India’s Congress Party Appoints Sonia Gandhi Interim Chief NEW DELHI — India's main opposition Congress party on Saturday appointed Sonia Gandhi to serve as interim president until it… 08/11/2019 Aimeast
More Than 500,000 Rohingya Refugees Receive Fraud-Proof Identity Cards The U.N. refugee agency reports more than half-a-million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh have received identity documents that will give… 08/10/2019 Aimeast
NKorea Fires 2 Missiles Into Sea in Likely Protest of Drills North Korea on Saturday extended a recent streak of weapons displays by firing what appeared to be two short-range ballistic… 08/10/2019 Aimeast
Landslide in Southeast Myanmar Kills at Least 10 People A landslide buried more than a dozen village houses in southeastern Myanmar, killing at least 10 people and injuring nearly… 08/10/2019 Aimeast
At Least 42 Killed in Indian Landslides, Flooding Indian officials say at least 42 people have been killed in landslides and flooding caused by heavy rains. Emergency officials… 08/10/2019 Aimeast
Typhoon Causes Eastern China Landslide, Deaths Eighteen people were killed and 14 were missing in eastern China Saturday in a landslide triggered by a major typhoon, which… 08/10/2019 Aimeast
Families Participate in Hong Kong Protests Pro-democracy demonstrations are continuing in Hong Kong for a 10th straight weekend, despite the government’s refusal to issue permits for… 08/10/2019 Aimeast
North Korea Fires More Missiles After Trump Receives ‘Beautiful Letter’ Updated: Aug. 9, 2019, 9:30 p.m.North Korea has launched more ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, its… 08/10/2019 Aimeast
China Waiting out Hong Kong Protests, but Backlash May Come China’s central government has dismissed Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters as clowns and criminals while bemoaning growing violence surrounding the monthslong… 08/10/2019 Aimeast
Kashmir Rules Eased for Friday Prayers; Protests Still Break Out Anjana Pasricha contributed to this report.India eased restrictions Friday in Kashmir to allow the Muslim-majority population to attend Friday prayers,… 08/09/2019 Aimeast
N.Korea Fires 2 Projectiles into Sea Off Eastern Coast Updated: Aug. 9, 2019, 6:13 p.m.SEOUL — North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast on… 08/09/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protesters Expected to Defy Police Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong are expected to defy police and march in four weekend protests, all of which officials… 08/09/2019 Aimeast
Kashmir Curfew Partially Eased for Prayers Amid Lockdown Updated at 11:25 a.m., Aug. 9, 2019A strict curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir in effect for a fifth day was eased… 08/09/2019 Aimeast
Afghanistan Election in Doubt as US, Taliban Near Deal Afghanistan faces a presidential election next month but few believe the vote will take place as the United States and… 08/09/2019 Aimeast
Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Ideologue Cremated, Appeal May Be Stopped The death of the Khmer Rouge's top ideologue may end criminal proceedings against him even though his appeal against convictions… 08/09/2019 Aimeast
US Defense Secretary Vows Close Collaboration with South Korea U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday the U.S. and South Korea share a "vision of a peaceful" Korean Peninsula… 08/09/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protesters Return to Airport to Drum up International Support Updated Aug. 9, 6:09 a.m.HONG KONG — Thousands of protesters returned to Hong Kong International Airport for the second time… 08/09/2019 Aimeast
India to Ease Kashmir Lockdown for Friday Prayers Authorities plan to relax curbs in India’s Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir to allow people to offer Friday prayers,… 08/09/2019 Aimeast
Malaysia Charges Current, Former Goldman Execs in 1MDB Malaysia filed criminal charges Friday against 17 current and former directors of three Goldman Sachs subsidiaries, piling further pressure on… 08/09/2019 Aimeast
Experts: US-South Korea Pare Military Exercises as North Korea Remains Threat Dialing back annual joint summer U.S.-South Korea military drills runs counter to North Korea’s continued missile launches and lack of… 08/09/2019 Aimeast