Russia Detains Hundreds of North Korean Fishermen Russia said Friday it had detained more than 260 North Korean fishermen. The fishermen, who were on several vessels, were detained… 09/27/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Leader’s Town Hall Fails to Persuade Protesters Hong Kong’s beleaguered leader Carrie Lam faced her public with humility, but she may not get the response she hoped… 09/27/2019 Aimeast
How House Impeachment Inquiry Could Sorely Undermine Trump’s Trade Agenda The announcement this week that U.S. President Donald Trump will face an impeachment inquiry led by House Democrats will greatly… 09/26/2019 Aimeast
Pompeo: No US-North Korea Talks Possible by End of September U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the United States has not been able to arrange working-level meetings… 09/26/2019 Aimeast
Ignoring UNAMA, Taliban Threaten Afghan Elections Again As Afghanistan prepares for presidential elections on Saturday, the Taliban is again threatening to disrupt the polling, while the U.N.… 09/26/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia to Jointly Launch Anti-Islamophobia TV Leaders of Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia have decided to jointly launch an English language television channel dedicated to confronting Islamophobia… 09/26/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Leader Holds Town Hall as Protesters Chant Slogans Scores of protesters chanted slogans outside a stadium in Hong Kong where embattled city leader Carrie Lam held a town… 09/26/2019 Aimeast
Australian Farmers Muddled in Mental Health Crisis Advocates are warning of an “epidemic” of mental health problems and suicide among Australian farmers. Isolation, financial pressures and the… 09/26/2019 Aimeast
Scientists Enlist Bacteria to Help Fight Dengue Virus It's been a bad year for dengue fever, a painful, debilitating virus that is surging in the Philippines, Bangladesh, Vietnam… 09/26/2019 Aimeast
Afghans Prepare for Election Amid Fears of Attacks, Fraud, Chaos Amid concerns about violence, fraud and possible post-election chaos, candidates wrapped up their 60-day campaigns in Afghanistan on Wednesday, ahead… 09/26/2019 Aimeast
China Opens Beijing’s Second International Airport China President Xi Jinping on Wednesday inaugurated Beijing's second international airport, which boasts the world's largest single-building terminal. Beijing Daxing International… 09/26/2019 Aimeast
Marshall Islands Shows Support for Taiwan After Neighbors Favor China The Marshall Islands confirmed it was maintaining diplomatic ties with Taiwan on Wednesday, a welcome show of support for President… 09/26/2019 Aimeast
House Approves Bill to Aimed at Holding Myanmar Leaders Accountable for Atrocities VOA Burmese Service contributed to this reportThe U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation aimed at advancing efforts to hold… 09/25/2019 Aimeast
Lawyer: Boeing Settles 1st Cases With MAX Families, $1.2 Million Per Victim Boeing has reached settlements with 11 families of victims from October's Lion Air crash, the first agreements following two deadly… 09/25/2019 Aimeast
Former US College Football Player Home From Prison in China Former college football player and American citizen Wendell Brown says he is enjoying his "freedom" at home in Michigan after… 09/25/2019 Aimeast
US Imposes Fresh Iran-Related Sanctions on Chinese Entities The United States is announcing new sanctions on Chinese entities for “knowingly transporting oil from Iran contrary to United States… 09/25/2019 Aimeast
With 30% of Electorate, Afghan Women’s Influence Grows Nine and a half million Afghans will head to presidential polls Saturday. Thirty percent of them will be women. VOA’s… 09/25/2019 Aimeast
India Arrests Woman Who Accused Politician of Sexual Assault A 23-year-old law student who accused a leader of India's governing party of sexual assault was arrested Wednesday on charges… 09/25/2019 Aimeast
US Leads Condemnation of China for ‘Horrific’ Repression of Muslims The United States led more than 30 countries on Tuesday in condemning what it called China's "horrific campaign of repression"… 09/25/2019 Aimeast
The Indian Children Who Need to Take a Train to Get to Water As their classmates set off to play after school each day, nine-year-old Sakshi Garud and her neighbor Siddharth Dhage, 10,… 09/25/2019 Aimeast