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
China’s Reforms Move May Just Be Bargaining Chip for US Negotiators Chinese Premier Li Keqiang recently announced a major economic reform move, saying China would scrap ownership controls on foreign companies… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
After LegCo Break-in, Hong Kong Assesses Damage A month into the latest round of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests, events have taken a more aggressive turn. On this… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Students Reject Closed-Door Talks with City Leader Student unions from two Hong Kong universities said Friday that they have turned down invitations from city leader Carrie Lam… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
India Sets Roadmap to Become $5 Trillion Economy by 2025 Facing an economic slowdown, India has unveiled plans to ramp up foreign investment and meet its ambitious target of growing… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
Stepson of Former Malaysia PM Charged in 1MDB Case The stepson of Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty Friday to laundering $248 million from the 1MDB state… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
Japanese Collector Returns Cambodian Artifacts Millennium-old Cambodian artifacts displayed in a Japanese collector’s home for two decades have been returned to the Southeast Asian country’s… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
Australia Warns Released Student Not to Return to North Korea Australia's government warned a student on Friday not to return to North Korea a day after he was released from… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
Philippines Faces Call for UN to Look into War on Drug Killings More than two dozen countries Thursday formally called for a United Nations investigation into thousands of killings in Philippine President… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
Thailand Pro-Democracy Activists Bruised, Bloodied in Spate of Unsolved Attacks The blows from the men in visored helmets swinging metal pipes came fast and furious, Anurak Jeantawanich recalled.The pro-democracy activist… 07/04/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan PM to Be First Head of State to Meet Taliban Pakistan's prime minister is expected to become the first head of state to meet the Taliban leadership since the militant… 07/04/2019 Aimeast
Britain Backs Hong Kong Protests as China Slams ‘Foreign Interference’ China has accused Britain of ‘flagrant interference’ after it voiced support for anti-government protestors in Hong Kong. Britain has warned… 07/04/2019 Aimeast
Australian Student Released in North Korea Says ‘I’m OK’ An Australian student released after a week in detention in North Korea arrived in Tokyo on Thursday after telling reporters… 07/04/2019 Aimeast
Prosecutor Seeks Probe of crimes against Rohingya Muslims The International Criminal Court prosecutor on Thursday filed a request with judges to open a formal investigation of crimes against… 07/04/2019 Aimeast
US, Taliban Rewriting Draft Deal on Troop Withdrawal Taliban and U.S. negotiators are scrambling to rewrite a draft agreement that will outline the withdrawal of American and NATO… 07/04/2019 Aimeast
Detained Australian Leaves North Korea, Arrives in China An Australian student released after a week in detention in North Korea described his condition to reporters in Beijing on… 07/04/2019 Aimeast
Tornado Kills 6 in Northeast China as More ‘Extreme’ Weather Strikes A tornado swept through the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning Wednesday, killing six and injuring 190, the state broadcaster said,… 07/04/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan Registers Terror Financing Cases Against Leader of Banned Militant Group Pakistani counterterrorism officials have registered 23 cases related to terrorism financing against more than a dozen people, including Hafiz Saeed,… 07/04/2019 Aimeast
Film Depicts Uighur Diaspora’s Struggle to Keep Identity Walking across the streets of London on a sunny morning, Aziz Isa Elkun is holding his little daughter's hand and talking to… 07/03/2019 Aimeast