Philippines Threatens to Cut Ties with Iceland Over UN Probe President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is considering cutting diplomatic ties with Iceland for leading a push to have the… 07/16/2019 Aimeast
Undersea Quake Near Indonesia’s Bali Causes Panic, Minor Damage An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck south of Indonesia's Bali on Tuesday, the European earthquake monitoring agency… 07/16/2019 Aimeast
Pompeo Hopes US, North Korea Can Be ‘More Creative’ in Nuclear Talks U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he hoped both North Korea and the United States could "be… 07/16/2019 Aimeast
China’s Growth Cools Further as Tariff War Pressures Mount China's economic growth sank to its lowest level in at least 26 years in the quarter ending in June, adding… 07/15/2019 Aimeast
Duterte Signs Law Punishing Catcalling, Sexual Harassment The Philippine president has signed a bill into law penalizing a range of acts of sexual harassment including catcalling, wolf-whistling… 07/15/2019 Aimeast
Afghan Official: Roadside Bomb Kills 11 in Kandahar Province A roadside bomb in Afghanistan killed at least 11 people riding in a truck in the southern Kandahar province, provincial… 07/15/2019 Aimeast
How China Will Dominate Taiwan’s 2020 Presidential Election Campaign Taiwan’s presidential race kicked off Monday with China the top issue as a Beijing-friendly mayor won the chief opposition party’s… 07/15/2019 Aimeast
Monsoon Rains Leave Dozens Dead Across South Asia Reuters contributed to this report.NEW DELHI — At least eight people were killed when a house collapsed in northern India… 07/15/2019 Aimeast
Afghan Dies in Australian Immigration Center A 23-year-old man who fled conflict in Afghanistan six years ago has died at an Australian immigration detention center. Refugee… 07/15/2019 Aimeast
China’s Economic Growth Cools Further China’s economic growth slowed to its lowest level in a decade last quarter amid a tariff war with Washington, adding… 07/15/2019 Aimeast
India Hits ‘Technical Snag,’ Aborts Moon Launch India aborted the launch Monday of a spacecraft intended to land on the far side of the moon less than… 07/15/2019 Aimeast
Local Afghan Journalist Killed by Unknown Assailants Unknown armed assailants killed a reporter for a local radio station in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia province.Nader Shah Sahibzada, a reporter… 07/14/2019 Aimeast
Taiwan President Visits Haiti, But No New Deals Announced Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen made a quick visit to Haiti Saturday during which she expressed her hopes for peace and… 07/14/2019 Aimeast
Heavy Rain Leaves Scores Dead in Nepal, India, Bangladesh Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have killed at least 50 people in Nepal in the past few days,… 07/14/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Demonstrators Again Clash With Police Police used batons and pepper spray to disperse thousands of protesters who again took to the streets of a Hong… 07/14/2019 Aimeast
Bangladesh Ex-Dictator H.M. Ershad Dies at 89 Bangladesh's former military dictator H.M. Ershad, who had seized power in a 1982 coup, has died. He was 89.Ershad had… 07/14/2019 Aimeast
Deadly Monsoon Destroys 5,000 Shelters in Bangladesh Rohingya Camps At least 10 people have died and thousands of shanty homes have been destroyed since April by monsoon rains in… 07/14/2019 Aimeast
Major Quakes Strike Indonesia, Australia An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck southeast of the city of Ternate, in the Moluccas in the eastern… 07/14/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protesters’ Fury at Extradition Bill Refuses to Dissipate Thousands rallied in Hong Kong for a second day Sunday, in an area popular with mainland Chinese shoppers, as deep-seated… 07/14/2019 Aimeast
India to Launch Mission to Land on Moon In the early hours of Monday, India is set to launch a mission to an uncharted area of the moon,… 07/14/2019 Aimeast