Calls for Tougher Action on Forced Marriage in Australia Campaigners are urging Australia to do more to stop forced marriages in its migrant communities. Since the practice was made… 06/24/2018 Aimas
New Zealand Prime Minister Names Daughter Neve Te Aroha New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Sunday she had named her newborn daughter Neve Te Aroha as she prepared… 06/24/2018 Aimas
Return of US Korean War Vets’ Remains Draws Nearer The U.S. military has relocated wooden coffins containing the remains of 100 American soldiers who have been missing from the… 06/23/2018 Aimas
Pakistani Taliban Names Successor of Chief Killed in Drone Strike The extremist Pakistani Taliban has formally confirmed the death of its chief in last week's American drone strike in eastern… 06/23/2018 Aimas
Malaysia’s Former PM Najib Net Tightens The net around embattled former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his associates is tightening with investigations into his administration's… 06/23/2018 Aimas
Former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil Dies Kim Jong-pil, the founder of South Korea’s spy agency whose political skills helped him also serve twice as prime minister,… 06/23/2018 Aimas
Remains From North Korea Likely to be Hard to Identify The U.S. military will face a difficult task in identifying the remains of soldiers missing from the Korean War as… 06/23/2018 Aimas
US, South Korea Indefinitely Suspend Military Drills The United States and South Korea have agreed to indefinitely suspend two exchange program training exercises, the Pentagon said Friday,… 06/23/2018 Aimas
Trump Declares N. Korea Still Poses ‘Extraordinary Threat’ President Donald Trump declared Friday that North Korea still poses an “extraordinary threat” to the United States. In an executive… 06/23/2018 Aimas
Analysts: Don’t Rush North Korea Denuclearization The U.S. insistence on the complete denuclearization of North Korea could work against America’s interests as political pressure mounts to… 06/22/2018 Aimas
Changing Times for Malaysia’s Long-Muzzled Media? The surprising upset in Malaysia's May elections not only ushered in a new governing coalition, but it might also mean… 06/22/2018 Aimas
Philippines, Muslim Rebel Group Close to Landmark Power-Sharing Deal After four years of talks and one deadly setback, the Philippines is finalizing a law that would offer some autonomy… 06/22/2018 Aimas
Trump: N.Korea Blowing Up Test Sites, ‘Total Denuclearization … Has Already Started’ U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that North Korea was blowing up four of its big test sites and… 06/21/2018 Aimas
India, Top Buyer of US Almonds, Hits Back With Higher Duties India, the world’s biggest buyer of U.S. almonds, raised import duties on the commodity by 20 percent, a government order… 06/21/2018 Aimas
Japan Cancels Missile Evacuation Drills Japan has decided to cancel evacuation drills staged to prepare the country for ballistic missile attacks from North Korea, citing… 06/21/2018 Aimas
Report Identifies Test Site Kim Vowed to Destroy The missile engine test site that President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had committed to destroy… 06/21/2018 Aimas
It’s a Girl: New Zealand Prime Minister Delivers Her First Child New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to her first child, a girl, Thursday, Ardern said in a posting… 06/21/2018 Aimas
China: ‘Capricious’ Trade Tactics Will Hurt US Workers China’s commerce ministry on Thursday accused the United States of being “capricious” over bilateral trade issues and warned that the… 06/21/2018 Aimas
Fukushima Residents See Hope, Pain in Nuclear Tourism On a cold day in February, Takuto Okamoto guided his first tour group to a sight few outsiders had witnessed… 06/21/2018 Aimas
Australian Senate Approves $106B in Income Tax Cuts Australia's prime minister achieved an important political victory on Thursday when the Senate passed personal income tax cuts worth 144… 06/21/2018 Aimas