Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades
Government agencies and the army have set up aid and relief camps in flood-hit regions and are working to help...
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Nancy Pelosi says US will not allow Taiwan to be isolated as China holds military drills
Speaking at a news conference in Tokyo during the last stop of her Asia tour, Pelosi said China had sought...
Myanmar genocide case can go ahead, top UN court rules
Myanmar, now ruled by a military junta that seized power in 2021, had argued that Gambia, which brought the suit,...
Abortion’s illegal in the Catholic majority Philippines, so more than a million women a year turn to other options
"We take on huge risks if we agree to perform an abortion," said Miriam, who is using an alias to...
Filipinos are buying books to preserve the truth about the Marcos regime
The rush to buy books documenting Marcos' destructive 21-year reign comes as his son, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., assumes office...
Sri Lanka crisis: How do you fix a broken country?
But all that changed on July 9, when protesters stormed in and took control, demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya...
Singing on streets as Sri Lanka’s leader agrees to step down
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to resign on July 13, the speaker of the country's parliament announced late Saturday, following...
Analysis: is North Korea hiding a bigger problem behind its Covid-19 outbreak?
"North Koreans call them rubber band statistics," he said, in a nod toward Pyongyang's flexibility with the truth. "It's hard...
China calls on Myanmar’s junta to hold talks with opponents
Wang is in Myanmar for his first visit since the junta overthrew the democratically elected government of Aung San Su...
Hong Kong said ‘miracle’ needed to find more survivors from ship sunk in Typhoon Chaba. China just found one
Twenty-six people remain missing after the Chinese engineering ship Fujing001 -- with a crew of 30 -- sank some 300...
Taliban supreme leader warns foreigners not to interfere in Afghanistan
The reclusive leader told the conference that Afghanistan "cannot develop without being independent," according to state-run Bakhtar News Agency."Thank God,...
Live updates: Hong Kong-China handover anniversary, Xi Jinping visit, John Lee swearing-in
Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive John Lee on Friday vowed to strengthen the city’s advantage as a financial hub and...
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sworn in as Philippines’ new President
Marcos Jr., known as "Bongbong" in the Philippines, won a landslide in May 9 elections on a platform of national...
Proud to be back: Singapore’s Pink Dot rally makes colorful return
Lim, 21, was born male and now identifies as trans feminine. This year's rally was her first, and she attended...
Pakistanis told to drink less tea amid economic crisis
The country's Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, on Tuesday told reporters that Pakistanis could reduce their tea...
World’s nuclear arsenals on the rise as concerns grow over China and North Korea
"There are clear indications that the reductions that have characterized global nuclear arsenals since the end of the cold war...
US and Chinese defense chiefs trade barbs over Taiwan at first face-to-face meeting
The US is committed to its One China policy, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Wei Fenghe,...
India’s ruling party suspends official over comments about Islam
The BJP said in a statement on its website that the party respected all religions. "The BJP strongly denounces insult...
In Hong Kong, memories of China’s Tiananmen Square massacre are being erased
The atmosphere would be at once defiant and somber. Speakers would demand accountability from the Chinese Communist Party for ordering...
The hotline that became a lifeline for expectant mothers
But, in April this year, a phone call from a familiar voice forced Jha to break from her busy routine. "Please come over, I need to...
