Asia-Pacific
With Suu Kyi blocked, her Myanmar party eyes ex-general for president
Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) will go into next year’s parliamentary election in Myanmar with no candidate for president...
Close ‘evil’ prison camps, U.S. secretary of state urges North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry denounced human rights abuses in North Korea on Tuesday and called on Pyongyang to shut down its penal colonies riddled...
U.S. secretary of state urges North Korea to close ‘evil’ prison camps
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry denounced human rights abuses in North Korea on Tuesday and called on Pyongyang to shut down its penal colonies riddled...
Hong Kong students take democracy strike to government HQ
Hong Kong students took their anti-Beijing strike to government headquarters Tuesday, with hundreds gathering at the harbourside complex to protest China’s...
Police equipment from China aids rights violations: Amnesty
More than 130 Chinese companies are making and selling equipment that can be used for torture, fueling human-rights violations across Africa and Asia,...
'Everything's gone': Kashmir's famed carpets ruined in $5 bn flood losses
More than 450 people were killed when the floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains, swept this month through the Himalayan region and into neighbouring...
Australia seeks broad new security powers after anti-terror raids
Australia’s government will seek broad new security powers to combat what it says is the rising threat of militant Islamists in the wake of sweeping...
Two killed, many injured in Xinjiang explosions
Multiple explosions in a county in China’s western region of Xinjiang have killed at least two people and injured many others, regional authorities...
New Zealand PM pushes for flag change after election win
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Monday he would press ahead with plans to hold a referendum to change the national flag following his election...
Dalai Lama praises Xi Jinping as ‘more realistic’
The Dalai Lama praised Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday for being “more realistic” and principled than his predecessors, a day after...
The power and the glory: Bainimarama claims victory in Fiji elections
Fiji coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama declared himself the Pacific nation’s new prime minister Sunday, four days after the country’s first democratic...
New Zealand’s PM John Key wins third term in office
New Zealand’s ruling National party have secured a third term in government on Saturday as the center-right party secured an outright majority on...
China battles with abandoned baby crisis
A new-born baby has been rescued from a university toilet in the city of Linyi, north-western China.
Indian Muslims will never dance to al Qaeda’s tune, insists Prime Minister Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said al Qaeda will struggle to recruit members in the world’s second-most populous nation and he praised...
Widespread floods shut down Philippine capital
Heavy rains from a storm and the seasonal monsoon caused widespread flooding Friday in the Philippine capital Manila and nearby provinces, shutting down...
Australian PM: Militants planned attacks on government buildings, officials
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday that intelligence “chatter” has revealed that militants plan to attack Australian politicians and...
In India, Xi Jinping gets first public welcome for Chinese leader in 60 years
Chinese President Xi Jinping has become the first Chinese leader in six decades to be feted at a civic reception, during an historic visit to Indiaa that...
Fiji’s military ruler headed for big election win
Fijians flocked to vote on Wednesday in the South Pacific nation’s first election since a 2006 coup, with officials declaring the poll trouble free...
Australian counter-terror raids - Islamic State had planned public beheadings
A man believed to be Australia’s most senior Islamic State (IS) member apparently instructed contacts in Australia to carry out a campaign of random...
Despite UN ruling, Japan seeks backing for whale hunting
Japan sought international backing Wednesday for its highly criticized plan to resume whale hunting in the Antarctic next year, despite a ruling against...
Thailand beach murders: Suspect still on island, say police
Thai police investigating the brutal murders of two young British tourists are convinced their killer is still on the island.
Idyllic Fiji belies coup culture with first election since 2006
Fijians voted on Wednesday in the South Pacific nation’s first election since a 2006 coup, with the military on standby in case violence flares but...
Glowing red: Thousands flee as lava forms in Philippine’s deadliest volcano
Thousands of people are being evacuated from the area around an active volcano in the northern Philippines after the country’s seismology agency...
'Unprecedented catastrophe' facing Kashmir after floods
Health workers were scrambling Tuesday to manage a mounting health crisis nearly two weeks after massive flooding engulfed much of Kashmir, and were treating...
Thailand beach murders: CCTV image of ‘suspicious man’ released by police
Police have released a CCTV image of the man they want to speak to in connection with the “gruesome” murder of two British tourists in Thailand.
Thai police focus on migrant worker link in British tourist murder probe
Police investigating the “gruesome” killing of two British tourists in Thailand say they are looking at whether someone from the migrant worker...
Fijians prepare to vote in first election since 2006 coup
The long wait is nearly over for tens of thousands of Fijians who want a say in how their country is run - they head to the polls on Wednesday for the...
Dogs for dinner: Vietnam slaughters five million canines a year
The people of Vietnam slaughter at least five million dogs for food each year, according to Asia Canine Protection Alliance (ACPA) - but those figures...
Naked bodies of two British tourists found on idyllic Thai island beach
The naked bodies of two British tourists who had apparently been attacked with a hoe have been found on a beach, police have said.
Fiery debate expected at talks over Japanese whale hunt
International Whaling Commission (IWC) members will square off in Slovenia this week over the fate of hundreds of whales in the crosshairs of Japanese...
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