VIDEO 1 day ago Survivor of Mao’s purge warns ‘American college students are like Red Guards' Lily Tang-Williams, a survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, says anti-Israel college campus protests across the nation remind her of a paramilitary student uprising in Communist China.
China 1 day ago China's military monitors route taken by Filipino activists sailing toward disputed shoal In the South China Sea, Filipino activists and fishermen sailed to assert the Philippines' sovereignty over a disputed shoal while being closely monitored by China.
Natural Disasters 1 day ago After dozens die in floods, Indonesia seeds clouds to block rainfall Indonesian authorities have seeded clouds in a bid to prevent further rainfall after flash floods that hit the country's Sumatra Island over the weekend left at least 59 people dead.
Pakistan 1 day ago Pakistan's military conducts successful test-fire of newly developed rocket system, army says Pakistan's military has announced the successful test-firing of the Fatah-II Guided Rocket System, a short-range weapon developed for defense from India.
Thailand 1 day ago Thai PM orders investigation after monarchy reform activist died in prison Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ordered an investigation into the death of activist Netiporn "Bung" Sanesangkhom following a heart attack and a monthslong hunger strike.
Asia 1 day ago Singapore's new prime minister to be sworn in, marking end of Lee dynasty Lawrence Wong, a U.S.-trained economist and former civil servant turned politician, is set to become Singapore's fourth prime minister, succeeding Lee Hsien Loong.
World 2 days ago Sumatran tiger on the loose, believed to have killed man in Indonesia A man working on an Indonesian plantation last week was reportedly killed by a wild Sumatran tiger, according to reports. The tiger is still on the loose.
Asia 2 days ago 52 confirmed dead, 20 missing after flash floods devastate Indonesia’s Sumatra Island Rescuers are searching for bodies, and whenever possible survivors, of flash floods that hit Indonesia’s Sumatra Island over the weekend, authorities say.
Asia 3 days ago Reports of army killing of villagers in Burma supported by photos and harrowing tale of a survivor Soldiers of Burma’s military government have reportedly carried out a massacre of over 30 civilians in central Burma; the country has been mired in violence since the military seized power in 2021.
Floods 3 days ago More bodies recovered after Indonesia flash floods bring death toll to 44 In Indonesia, heavy rains and a landslide caused a river to overflow its banks, resulting in flash floods that have killed at least 44 people with 15 still missing.