N. Korean Missile Launch Thwarts Dialogue With US, at Least for Now North Korea's test-firing of yet another ballistic missile proves that the Kim Jong Un regime has no intention of slowing… 08/30/2017 Aimas
Tragic Child Deaths Spur Indian Schoolgirl to Raise Funds for Oxygen A 15-year-old schoolgirl in northern India has launched a charity to provide oxygen to impoverished patients after 63 people, nearly… 08/30/2017 Aimas
Don’t Demonize India Over Rohingya Deportation, Minister Says Rights groups should stop lecturing and demonizing India over its plan to deport 40,000 stateless Rohingya and recognize that the… 08/30/2017 Aimas
Brazil Looks to China to Finish Nuclear Power Plant Brazil will seek China's expertise and financing to complete its third nuclear power plant when President Michel Temer makes a… 08/29/2017 Aimas
UN Urges Bangladesh to Shelter Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar Violence The U.N. refugee agency is urging Bangladesh to give refuge to Rohingya Muslims, amid reports that people fleeing violence in… 08/29/2017 Aimas
Russia, UAE Tell North Korea: Stop Your ‘Provocations’ The foreign ministers of Russia and the United Arab Emirates urged North Korea on Tuesday to stop its provocations and… 08/29/2017 Aimas
Not Just Rohingya, But Also Buddhists, Flee Myanmar Violence Violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state has driven thousands of ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing toward Bangladesh for safety, along with… 08/29/2017 Aimas
Montreal Police Arrest Laotian Man on US Most-Wanted List Canadian police officers chased down and caught a Laotian-born alleged drug smuggler who is on the U.S. Immigration and Customs… 08/29/2017 Aimas
China Urged to End Illegal Practice of Enforced Disappearances Ahead of Wednesday’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, rights groups are calling on China to end its… 08/29/2017 Aimas
Suicide Bomber Kills 13 in Southern Afghanistan A suicide car bomber attacked a market in southern Afghanistan Sunday, killing at least 13 people and wounding many more.… 08/27/2017 Aimas
In Partnership with Afghan Forces, Top US Commander Vows to Defeat IS U.S. forces in Afghanistan have once again vowed to defeat the Islamic State militant group. the top U.S. military commander… 08/27/2017 Aimas
Pakistan Postpones US Visit After Trump Speech Pakistan postponed a visit by a U.S. acting assistant secretary of state, officials said, as small protests broke out against… 08/27/2017 Aimas
Tillerson: US Will Keep Up ‘Peaceful Pressure’ on North Korea U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday the firing of three ballistic missiles by North Korea this week… 08/27/2017 Aimas
96 Dead in Ongoing Clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State The death toll in ongoing clashes in Myanmar’s northwestern Rakhine State has climbed to at least 96, as thousands of… 08/27/2017 Aimas
2nd Storm in a Week Batters Southern China A second tropical storm in days swept into southern China on Sunday, lashing Hong Kong and Macau with heavy rain… 08/27/2017 Aimas
Thousands of Non-Muslims Evacuated as Violence Flares in Northwest Myanmar Myanmar's government said it has evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in northwestern Rakhine state, as thousands… 08/27/2017 Aimas
Activists: New Law Needed to Allow Torture Victims to Sue Afghan Government Human rights activists are urging Afganistan's President Ashraf Ghani to expand anti-torture laws enacted months ago to allow victims abused… 08/27/2017 Aimas
Three Missing After Japan Military Helicopter Loses Contact Over Sea of Japan Japan's Defense Ministry on Sunday said it was searching for three crew members of a Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopter… 08/27/2017 Aimas
2 Militants, 8 Indian Police Killed in Year’s Deadliest Kashmir Attack Indian security forces in the Kashmir Valley shot dead two militants after an hours-long gun battle for control of a… 08/26/2017 Aimas
US Pacific Command: N, Korea Fired 3 Missiles, None Posed Threat The U.S. Navy confirmed that North Korea launched "multiple" short-range ballistic missiles Friday, none of which hit a target. A… 08/25/2017 Aimas