Hong Kong Activists Urge US Lawmakers to Support Protesters and Stand Up to Beijing Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong urged U.S. lawmakers Tuesday to support human rights and democracy in the semiautonomous Chinese… 09/17/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan, India Join Russia-Led Military Drills Despite Kashmir Tensions Pakistan and India are taking part in a multinational counterterrorism military drill in Russia notwithstanding escalating border tensions between the… 09/17/2019 Aimeast
Afghanistan’s Ghani Escapes Election Violence That Killed 24 Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani escaped an attack on his campaign rally in Parwan province that killed 24 people and wounded… 09/17/2019 Aimeast
Explosion Kills 24 People at Election Rally in Northern Afghanistan An Afghan health official says 24 people were killed Tuesday in a bombing attack near the site of an election… 09/17/2019 Aimeast
Chinese Envoy Heading to US to Prepare for New Round of Trade Talks China says a government official will travel to the United States this week to lay the groundwork for the resumption… 09/17/2019 Aimeast
Edhi Foundation Providing Homes for Pakistan’s Orphans There are an estimated 153 million orphaned children in the world. And in many places life for these unwanted children… 09/17/2019 Aimeast
Cambodian Government’s Request for ‘Meetings’ Seen as Intimidation The Cambodian government summoned three human rights organizations to meetings in Phnom Penh to examine research they published and comments one… 09/17/2019 Aimeast
Opening of Sri Lanka’s Tallest Tower Marred by Corruption Allegation The grand opening of Sri Lanka's tallest tower was mired in controversy on Monday when President Maithripala Sirisena said one… 09/17/2019 Aimeast
US Service Member Killed in Action in Afghanistan A U.S. service member was killed in action in Afghanistan on Monday, NATO said, without providing further details.Last week, President… 09/17/2019 Aimeast
86 Tigers Rescued from Thai Tiger Temple Have Died More than half the tigers rescued three years ago from Thailand's notorious Tiger Temple have died, authorities said Monday.Eighty-six of… 09/16/2019 Aimeast
In A Surprise Move, Foxconn’s Gou Drops Taiwan’s Presidential Bid Terry Gou, founder of Apple supplier Foxconn, in a surprise move on Monday said he will not contest in Taiwan's… 09/16/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan to Charge Dozens for Ransacking Hindu Temple Pakistani officials want to charge dozens of rioters who ransacked a Hindu temple over the weekend with blasphemy, police said… 09/16/2019 Aimeast
UN: Myanmar is Not Safe for the Return of Rohingya Refugees A U.N. investigator finds that two years after the violent expulsion of more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, the… 09/16/2019 Aimeast
India’s Top Court Asks Government to Return Normal Life to Kashmir Six weeks after the Indian government imposed a partial clampdown in Kashmir, the Supreme Court directed authorities to “make the… 09/16/2019 Aimeast
Taiwan says Solomon Islands Switches Recognition to China The Solomon Islands switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China on Monday, becoming the latest country to leave the dwindling… 09/16/2019 Aimeast
Analysts: China Adopting Strategy in Response to Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Supporters Businesses and metro stations reopened as usual on Monday in Hong Kong, one day after the city again descended into… 09/16/2019 Aimeast
Trump to Join Indian PM in ‘Howdy Modi’ Houston Rally President Donald Trump will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a massive gathering of Indian-Americans in Houston, the White House… 09/16/2019 Aimeast
NATO Commander Foresees Violence, Hopes to Bring Stability in Afghan Elections NATO is hoping to provide stability in Afghanistan after long-anticipated peace talks with the Taliban fell apart. VOA Pentagon correspondent… 09/16/2019 Aimeast
China’s New Transport Ship Will Help Fortify Islands in Disputed Sea A new large supply transport ship will help the Beijing government ferry supplies to its holdings in the disputed South… 09/16/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Demonstrators Clash with Police on 99th Day of Protests Anti-government protesters clashed with police in Hong Kong again on Sunday, with demonstrators hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails at authorities… 09/15/2019 Aimeast