US Stock Futures Fall as New Tariffs Darken Global Outlook Wall Street stock futures weakened in early trade on Monday, setting a dour tone for Asian markets after tit-for-tat tariffs… 09/02/2019 Aimeast
In EscalatingTrade war, US Consumers May See Higher Prices The United States and China on Sunday put in place their latest tariff increases on each other’s goods, potentially raising… 09/02/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protesters Block Roads Near the Airport Sunday VOA's Fern Robinson contributed to this report.Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong blocked roads near the city's international airport as part… 09/01/2019 Aimeast
Taliban Insurgents Assault Second Afghan City in Two Days The Taliban has launched an attack on a second Afghan city in two days, even as a ninth round of… 09/01/2019 Aimeast
Women Kickboxer in Afghanistan Challenging Norms, and Other Women Since the fall of the Taliban in 2004, only four Afghani women have competed in the Olympics for their country.… 09/01/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protesters Target Airport Sunday VOA's Fern Robinson contributed to this report. HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters are gathering at the airport bus station… 09/01/2019 Aimeast
Dozens Arrested in Indonesia in Papua Protests Indonesian police have arrested dozens of people in the easternmost region of Papua following protests last week in which buildings… 09/01/2019 Aimeast
This Time, Trump’s Tariffs Will Hit US Consumers President Donald Trump's trade war with China, until now mainly an abstraction for American consumers, is about to hit home. … 08/31/2019 Aimeast
Experts: Muted US Criticism of North Korea’s Missile Tests Emboldens Its Weapons Program Baik Sung-won and Kim dong-hyun contributed to this report.WASHINGTON — Muted U.S. criticism of North Korea’s missile tests is encouraging… 08/31/2019 Aimeast
Taliban Insurgents Assault Key Afghan City as Peace Talks Continue The Taliban have staged a “large-scale” predawn attack on an important city in northern Afghanistan, even as leaders of the… 08/31/2019 Aimeast
2 Million in India’s Assam State Face Prospect of Becoming Stateless About two million people living in India’s northeastern state of Assam face the unnerving prospect of becoming stateless as authorities… 08/31/2019 Aimeast
Australia Plans to Rescue at-Risk Native Fish A worsening drought is pushing parts of eastern Australia towards a “Fish Armageddon,” according to senior politicians.With not much rain… 08/31/2019 Aimeast
Residents of Kashmir Border Town Urge Modi to End Lockdown While millions of people continue to live under a prolonged security lockdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir, villagers near the border on… 08/31/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Police Urge Residents to Stay Away from Unauthorized Rallies A major protest planned for Saturday was called off by organizers after an appeals board denied permission for the demonstration.It… 08/31/2019 Aimeast
Indonesia Says Internet Access Block to Stay Until Calm Returns to Papua VOA's Yuni Salim contributed to this report. Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology said Friday that it would continue to block telecommunication services in… 08/30/2019 Aimeast
Rights Groups Urge China to End Enforced Disappearances Marking the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances on Aug. 30, several human rights groups called on China to stop using… 08/30/2019 Aimeast
Khan: Pakistan Will Stand With Kashmir Thousands of people in Pakistan took to the streets Friday in mass demonstrations protesting India's recent decision to revoke the… 08/30/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan PM’s Effort to Spotlight Kashmir Gets Lackluster Response The Pakistani prime minister's call for the country to show solidarity with Kashmiris by standing outside their homes, shops and… 08/30/2019 Aimeast
Foreign Minister: Taiwan-US Relations Probably at Their Best Ever Taiwan’s relations with the United States have reached their strongest point ever despite a lack of formal diplomatic ties as… 08/30/2019 Aimeast
Prominent Hong Kong Activists Arrested in Crackdown on Protests Police in Hong Kong have arrested three prominent pro-democracy activists, ahead of a major protest that had been planned for… 08/30/2019 Aimeast