S Korea to scrap intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid dispute over history
By Hyonhee Shin, Josh Smith and Kiyoshi Takenaka South Korea said on Thursday it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest
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China’s parliament rules out allowing same-sex marriage
Limiting marriage to a relationship between a man and a woman will remain China’s legal position, a parliament spokesman said on Wednesday, ruling out following
Fresh protests in Indonesia’s Papua as extra police arrive
Rallies erupted in more towns in Indonesia’s Papua on Wednesday, with protesters setting fire to a market and throwing stones at buildings following a spate
Russia, China accuse US of stoking tensions with missile test
Russia and China accused the United States on Tuesday of stoking military tensions by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, but the foreign ministry in Moscow
China cries foul over Facebook, Twitter block of fake accounts
China said on Tuesday it had a right to put out its own views after Twitter and Facebook said they had dismantled a state-backed social
Twitter and FB accuse China of using fake accounts to undermine HK protests
By Katie Paul and Elizabeth Culliford Aug 19 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc said on Monday they had dismantled a state-backed social media campaign originating
Thousands of Hong Kongers brave rain to join anti-government rally
By Tom Westbrook and Lukas Job Thousands of protesters, most clad in black, gathered under a downpour for an anti-government rally at a Hong Kong
Afghan wedding suicide blast kills 63, amid hopes for talks (updated)
A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the
Saudi-led coalition fires flares over Yemeni port of Aden – residents
Saudi-led coalition warplanes fired flares over Yemen’s Aden at dawn on Saturday, residents said, near camps occupied by southern separatist fighters who last week seized
Hong Kong tense as weekend of protests begins with teachers’ rally in rain
By Marius Zaharia and Julie Zhu Over a thousand Hong Kong school teachers braved thunderstorms on Saturday to start a weekend of anti-government demonstrations
India says committed to ‘no first use’ of nuclear weapons for now
India has stuck to its commitment of ‘no first use’ of nuclear weapons but future policy will depend on the situation, the defence minister said
Korea fires projectiles, rejects S.Korea’s ‘senseless’ dialogue pledge
By Josh Smith and Jack Kim North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea’s military said, shortly after Pyongyang
China’s HK office condemns “near-terrorist acts” at Hong Kong airport
China’s Hong Kong affairs office condemned what it called “near-terrorist acts” at Hong Kong’s airport and reiterated support for local authorities to severely punish those
Family of Irish teen found dead in Malaysia won’t seek criminal probe – lawyer
By Liz Lee The family of an Irish girl whose naked body was found near a Malaysian jungle stream will not demand a criminal investigation
Class dismissed: Surge in arrests of foreign teachers in China
Arrests and deportations of foreign teachers in China have soared this year, lawyers, schools and teachers say, amid a broad crackdown defined by new police
Malaysian police find body of Irish girl missing from jungle resort (Update 2)
By Rozanna Latiff and Jiraporn Kuhakan Malaysian police on Tuesday found the unclothed body of an Irish teenager who went missing from a jungle resort
Hong Kong airport says aiming to restore normal service but more protests planned
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority said on Tuesday it was working with its partners to restore normal operations as soon as possible but noted that more
Indian authorities lock down Kashmir’s major city on Eid holiday
By Zeba Siddiqui and Fayaz Bukhari Indian security forces kept disputed Kashmir’s biggest city of Srinagar largely locked down on Monday, the Muslim festival of
Shamans, European police join search for Irish girl missing in Malaysia
Shamans and European police joined the search for an Irish teenager who went missing from a Malaysian resort and her family on Monday offered a
Singapore to ban domestic elephant ivory trade from 2021
Singapore will ban the domestic trade in ivory from September 2021, the government said on Monday, shutting the door to an important end-market for poached