Taiwan’s Big Military Budget Aims to Resist China, Buy US F-16 Fighter Jets Taiwan intends to raise its military budget more than usual next year following an increase in perceived threats from its… 08/19/2019 Aimeast
Protesters Torch Parliament Building in Indonesia’s Papua Thousands of protesters in Indonesia's West Papua province have set fire to a local parliament building. Vice Gov. of West Papua… 08/19/2019 Aimeast
Chinese K-Pop Stars Publicly Back Beijing on Hong Kong At least eight K-pop stars from China and even one from Taiwan and one from Hong Kong are publicly stating… 08/19/2019 Aimeast
Thousands left Homeless in Bangladesh Slum Fire Thousands of people were left homeless when a fire raged through a slum in Bangladesh's capital city, Dhaka."According to our… 08/18/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protests Enter 11th Week With Large but Peaceful Rally Protesters rallied in Hong Kong again on Sunday, as anti-government demonstrations, now in their 11th week, continue. Mike O’Sullivan reports… 08/18/2019 Aimeast
Restrictions Continue in Kashmir Despite Security Ease Restrictions continued in much of Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, despite India's government saying it was gradually restoring phone lines and… 08/18/2019 Aimeast
Rohingya Refugee Children Missing Out on Education and Viable Future A study by the FILE - A Rohingya refugee girl sells vegetables in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh, Aug. 28, 2018.Ingram… 08/18/2019 Aimeast
Suicide Bombing of Wedding Party in Kabul Killed 63 Story updated at 5:35 am.Authorities in Afghanistan say the death toll has risen to more than 63 with at least 183… 08/18/2019 Aimeast
Suicide Bomb Rips Through Wedding Party in Kabul Updated at 10:28 p.m. Aug. 17.ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Authorities in Afghanistan say a massive suicide bomb blast late Saturday inside a packed… 08/18/2019 Aimeast
Dozens Killed, Injured by Blast at Kabul Wedding Hall Updated at 5:52 p.m. Aug. 17.ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Authorities in Afghanistan said a massive bomb blast late Saturday inside a… 08/17/2019 Aimeast
Roadside Bomb Kills 2 Pakistani Soldiers DERA ISMAIL KHAN, PAKISTAN - Pakistani intelligence officials said a roadside bomb attack killed two army soldiers Saturday in the country's northwest. … 08/17/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong’s Divide: Protests for Democracy, Rally for China Updated Aug. 17, 2019, 10:50a.m.HONG KONG — Pro-democracy protesters marched on one side of Hong Kong’s famous harbor on Saturday… 08/17/2019 Aimeast
India Begins Restoring Communications to Kashmir Officials in India-controlled Kashmir began restoring telephone service Saturday to the Himalayan region.The Indian-controlled section of disputed Kashmir has been… 08/17/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Teachers Rally, Start Weekend of Protests Thousands of schoolteachers in Hong Kong marched to the official residence of the city’s leader Saturday as another weekend of… 08/17/2019 Aimeast
Security Laws Making Australia a Secretive State, Media Leaders Say Media organizations say Australia has become a secretive state that is actively restricting the press. The leaders of the country’s… 08/17/2019 Aimeast
Trump Discusses Status of Taliban Talks With National Security Team U.S. President Donald Trump met Friday with his national security team to discuss the U.S. negotiations with the Afghan Taliban,… 08/17/2019 Aimeast
China Displays Police Muscle Near Hong Kong Before Weekend Rallies Members of China’s paramilitary People’s Armed Police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across… 08/17/2019 Aimeast
US North Korea Envoy to Visit Japan, South Korea Next Week The U.S. special envoy for North Korea will travel to Japan and South Korea next week to coordinate efforts to… 08/17/2019 Aimeast
UN Security Council Discusses Kashmir Escalation Updated at 5:38 p.m. Aug. 16.UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council met privately Friday to discuss India's Aug. 5 decision… 08/16/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protesters Seek International Support Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are calling for support from Western nations. As Mike O’Sullivan reports from Hong Kong, demonstrators… 08/16/2019 Aimeast