Myanmar police and military kill at least 18 people after opening fire on protesters, UN says
The reported casualties make Sunday the deadliest day since the military seized power on February 1.As demonstrations against the military...
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Why Japan took so long to start Covid-19 vaccinations, even with the Olympics looming
In Japan, only about 18,000 doses have been administered, according to the Japanese government.Like the US, Japan is using the...
More than a dozen slum residents in an Indian city say they didn’t know they were part of a clinical vaccine trial
Locals who recalled hearing it back in December said they scrambled to take up the offer -- 750 rupees was...
India’s groundwater crisis threatens food security for hundreds of millions, study says
The study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that overuse of groundwater could cause winter harvests in some...
China detains six people for ‘insulting’ soldiers killed in India border clash
Police said six people were detained for up to 15 days across China, with another accused currently living overseas facing...
Beijing’s 2008 Olympics were a soft power victory for China, but 2022 may be another story
Remembered today as an event in which record-breaking sporting achievements were matched only by the spectacular pageantry and organization of...
Myanmar police open fire on protesters in Mandalay leaving at least two dead, say reports
Stringers for CNN confirm that live rounds and tear gas were used to disperse people at an anti-coup protest in...
4 Chinese soldiers died in bloody India border clash last year, China reveals
The two sides fought with fists, stones, and nailed-studded bamboo poles, in what was the deadliest border clash between the...
When the Dalai Lama dies, his reincarnation will be a religious crisis. Here’s how it will happen
The best-known living Buddhist figure in the world said that when he turned 90 years old, he would decide whether...
Village at center of India glacier collapse warned of impending disaster for decades. No one listened
Armed with only their bare hands and fierce determination to save the forest upon which their livelihoods depended, Gaura Devi...
Farmers across India have been protesting for months. Here’s why
Large barricades erected by the police and topped with barbed wire stand a few hundred meters from the camp, preventing...
Analysis: China seizes on lack of WHO breakthrough in Wuhan to claim coronavirus vindication
And so therefore -- while somewhat disappointing -- it was no shock that the team did not reveal any major...
Second drug kingpin arrested in Thailand tightening dragnet on huge syndicate
Lee, 65, is a former prison mate of Tse's suspected of being involved in drug trafficking for four decades. A...
Indonesian village turns red as floods hit batik-manufacturing hub
Thousands of users on Twitter shared photos and videos of the village south of Pekalongan city in Central Java being...
What life is like in Indian farmers protest camps on Delhi’s outskirts
In November, farmers infuriated by new agricultural reforms drove in tractor conveys from around India to set up multiple blockades...
‘No room for debate or compromise’ as Hong Kong introduces sweeping national security rules for schools
For years, parents and students in the semi-autonomous city have feared a shift toward China-style "patriotic education," with a previous...
Top former North Korean diplomat says he defected for the future of his teenage daughter
In his first interview since defecting to the South more than a year ago, Ryu Hyeon-woo told CNN that "North...
Small blast goes off near Israeli embassy in New Delhi
New Delhi police said a "very low intensity improvised device" went off around 5 p.m. local (6.30 a.m. ET) in...
Analysis: These three Pacific military flashpoints could shape Biden’s China strategy
In the short time since President Joe Biden was sworn into office, China has flown more than two dozen combat...
Pakistan’s top court rules to free men previously convicted of kidnapping and murdering Daniel Pearl
Pearl was working as the South Asia bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal in 2002 when he was kidnapped...
