Asia-Pacific
Indonesian president says Islamic State ‘embarrassing’ Muslims
The president of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, Indonesia, on Thursday called the actions of Islamic State militants “embarrassing”...
Thai junta leader appointed prime minister by hand-picked parliament
Three months after overthrowing Thailand’s last elected government, junta leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha will step out of his uniform to become the...
SE Asia economic integration could worsen inequality: study
A plan by Southeast Asian countries to establish a European Union-inspired single market next year could worsen inequality and is likely to benefit men...
Japanese 111-year-old recognised as the world’s oldest man
A Japanese man born months before the Wright brothers carried out the first human flight was recognised Wednesday as the world’s oldest male at the...
At least 36 killed as Japan landslides engulf homes in Hiroshima
At least 36 people have died and up to a dozen are missing after a mudslide on the outskirts of Hiroshima.
Thousands of Pakistan protesters claim victory as they march on parliament
Jubilant anti-government demonstrators in Pakistan have claimed victory after tearing down barricades and occupying a key road outside parliament.
Crocodile named Michael Jackson may have killed fisherman
A white-headed crocodile nicknamed Michael Jackson has been shot dead, reports said Tuesday, after the dangerous predator apparently killed a fisherman...
Snoozing China air traffic controllers force jet to delay landing
A Chinese aircraft was forced to delay its landing after two air traffic controllers nodded off, reports said Tuesday, sparking a wave of online anger...
Australia to free some detained asylum-seeking children
A number of asylum-seeking children held in Australian mainland immigration detention centres are to be released, officials said Tuesday, although hundreds...
Chinese military’s ability to wage war eroded by graft, its generals warn
As tensions spike between China and other countries in Asia’s disputed waters, serving and retired Chinese military officers as well as state media...
Burma’s downtrodden Rohingya Muslims at risk of losing even their name
Myanmar’s downtrodden Rohingya Muslims have been denied citizenship, targeted in deadly sectarian violence and corralled into dirty camps without...
Thirteen rescued two days after Indonesia tourist boat sinks
Eight foreigners and five Indonesians were rescued Monday two days after their tourist boat sank during a storm in the archipelago, having survived by...
Pope urges divided Koreas to unite as ‘one people’
Pope Francis wrapped up his first trip to Asia on Monday by challenging Koreans—from the North and the South—to reject the “mindset of suspicion...
Monsoon floods hit Uttar Pradesh, 200 villages underwater
Floods triggered by heavy rains have inundated nearly 200 villages in Uttar Pradesh, killing at least 21 people and leaving thousands homeless, officials...
Tens of thousands attend anti-Occupy protest in Hong Kong
Tens of thousands in Hong Kong suffered 30-degree heat to protest against plans by pro-democracy activists to paralyse the city centre with a mass sit-in...
15 missing after tourist boat sinks in Bali sea
At least 10 tourists and five Indonesians are missing after their boat sank while travelling between holiday islands in Indonesia.
Julie Bishop’s mobile phone compromised during MH17 talks
The mobile phone of Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop was compromised while she was overseas negotiating access to the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash...
Pope holds up Korean martyrs as models for church
About 800,000 people attended a Seoul Mass led by Pope Francis on Saturday, the Vatican says.
Pakistan protest leaders vow no let-up until PM Sharif steps down
More than 20,000 anti-government protesters flooded the centre of Pakistan’s capital on Saturday, vowing to stay in the streets until Prime Minister...
Australian same-sex couple allowed to leave Thailand with newborn twins
An Australian same-sex couple at the centre of Thailand’s surrogacy scandal has been able to leave the country with their newborn babies.
Huge crowds greet Pope at martyr beatification in Seoul
Pope Francis beatified 124 Korean martyrs on Saturday, telling hundreds of thousands of people who turned out for his open-air Mass that their ancestors’...
Indian sisters may become the first women to be hanged
Two Indian sisters sentenced to death in 2001 for kidnapping 13 children and killing nine of them may be the first women to be hanged in the country, after...
Philippine militants pledge allegiance to Islamic State jihadists
Hardline Muslim guerrillas in the Philippines said Friday they have pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the extremist jihadists who now control large...
Shots fired at Imran Khan during Pakistan anti-government rally
Clashes broke out Friday as tens of thousands of Pakistani protesters from two anti-government movements converged on the capital, presenting the 15-month-old...
Japan PM sends offering to war dead shrine, angers China and South Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday sent a ritual offering to a Tokyo shrine to war dead but did not join senior government officials in a visit,...
Thailand bans surrogate babies from leaving as new laws revealed
Four couples from the U.S. and Australia have been prevented from leaving Thailand with surrogate babies as part of a government crackdown on the burgeoning...
Japan protesters rail against U.S. military base
Demonstrators rallied in Japan’s southern Okinawa island chain, calling for work to stop on the long-stalled relocation of a controversial U.S.
Australian hospital accidentally declares 200 patients dead
An Australian hospital apologised “unreservedly” Thursday after sending out notices to the doctors of more than 200 patients telling them they...
Imran Khan leads thousands of anti-government protesters in Pakistan
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters gathered outside the house of Imran Khan on Thursday in preparation of a huge march across the capital,...
Pope calls for peace on Korean Peninsula as Pyongyang fires missiles
Pope Francis has called for renewed efforts to forge peace on the Korean Peninsula as he opened a five-day visit to South Korea with a message of reconciliation,...
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