Protests Continue in Hong Kong Despite Bill’s Withdrawal Hong Kong protesters besieged a police station and a subway stop on Friday in continuing defiance despite the government's promise… 09/06/2019 Aimeast
Taliban Conduct Attacks in Afghanistan Amid Peace Negotiations Officials said Friday Taliban militants conducted an overnight attack on the western Afghan city of Farah, the capital of Farah… 09/06/2019 Aimeast
Persecuted Yazidis Find Sanctuary in Australia WAGGA WAGGA, Australia — After the horrors of fleeing to Sinjar Mountain in northern Iraq to escape Islamic State fighters in… 09/06/2019 Aimeast
Landline Phones Return in Kashmir, but Calls Don’t go Through The government in Indian-administered Kashmir said landline telephone service has been restored a month into a near-total communications blackout and… 09/06/2019 Aimeast
NATO: 2 Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan; Taliban Claims Kabul Suicide Blast The NATO-led multi-national force in Afghanistan says an American and a Romanian soldiers were killed “in action” Thursday in the… 09/05/2019 Aimeast
China Urges Release of Huawei Exec With New Canadian Envoy China urged Canada to “reflect on its mistakes” and immediately release a detained Huawei executive in comments Thursday on the… 09/05/2019 Aimeast
US Woman Arrested at Manila Airport With Baby Hidden in Bag An American woman who attempted to carry a 6-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside a sling bag has… 09/05/2019 Aimeast
India Says Landline Phone Service Fully Restored in Kashmir Officials say they have restored all landline phone service in Indian-administered Kashmir after suspending most communications, including mobile internet, on… 09/05/2019 Aimeast
North Korea Tells United Nations to Cut International Aid Staff North Korea has told the United Nations to cut the number of international staff it deploys in the country because… 09/05/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protesters Keep Up Pressure, Despite Extradition Bill Withdrawal Hong Kong’s embattled chief executive Carrie Lam may hope the withdrawal of a hated extradition bill will help the semi-autonomous… 09/05/2019 Aimeast
Car Bomb Strikes Afghan Capital, Leaves Dozens Dead, Injured A large car bomb rocked the Afghan capital Thursday, and smoke rose from a part of eastern Kabul near a… 09/05/2019 Aimeast
Experts: China Could Be ‘New Road’ Touted by North Korea China may be a “new road” for North Korea if diplomacy with the United States fails, experts say.Chinese Foreign Minister… 09/05/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Leader to Speak to Media After Killing Extradition Bill Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is expected to address the media Thursday, a day after she withdrew a controversial extradition… 09/05/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan: India ‘Sowing Seeds of New War’ Over Kashmir Pakistan warned Wednesday that India was "sowing the seeds" of another war in the region through its controversial actions in… 09/05/2019 Aimeast
Indonesian Human Rights Lawyer Accused of Inciting Protests Police have accused a prominent human rights lawyer of spreading information on Twitter that incited violent protests in Indonesia's restive… 09/04/2019 Aimeast
Huawei Accuses US of Cyberattacks, Coercing Employees Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei accused U.S. authorities on Wednesday of attempting to break into its information systems and of… 09/04/2019 Aimeast
Chairman of Cathay Pacific Airlines Resigns The chairman of Hong Kong's flagship Cathay Pacific airlines has stepped down, becoming the second executive to resign under pressure… 09/04/2019 Aimeast
Explosion at Indian Fireworks Factory Kills at Least 16 A large explosion at a fireworks factory in northern India on Wednesday killed at least 16 people and caused the… 09/04/2019 Aimeast
HRW: Nepal Media Bills Undermine Freedom of Speech Nepal's proposed media and communication laws will have a "chilling effect" on its citizens' right to free speech, Human Rights… 09/04/2019 Aimeast
Why the Philippines Is Reporting Record Growth in Retirement Visas After John Ryder retired from teaching high school, he found himself running short of money to keep living in his… 09/04/2019 Aimeast