In Japan, Business of Watching Whales Far Larger Than Hunting Them People packed the decks of the Japanese whale-watching boat, screaming in joy as a pod of orcas put on a… 07/09/2019 Aimeast
IMF: Pakistan Bailout Sets Ambitious Fiscal Targets The $6 billion loan package for Pakistan approved by the International Monetary Fund last week will require "very ambitious" fiscal… 07/09/2019 Aimeast
US State Department Approves Possible $2.2B Arms Sale to Taiwan The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of M1A2T Abrams tanks, Stinger missiles and related equipment… 07/08/2019 Aimeast
Kyrgyz Former President Dismisses Police Summons as ‘Circus’ Police investigators summoned former Kyrgyz president Almazbek Atambayev for questioning on Monday, setting the stage for a stand-off between him… 07/08/2019 Aimeast
Amnesty Says Duterte’s Philippines Drug War a ‘Murdering Enterprise’ The Philippine government and police forces have utilized the country's "war on drugs" as a pretext for committing widespread murders,… 07/08/2019 Aimeast
South Korean Man Defects to North Korea, According to North’s Media A South Korean man has defected to North Korea to permanently live there and work for its unification with the… 07/08/2019 Aimeast
Afghan University Teacher, Students Among IS Operatives Arrested in Kabul Afghan authorities say they have arrested four Islamic State (IS) operatives, including a university teacher, during a counterterrorism raid in… 07/08/2019 Aimeast
Afghanistan Talks in Doha Show ‘Progress’ Dozens of prominent Afghan citizens are meeting with Taliban representatives in Qatar's capital Doha on Monday for a second day… 07/08/2019 Aimeast
In a First, Afghan Government on Board With Taliban Talks A 50-member delegation of Afghan elites is in Qatar for peace talks with Taliban leaders, with the hopes of ending… 07/08/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protesters Clash With Police at Latest Rally Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of Hong Kong Sunday to protest a law that would allow… 07/07/2019 Aimeast
Wife of Arrested Chinese Ex-Interpol President Sues Agency The wife of former Interpol President Meng Hongwei is suing the international police agency, accusing Interpol of failing to protect… 07/07/2019 Aimeast
‘New Home, New Laws’ – Helping New Migrants Settle in Australia Students at one of Sydney's most multicultural schools are filming a series of videos to explain some of Australia's confusing… 07/07/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protesters Take Message to Mainland Chinese Protesters in Hong Kong were taking their message to visitors from mainland China on Sunday in a march to a… 07/07/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Business Reputation at Stake, as Beijing Closes in Hong Kong has long been seen as a good place to do business, thanks to its proximity to China and… 07/07/2019 Aimeast
Deadly Car Bombing Hits Key Afghan Security Facility in Ghanzi Updated, July 7, 2019, 5:29 a.m.Officials in Afghanistan say the Taliban has detonated a vehicle-borne bomb near the national spy… 07/07/2019 Aimeast
Taliban Denies Discussing Cease-Fire, Intra-Afghan Talks With US The chief American peace negotiator Saturday hailed the ongoing round of talks with the Taliban in Qatar as “the most… 07/06/2019 Aimeast
Kazakh Court Orders Current Time Reporter to Leave Country A Kazakhstan court has ordered a reporter for Current Time to leave the country and has banned her from re-entering… 07/06/2019 Aimeast
North Korea Says Released Australian Student Was Spying North Korea said Saturday that an Australian student who it detained for a week had spread anti-Pyongyang propaganda and engaged… 07/06/2019 Aimeast
Agencies Race to Repair Damage from Monsoon Rains in Cox’s Bazar UN aid agencies are racing to repair extensive damage from the first heavy monsoon rains in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh where… 07/06/2019 Aimeast
US, Afghan Taliban Pause Peace Talks for One Day The Afghan Taliban and the United States took a break from a seventh round of peace negotiations Friday, with the Taliban saying… 07/05/2019 Aimeast