Doubts Hang Over Fresh Rohingya Repatriation Attempt to Myanmar TEKNAF, BANGLADESH - Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh said Wednesday that they did not want to return to their… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
Concerns Growing that China’s Influence Operations Getting Bolder Nike Ching contributed to this report, which includes information from Reuters.Revelations that China has been using social media accounts to… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
2 US Service Members Killed in Afghanistan Two U.S. service members were "killed in action" Wednesday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said, as talks between the U.S.… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
US Takes Aim at Deadly Chinese Fentanyl Networks The US Treasury took action Wednesday to crack down on Chinese traffickers of deadly fentanyl, sanctioning producer-exporters and warning banks… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
Kashmir Tourism Suffers After India Revokes Region’s Autonomy India has slightly eased its communications blockade in Kashmir but conditions in the contested region are still not normal some… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
Beijing to Washington: ‘Meet China Halfway’ to End Tariff War Beijing appealed to Washington on Wednesday to "meet China halfway" on a new trade deal to end the tit-for-tat tariff… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
In Locked-Down Kashmir, News Gathering a Herculean Challenge In the two weeks since India stripped Kashmir of its semi-autonomous status and brought the Himalayan region under its direct… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
China Confirms Detention of Staffer from Britain’s Hong Kong Consulate China confirmed on Wednesday that a local employee at Britain's Hong Kong consulate has been held under a 15-day administrative… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
Tourism Suffers in Kashmir After Region’s Autonomy Revoked by India India has slightly eased its communications blockade in Kashmir but conditions in the contested region are still not normal some… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
Philippine Trust in China Has Hit 1-Year Low over Maritime Incidents Sino-Philippine ties are showing signs of cooling since the two countries made friends in 2016, according to a recent survey… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
Everyone’s Ready to Resume Talks, Except North Korea Lee Juhyun contributed to this report.The latest round of U.S.-South Korean military exercises have finished. The top U.S. envoy for… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
US Marines Chief Acknowledges Worries on Japan-Korean Ties Gen. David Berger, the new U.S. Marines commandant, acknowledged Wednesday that he is concerned about deteriorating relations between Japan and… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
Ex-Vatican Treasurer Pell Loses Appeal Against Sex Abuse Convictions, Remains in Jail Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell lost an appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing two 13-year-old choir boys and… 08/21/2019 Aimeast
Trump: Deal with Taliban on US Troop Withdrawal Might Not Be Acceptable Nike Ching and Ayaz Gul contributed to this report.WHITE HOUSE — "Good discussions" are under way about Afghanistan, including between… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Philippines’ Duterte Warns of ‘Unfriendly’ Greeting for Uninvited Warships President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Tuesday foreign ships faced "unfriendly" treatment if they ventured into Philippines' territorial waters without permission,… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Afghans Restore Art Shattered by Taliban as Peace Deal Nears The Taliban fighters arrived with hammers and hatred. What they left behind is laid out on tables at the National… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong’s Evolving Protests: Voices From the Front Lines On a recent sweltering Saturday, a day now reserved for protest in Hong Kong, a demonstrator named Wayne stepped past… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Official: Border Skirmishes with India Kill 35 in Pakistani Kashmir A top official in Pakistan disclosed Tuesday that recent cross-border skirmishes with India have killed dozens of people and injured… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Pompeo, Unlike Trump, Concerned About North Korea Missile Tests U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday he is concerned about the spate of short-range missile tests North Korea… 08/20/2019 Aimeast
Rohingya Muslims Say They Don’t Want to Return to Myanmar Few Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have responded to plans for their repatriation to Myanmar, and all who did said… 08/20/2019 Aimeast