In a First, Afghan Government on Board With Taliban Talks A 50-member delegation of Afghan elites is in Qatar for peace talks with Taliban leaders, with the hopes of ending… 07/08/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protesters Clash With Police at Latest Rally Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of Hong Kong Sunday to protest a law that would allow… 07/07/2019 Aimeast
Wife of Arrested Chinese Ex-Interpol President Sues Agency The wife of former Interpol President Meng Hongwei is suing the international police agency, accusing Interpol of failing to protect… 07/07/2019 Aimeast
‘New Home, New Laws’ – Helping New Migrants Settle in Australia Students at one of Sydney's most multicultural schools are filming a series of videos to explain some of Australia's confusing… 07/07/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Protesters Take Message to Mainland Chinese Protesters in Hong Kong were taking their message to visitors from mainland China on Sunday in a march to a… 07/07/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Business Reputation at Stake, as Beijing Closes in Hong Kong has long been seen as a good place to do business, thanks to its proximity to China and… 07/07/2019 Aimeast
Deadly Car Bombing Hits Key Afghan Security Facility in Ghanzi Updated, July 7, 2019, 5:29 a.m.Officials in Afghanistan say the Taliban has detonated a vehicle-borne bomb near the national spy… 07/07/2019 Aimeast
Taliban Denies Discussing Cease-Fire, Intra-Afghan Talks With US The chief American peace negotiator Saturday hailed the ongoing round of talks with the Taliban in Qatar as “the most… 07/06/2019 Aimeast
Kazakh Court Orders Current Time Reporter to Leave Country A Kazakhstan court has ordered a reporter for Current Time to leave the country and has banned her from re-entering… 07/06/2019 Aimeast
North Korea Says Released Australian Student Was Spying North Korea said Saturday that an Australian student who it detained for a week had spread anti-Pyongyang propaganda and engaged… 07/06/2019 Aimeast
Agencies Race to Repair Damage from Monsoon Rains in Cox’s Bazar UN aid agencies are racing to repair extensive damage from the first heavy monsoon rains in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh where… 07/06/2019 Aimeast
US, Afghan Taliban Pause Peace Talks for One Day The Afghan Taliban and the United States took a break from a seventh round of peace negotiations Friday, with the Taliban saying… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
China’s Reforms Move May Just Be Bargaining Chip for US Negotiators Chinese Premier Li Keqiang recently announced a major economic reform move, saying China would scrap ownership controls on foreign companies… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
After LegCo Break-in, Hong Kong Assesses Damage A month into the latest round of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests, events have taken a more aggressive turn. On this… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
Hong Kong Students Reject Closed-Door Talks with City Leader Student unions from two Hong Kong universities said Friday that they have turned down invitations from city leader Carrie Lam… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
India Sets Roadmap to Become $5 Trillion Economy by 2025 Facing an economic slowdown, India has unveiled plans to ramp up foreign investment and meet its ambitious target of growing… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
Stepson of Former Malaysia PM Charged in 1MDB Case The stepson of Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty Friday to laundering $248 million from the 1MDB state… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
Japanese Collector Returns Cambodian Artifacts Millennium-old Cambodian artifacts displayed in a Japanese collector’s home for two decades have been returned to the Southeast Asian country’s… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
Australia Warns Released Student Not to Return to North Korea Australia's government warned a student on Friday not to return to North Korea a day after he was released from… 07/05/2019 Aimeast
Philippines Faces Call for UN to Look into War on Drug Killings More than two dozen countries Thursday formally called for a United Nations investigation into thousands of killings in Philippine President… 07/05/2019 Aimeast