Asia
6 Sep 2023
A man accused of throwing a pipe bomb at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April has been charged with attempted murder, a court spokeswoman said Wednesday.
6 Sep 2023
A Myanmar journalist arrested in May while covering the aftermath of a deadly cyclone has been jailed by junta authorities for 20 years, his employer said on Wednesday.
6 Sep 2023
A Japanese city plans to use robots to enable pupils to attend classes virtually, as truancy rates surge due to anxiety and bullying, officials said Wednesday.
6 Sep 2023
China's premier said on Wednesday that major powers must oppose a new Cold War, a thinly veiled reference to Washington, as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia.
5 Sep 2023
India was buzzing with speculation Tuesday over rumoured plans to scrap official usage of the country's English name after a state-issued invitation sent to world leaders referred to it as "Bharat".
5 Sep 2023
The UN voiced alarm Tuesday at the use of legal proceedings in Bangladesh to intimidate and harass rights advocates and civil society leaders, including Nobel laureate and microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus.
5 Sep 2023
The Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok said on Tuesday it had opened a long-promised data centre in Ireland, as it tries to calm fears in Europe over data privacy.
5 Sep 2023
Myanmar's junta will likely hold elections in 2025, party officials told AFP on Tuesday, even as the military struggles to crush resistance to its rule.
4 Sep 2023
Iran has shuttered a water park for allowing women entry without the mandatory headscarf, local media reported on Monday. The closure is part of stepped up measures by authorities over the past few months against women and businesses who fail to observe the Islamic republic's strict dress code. "The Mojhaye Khoroushan water park has been…
4 Sep 2023
A Pakistan navy helicopter crashed in a southwestern city on Monday after suffering a suspected mechanical fault, killing three crew members, the military said. The helicopter was on a training flight in the port city of Gwadar, in Balochistan province, a navy spokesman said, a region where Islamabad has been battling a separatist insurgency for…
4 Sep 2023
India launched major military drills Monday, including along contested border areas with China, which will continue during the G20 summit in New Delhi that President Xi Jinping will skip
4 Sep 2023
More than 100 fishermen and locals living near Fukushima will file a lawsuit this week seeking to stop the release of wastewater from the stricken Japanese nuclear plant, they said Monday