Afghan translator’s desperate journey from the clutches of the Taliban to a new life in the US
"We hope to make it, and survive," Shirzad, 34, a former interpreter for United States Special Forces, said in a...
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Hong Kong police investigate Tiananmen vigil organizers
The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China must submit personal details of all its directors...
Japan gang boss sentenced to death after group members attacked civilians
In handing down the sentence, a judge at the court in Fukuoka, western Japan, said strict controls were in place...
Kabul’s airport is the epicenter of a desperate and deadly scramble to escape the Taliban
The airport is the epicenter of a chaotic scramble to escape the country for tens of thousands of people --...
The Taliban have seized control of Afghanistan. What does that mean for women and girls?
For Afghanistan's women and girls, this is the terrifying uncertainty they now find themselves in. As Taliban leaders tell international...
Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled with only the clothes on his back, senior adviser says
Ghani was far from prepared for the Taliban's arrival on the outskirts of Kabul last Saturday and fled Sunday with...
New Zealand announces a nationwide lockdown … over one Covid case
Ardern told a press conference Tuesday authorities were assuming it was the contagious Delta variant, although genome sequencing is still...
At least 4 people presumed dead after mudslides hit Japan
Three of those victims in Nagano prefecture's Okaya City were presumed dead, though workers were able to pull out five...
India sets Covid-19 infection record for fourth straight day
The country also reported its highest daily death toll for the ninth consecutive day, adding 2,767 fatalities in the past...
Missing Indonesian submarine believed sunk as debris is found, Navy says
Authorities now expect to carry out an evacuation process to recover the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine and its crew when they...
Analysis: Urgent action on Myanmar is needed but engaging the junta is a risky gamble
But an invitation extended to Gen. Min Aung Hlaing -- the junta chief who led the coup -- has sparked...
Myanmar releases prisoners for New Year, though likely not dissidents
But few, if any, democracy activists arrested since the February 1 coup are expected to be among them.Saturday is the...
Myanmar military denies responsibility for child deaths and says elections could be pushed back
During an hour-long conversation with CNN, the military spokesperson was steadfast in upholding the junta's official narrative: that the generals...
Japan’s powerful patriarchy often sidelines women. Fixing that won’t be easy
Experts say some men of that generation carry beliefs that women are best left at home, or should attend meetings...
Floods, landslides, kill dozens in Indonesia and East Timor
At least 49 families were hit on Flores, in the east of Indonesia's sprawling archipelago, Raditya Jati, a BNPB spokesman...
Taiwan’s transport minister offers resignation after dozens killed in train crash
Deadly train derailment in TaiwanRescuers remove parts of the derailed train in a tunnel north of Hualien County, eastern Taiwan,...
Myanmar junta orders internet blackout as more pro-democracy protesters are detained
Pro-democracy demonstrators have repeatedly filled streets across the country for nearly two months in protest after the military overthrew the...
Train derails in Taiwan, with at least 36 dead and many injured
The eight car train, traveling to Taitung, came off the rails in a tunnel just north of Hualien Friday morning,...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi charged with violating state secrets as wireless internet shutdown begins
Suu Kyi's charge of breaking the British colonial-era law is the fifth and most serious charge leveled against her since...
Myanmar junta offers ceasefire to some, as UN envoy warns of ‘bloodbath’
The ceasefire appeared to refer to actions taken against ethnic armed groups, where fighting has increased since the junta's seizure...
