Asia-Pacific
Over 370 migrants taken to Indonesia after months at sea
More than 370 migrants stranded at sea for months were rescued and taken to Indonesia, officials said Wednesday, the latest in a stream of Rohingya and...
Indian nurse, whose rape changed euthanasia laws, dies after 42 years in coma
Aruna Shanbaug, 67, suffered severe brain damage when she was sodomized and strangled with a metal chain by a hospital worker in 1973.
Thailand’s Crisis, Myanmar’s Shame - the trapped boat people
The U.S. and European nations have been urging Thailand to combat human trafficking for some time, and it’s working.
Thousands rally against U.S. military base on Japan’s Okinawa
More than 35,000 people rallied in Okinawa in southern Japan on Sunday to protest against a U.S airbase on the island, as a two-decade-old bitter row over...
Myanmar says it’s not to blame for migrant crisis
Myanmar refused to shoulder the blame for an escalating migrant crisis on Saturday, and cast doubts on whether it will attend a meeting to be hosted by...
1,000 survivors of violence, hunger at sea land in SE Asia
More than 1,000 people fleeing persecution in Myanmar and poverty in Bangladesh came ashore Friday around Southeast Asia, describing murder, extortion...
More than 700 migrants land in Indonesia’s Aceh
More than 700 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants arrived in Indonesia Friday after they were rescued by fishing boats when their boat sank off the coast...
Malaysia turns away boats as death stalks weary migrants
Malaysia turned away two vessels carrying around 800 migrants, while one boat turned up Thursday in Thai waters, as critics accused Southeast Asian governments...
Police vow swift justice as death toll from Philippine factory fire rises to 72
The death toll has risen to 72 in a fire that gutted a rubber slipper factory in the Philippine capital of Manila, a firefighter said on Thursday, as police...
Nepal villagers demand help after second quake
Thousands of villagers crowded the streets of this small Himalayan town Thursday, demanding government help after Nepal suffered its second major quake...
Another boat found at sea as Rohingya refugee crisis deepens
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis abandoned at sea had nowhere to turn Thursday as Malaysia turned away two boats crammed with more than 800...
Dozens missing and feared dead in Philippines footwear factory fire
Three people have been killed and dozens more are feared dead after a fire gutted a footwear factory in the Philippine capital Manila.
Motorcycle gunmen kill 43 in bus attack in Pakistan’s Karachi
Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a bus in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi on Wednesday, killing at least 43 people, police said, in the latest...
Dozens dead as Nepal rocked by 7.3 magnitude earthquake
At least 42 people are reported dead and nearly 1,000 injured as another powerful earthquake hit Nepal, flattening buildings 30 miles away.
Nepal rocked by 7.3 magnitude earthquake near Mount Everest
At least 19 people are reported dead and more than 300 injured as another powerful earthquake hit Nepal, flattening buildings 30 miles away.
Bangladesh secular blogger hacked to death by masked men
A secular blogger has been hacked to death by a masked gang in Bangladesh – the third such murder of a critic of religious extremism in three months.
Another powerful earthquake with magnitude of 7.1 hits Nepal
A strong earthquake shook Nepal on Tuesday, sending people in the capital Kathmandu rushing out on to the streets weeks after a devastating quake killed...
Forecast shows El Nino has emerged, Asia braces for crop damage
A closely watched forecast by Japan on Tuesday confirmed the return the El Nino this year.
Up to 6,000 Rohingya, Bangladeshi migrants stranded at sea
Hundreds of migrants abandoned at sea by smugglers in Southeast Asia have reached land and relative safety in the past two days.
How a teen blogger is pushing Singapore’s free speech limits
More than a month after being charged for disparaging the late Lee Kuan Yew and Christianity, 16-year-old teen blogger Amos Yee awaits a court ruling on...
Two dead after powerful typhoon passes north Philippines
Two people were killed after a powerful storm grazed the country’s northeastern tip over the weekend, civil defence officials said on Monday.
Boats with 600 Rohingya and Bangladeshis land in Indonesia
Boats carrying nearly 600 Bangladeshis and long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar washed to shore in western Indonesia, some after captains and...
Philippines evacuating thousands over Typhoon Noul
More than 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes as Typhoon Noul approached the northern Philippines, threatening flash floods, landslides and tsunami-like...
Teen in Melbourne charged with terrorism offences after police find bombs
A terror plot to detonate three bombs in Melbourne has been foiled by police, authorities in Australia say. A 17-year-old was arrested over the allegations...
Thousands of Nepalese pray, mourn for earthquake victims
Thousands of people dressed in white offered prayers, flowers and lit incense at home and in temples Thursday as part of a Hindu ritual marking the end...
Smuggler caught with rare birds jammed inside water bottles in Indonesia
Indonesian police have arrested a suspected wildlife smuggler after discovering nearly two dozen rare live birds, mostly yellow-crested cockatoos, jammed...
Nepal’s earthquake reflects village exodus of Nepali young
Gone, the girl says as she squints into the sun, the air around her shimmering with wind-blown wheat chaff.
Reduced to rubble, Nepal’s ‘Monkey Temple’ now a honeypot for art thieves
The hilltop Swayambunath Temple complex, known to many as the “Monkey Temple” for the tiny primates that reside there and one of Nepal’s...
Go home: Nepal tells foreign nations to end quake search and rescue operations
Nepal told foreign countries to wrap up search and rescue operations on Monday, nine days after a devastating earthquake killed more than 7,200 people,...
British grandmother prepares for execution in Indonesia
A British grandmother on death row in Indonesia is writing goodbye letters to her family and believes she could be executed at any time. Lindsay Sandiford,...
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