Asia

China hosts ASEAN officials for South China Sea talks

  (REUTERS)   China hosted the ASEAN delegations for the 13th Senior Officials' Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on…

China launches ‘hack-proof’ communications satellite

  (REUTERS) China on Tuesday launched the world's first quantum satellite, which will help it establish "hack-proof" communications between space…

Kashmir hit by deadly unrest on India Independence Day

  SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - by Parvaiz BUKHARI A police paramilitary commander was shot dead in Kashmir's main city while at…

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits off northern Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A magnitude 5.6 undersea earthquake struck Japan Monday off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, though there…

Thailand detains several people for questioning over deadly blasts

  (REUTERS)  Thailand's army said on Monday it had detained several people for questioning over a wave of deadly bombings…

S. Korea’s Park tells North to abandon nuclear weapons

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapon…

Former President Ramos meets senior China official to mend ties

HONG KONG, United States (AFP) -- Former Philippine leader Fidel Ramos said Friday he had met with a senior Chinese…

Activists slam ASEAN roadmap to stop smog

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) - Southeast Asian nations agreed to a roadmap on Thursday to combat acrid haze from Indonesian fires…

Bomb blast injures 13 in SW Pakistan days after major attack

QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) -- A roadside bomb apparently targeting a judge injured at least 13 people in Pakistan's southwestern city…

Russia declares three-hour daily ceasefire in Aleppo

by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber with Karam al-Masri in Aleppo MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's defense ministry on Wednesday said it would…

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