Britain handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997, the 18-year-old protester… 10/03/2019 Aimeast
China-Australia Rift Deepens as Beijing Tests Its Sway Overseas Australia’s ban on Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s involvement in its future 5G networks and its crackdown on foreign covert interference… 10/03/2019 Aimeast
Instead of Verdict, Cambodian Judge Orders New Investigation of Reporters’ Spy Case A Cambodian judge Thursday ordered a reinvestigation in the espionage case against two former Radio Free Asia journalists, saying he… 10/03/2019 Aimeast
Kyrgyz Lawyer Who Helped End Statelessness Wins Nansen Refugee Award Human rights lawyer Azizbek Ashurov, who helped end statelessness in his home country of Kyrgystan, is this year’s winner of… 10/02/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Police Slammed as ‘Trigger-Happy’ after Teen Shot Heads bowed and dressed in black, schoolmates of a teenage demonstrator shot at close range in the chest by a… 10/02/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Police Shooting of Protester Escalates Potential for Deadly Clashes In Hong Kong there are growing concerns the government is condoning the excessive use of force against pro-democracy demonstrators after… 10/02/2019 Aimeast
India’s Moves in Kashmir Raise Tension in Part Next to China Nearly two months after the Indian government changed the status of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, new tensions are… 10/02/2019 Aimeast
Vigil Held for Hong Kong Student Shot in Latest Anti-Beijing Protests Hundreds of people held a vigil Wednesday outside the Hong Kong school of a young demonstrator shot by riot police… 10/02/2019 Aimeast
‘Alarm Bell’ as Top Global Firms Score Poorly on Sexism and Harassment Almost six out of 10 global companies do not have an anti-sexual harassment policy two years after #MeToo went viral,… 10/02/2019 Aimeast
Experts: US, North Korea Must Agree on Terms of Denuclearization at Talks If nuclear talks are to be successful, Washington and Pyongyang need to compromise their positions to agree on a shared… 10/02/2019 Aimeast