Asia & Pacific

Asia & Pacific 01/14/20, 03:11

The Chinese communist regime banned the executive director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) from Hong Kong in retaliation for the unrest in the city. For Kenneth Roth, the head of HRW, this reaction of the regime ...

Asia & Pacific 01/13/20, 15:47

Opinion Taiwan gave out millions of votes last Saturday in pursuit of a peaceful democracy. A year ago, re-elected President Tsai Ing-Wen was in a difficult position and the polls showed her to be 20 points behind ...

Asia & Pacific 01/08/20, 14:51

Late Tuesday, Jan. 7, the Indonesian air force deployed four fighter jets into the South China Sea in a confrontation with the Chinese regime after Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, protested a violation of its exclusive economic ...

Asia & Pacific 01/08/20, 06:17

Shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, a Ukrainian aircraft carrying 176 passengers crashed on Wednesday, Jan.8, killing all on board, Iranian state TV announced. The plane had taken off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in ...

Asia & Pacific 01/07/20, 18:54

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), warned on his Twitter account that the elections to be held in Taiwan on Jan. 11 will be "vital" in curbing the "oppressive" influence of Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Scott, made his ...

Asia & Pacific 01/06/20, 11:06

Local authorities in Wuhan, China, said the mystery illness striking down citizens is not SARS. Bird-flu and influenza have also been ruled out, as dozens of people were stricken by the disease of unknown origin, ...

Asia & Pacific 01/03/20, 10:37

The former CEO of Nissan Carlos Ghosn, who was set to face charges in Japan in 2020 for financial wrongdoing has mysteriously fled the country, reportedly by hiding in a box used to transport musical ...

Washington 01/02/20, 18:24

Another 4,000 U.S. troops are being prepared for deployment to the Middle East to bolster security in the region after the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Bagdad, Iraq, reported Fox News. These soldiers reportedly come ...

Asia & Pacific 12/29/19, 19:00

The Taliban's ruling council agreed Sunday to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a window in which a peace agreement with the United States can be signed, officials from the insurgent group said. They didn't ...

Asia & Pacific 12/29/19, 11:52

The wreckage of a boat authorities believe originated from North Korea has been discovered washed up on the shores of the Japanese island Sado, on Friday, Dec. 27. It contained the remains of up to ...

Asia & Pacific 12/27/19, 09:54

Iran's navy kicked off the first joint naval exercise in the northern Indian Ocean with Russia and China on Friday, Dec. 27, Iranian state television reported. The four-day drill, conducted from Chahbahar a southeastern port city ...

Asia & Pacific 12/27/19, 13:22

The young Balinese widow stared across the courthouse at the man who had murdered her husband and 201 others, and longed to see him suffer. Ever since that horrible night, when she realized amid the blackened ...

Asia & Pacific 12/27/19, 02:09

A strong typhoon that barreled through the central Philippines left at least 28 dead and 12 missing, and forced thousands to flee their homes, devastating Christmas celebrations in the predominantly Roman Catholic country. Typhoon Phanfone stranded ...

Asia & Pacific 12/26/19, 23:51

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a landslide victory in a primary election for leadership of the ruling Likud party. Official results announced early Friday showed Netanyahu capturing 72% of the votes, compared with 28% ...

Asia & Pacific 12/11/19, 09:37

For Hong Kong spectators mentally and physically drained from six months of pro-democracy protests that have convulsed the city, a rousing performance of “Les Miserables” proved almost too much to bear. Audience members wept, dabbing their ...

Asia & Pacific 12/11/19, 06:45

The eruption was so silent that Lillani Hopkins didn't hear it over the hum of the boat’s engines. She didn't turn around until her dad whacked her. Then she saw it. Huge clouds of ash and ...