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Prisons chief killed in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Police say the prisons chief in Indian-controlled Kashmir has been killed as India’s powerful home minister arrived…
Weak yen, higher costs weigh on Japan business sentiment
A survey by the Bank of Japan has found business sentiment among large manufacturers worsened for the third…
North Korea conducts 4th round of missile tests in 1 week
North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles Saturday, prompting quick, strong condemnation from its…
China manufacturing weak, adding to economy pressure
Two surveys show growth in Chinese manufacturing was weak in September, export orders fell and employers cut jobs
Japan’s army issues rare apology over sexual harassment case
In a rare admission of sexual harassment in Japan’s military, its army chief has apologized to a former soldier for…
Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
For years, Facebook, now called Meta, has pushed the narrative that it was a neutral platform in Myanmar that was…
Pakistan appoints new finance minister amid economic crisis
Pakistan has appointed a new finance minister as the country struggles with an economic crisis
Vietnam imposes curfew, evacuations ahead of Typhoon Noru
Vietnam has imposed a curfew and evacuated over 800,000 people as a powerful typhoon that had flooded villages and…
EXPLAINER: Why is Japan split over Abe’s state funeral?
A rare state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister who was assassinated in July, has split Japan
Boat capsize in Bangladesh kills at least 24 Hindu pilgrims
At least 24 Hindu pilgrims have been killed after an overcrowded boat capsized in northern Bangladesh
Chinese survivors had no food, water on sinking boat
Chinese survivors from a boat that sank near a Cambodian island have described embarking on what they believed…
Thailand downgrades COVID-19 threat, lifts emergency decree
Thailand’s government will lift an emergency decree it imposed in March 2020 to battle the coronavirus as it…
