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...
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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...
Children among the dead in Myanmar military airstrikes, say activists
Many of the villages targeted are controlled by the Karen National Union (KNU), an ethnic armed group that holds large...
One of Asia’s most Catholic countries imposes lockdowns over Easter
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced the lockdown Saturday after the country reported 9,838 new Covid-19 cases -- the country's highest...
UN officials condemn Myanmar junta after 100-plus civilians killed in one day
At least 114 people were killed Saturday during demonstrations in 44 towns and cities across the country, according to a...
This country only has about 500 doctors for 9 million people. Now it’s dealing with a Covid outbreak
"This is very frightening, to know that you don't have any medical facilities open, or very limited, and you cannot...
At least five dead as massive fire destroys thousands of homes in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps
The fire destroyed at least 3,000 shelters as it tore through the camp, Rashedul Islam, an official in charge of...
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Prime Minister, tests positive for Covid-19
Khan is "self-isolating at home," the country's health minister, Faisal Sultan, said on Saturday.The 68-year-old former international cricketer received his...
Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is ‘unconstitutional,’ court rules
It's the first time that a court has ruled on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage in Japan, the only Group...
Myanmar’s military is killing peaceful protesters. Here’s what you need to know
At least 138 people, including children, have been killed since the coup, according to the United Nations Human Rights office....
