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
Indian PM Vows to Spur Kashmir Development After Scrapping Special Status NEW DELHI - As Indian Kashmir remained in an unprecedented lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised Kashmiris the beginning of… 08/08/2019 Aimeast
A Leading Afghan Presidential Candidate Suspends Campaign A leading Afghan presidential candidate suspended his campaign Thursday, casting increasing doubt that the elections will be held as scheduled… 08/08/2019 Aimeast
Myanmar Nationalists Look to Stoke Anti-US Anger over Travel Bans against Military Former lieutenant colonel Hla Swe wore camouflage fatigues as he mounted a stage in front of protesters in Myanmar’s main… 08/08/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan Says Not Seeking Military Option With India Over Kashmir Pakistan has suspended the only passenger rail service with India and banned the screening of Indian movies in the country’s… 08/08/2019 Aimeast
China Decries US Ban on Chinese Firms As ‘Abuse of State Power’ China on Thursday denounced rules unveiled by the U.S. that ban technology giant Huawei and other Chinese firms from government… 08/08/2019 Aimeast
New US Defense Secretary Receives Unique Gift in Mongolia U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper faced a difficult decision during his stop in Mongolia Thursday — what name to… 08/08/2019 Aimeast
India Makes it Easier to Charge Citizens With Alleged Ties to IS Indian authorities are stepping up efforts to investigate and bring charges against Indian citizens allegedly linked to Islamic State (IS).… 08/08/2019 Aimeast
Japan OKs First Export to S. Korea Under New Trade Curbs Japan said Thursday it has granted the first permit for a South Korea-bound shipment of chemicals for use in high-tech… 08/08/2019 Aimeast
US Raises Travel Warning for Hong Kong Over Growing Civil Unrest The United States raised its travel warning for Hong Kong, urging travelers to exercise increased caution in the Chinese territory… 08/08/2019 Aimeast
Body of Chinese Scholar Murdered in Illinois May Never Be Found, Family Says The grieving father of Yingying Zhang, the Chinese scholar murdered near the University of Illinois, says he realizes he may… 08/08/2019 Aimeast
‘Rainbow Wedding’: Indian Transgender Couple Marry in Emotional Ceremony An Indian transgender couple who both underwent sex re-assignment have tied the knot in a traditional Bengali ceremony, in what… 08/07/2019 Aimeast
Shots Fired as Special Forces Raid Former Kyrgyzstan Leader’s Home MOSCOW — Special forces in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday raided the residence of the former president, who… 08/07/2019 Aimeast
US Formalizes Ban on Government Contracts to China’s Huawei, Others The U.S. administration unveiled rules Wednesday formally banning technology giant Huawei and other Chinese firms from government contracts, in the… 08/07/2019 Aimeast
Chinese Tariffs Rock US Lobster Exports Tom Martin has been a lobsterman for 35 years.He started lobstering as a summer job when he was 14 years… 08/07/2019 Aimeast
Heightened Security Keeps Kashmir in Lockdown Indian Kashmir remained in a state of heightened security to prevent protests, but despite a heavy deployment of troops, scattered… 08/07/2019 Aimeast
Pakistan Government Expelling Indian Envoy, Suspending Trade Over Kashmir Pakistan announced Wednesday it is expelling the Indian High Commissioner and suspending bilateral trade with its nuclear-armed neighbor, days after… 08/07/2019 Aimeast
Tiny Loans Lead to Bigger Debts, Land Losses in Cambodia The rapid rise of tiny loans aimed at helping poor Cambodians has led to more debt, with many borrowers forced… 08/07/2019 Aimeast