Monsoon Flooding Death Toll Rises to 152 in South Asia Officials say the death toll has risen to 152 in monsoon flooding in South Asia as millions of people and… 07/20/2019 Aimeast
Japan Animation Studio Chief Mourns Bright, Young Staff Many victims of an arson attack on an animation studio in the western Japanese city of Kyoto were young with… 07/20/2019 Aimeast
Promise, Peril in Malaysia’s Move to Lower Voting Age Parties on either side of Malaysia's deep political divide are hoping to capitalize on a bipartisan bill to lower the… 07/19/2019 Aimeast
Indian Gets 10 Years in Prison in Death of British Teenager An Indian court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for the drugging and death of a 15-year-old… 07/19/2019 Aimeast
Bangladesh Calls for Financial Sanctions on Myanmar, as Country Pushes for Rohingya Repatriation Bangladesh wants Myanmar to repatriate the nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees who have fled genocide, and a top Bangladeshi official… 07/19/2019 Aimeast
US Moving to Make Arms Sales to Taiwan More Routine A U.S. government arms sale to Taiwan often starts with a quiet request from Taipei, which wants new weapons for… 07/19/2019 Aimeast
Bangladesh Rivers Overflow, Force 400,000 From Their Homes Rain-swollen rivers in Bangladesh broke through at least four embankments, submerging dozens of villages and doubling the number of people… 07/19/2019 Aimeast
Japan Summons S. Korean Envoy in Wartime Labor Dispute Japan’s foreign minister Friday summoned South Korea’s ambassador and accused Seoul of violating international law by refusing to join in… 07/19/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan Elections Expected to Bring Change to Militancy-Ridden Region An area in northwestern Pakistan known for militant activities and the Taliban's presence holds a special election Saturday. The vote… 07/19/2019 Aimeast
Blast Near Kabul University Kills 6, Injures 27 A powerful bomb exploded outside the gates of Kabul University in the Afghan capital Friday, killing at least six people… 07/19/2019 Aimeast
Reports: Suspect May Have Planned Worst Arson in Japan in Decades A man suspected of torching an animation studio in western Japan shouted that he had been plagiarized and appeared to… 07/19/2019 Aimeast
US House Passes Bill to Sanction Cambodia’s Top Officials U.S. lawmakers have sent a clear signal to Cambodian leaders that they have to reverse course on limiting democracy or… 07/19/2019 Aimeast
Taliban Raid Afghan Provincial Police Headquarters Taliban insurgents assaulted a provincial police headquarters Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than… 07/18/2019 Aimeast
Pompeo: China’s Mistreatment of Muslim Minority Is ‘Stain of the Century’ U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that China's mistreatment of its Uighur Muslim minority had created one of… 07/18/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan Arrests Ex-Prime Minister for Graft Anti-corruption officials in Pakistan have arrested former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for allegedly evading an ongoing investigation into corruption… 07/18/2019 Aimeast
Facing Trump’s Tariffs, Some Companies Move, Change or Wait Some are moving factories out of China. Others are strategically redesigning products. Some are seeking loopholes in trade law or… 07/18/2019 Aimeast
IFRC: Poor N. Korean Harvest Raises Hunger, Malnutrition, Disease Threat The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is warning about increased hunger, malnutrition, and waterborne diseases in… 07/18/2019 Aimeast
Canberra: Australian-Chinese Writer Has Been Moved to Beijing Detention Center Australia says it has learned that a dual Chinese-Australian dissident and writer who has been detained in his native country… 07/18/2019 Aimeast
India’s Car Market Hit by Worst Slump in over a decade Just a year ago India was forecast to become the world’s third largest automobile market overtaking Japan, but the industry… 07/18/2019 Aimeast
Influenza Cases Mount In Australia Australia’s annual influenza season started unusually early in 2019, and already there are more than 144,000 confirmed cases. At least… 07/18/2019 Aimeast