Indonesia has freed and deported an American man after 11 years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s mother, in a case that became known as the Bali “suitcase murder.”
February 25, 2026Japan says Iran has detained a Japanese citizen in Tehran since January and it is demanding the person's quick release
February 25, 2026Officials say the deaths of 72 tigers at two tourist parks in northern Thailand are a result of canine distemper and not bird flu
February 24, 2026Seventeen international aid groups have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them to keep working in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian areas as Israel is set to bar them for refusing to comply with new rules
February 24, 2026Hong Kong protests after Panama takes control of two key ports on the Panama Canal once run by a Hong Kong company
February 24, 2026A Hong Kong-based company that has operated key ports at the ends of the Panama Canal for decades says the government has seized them
February 23, 2026South Korea’s jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol has appealed his life sentence for rebellion over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024
February 24, 2026A crowded bus in Nepal has crashed off a mountain highway, killing 19 people including a British national
February 23, 2026North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been reelected to the top post of the ruling Workers’ Party, with delegates crediting him for bolstering the country’s nuclear arsenal and strengthening its regional standing
February 23, 2026Jeeno Thitikul wins the LPGA Thailand by one shot and earns her first victory at her home event
February 22, 2026Pakistan launches airstrikes against Afghan-based ‘militants’ it blames for cross-border attacks
February 22, 2026World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul has birdied her final three holes for a 6-under 66 and a two-stroke lead going into the final round of her home LPGA Thailand tournament
February 21, 2026Wall Street kept calm after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, and stocks ticked higher
February 20, 2026German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first visit to China next week since taking the helm of Europe’s biggest economy
February 20, 2026Osaka has received an anonymous gift of gold bars to repair the Japanese city’s aging water pipes
February 20, 2026The White House has announced a trade agreement with Indonesia
February 19, 2026North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s most important political event
February 20, 2026Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law to suppress the opposition
February 19, 2026Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection
February 19, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she hopes to deepen her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump
February 18, 2026The hole-in-the-wall chicken shop Chinese tourists are traveling thousands of miles to visit
February 18, 2026Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte says she will seek the presidency in the 2028 elections
February 18, 2026Japan has reported its exports surged nearly 17% in January from a year earlier, on strong shipments to China and other Asian markets
February 18, 2026A quiet finish for U.S. stocks masked big swings underneath the surface
February 17, 2026Bangladesh’s new prime minister has been sworn in after his party’s landslide win in parliamentary elections last week, the country’s first since the massive 2024 uprising
February 17, 2026Why the Adidas ‘Chinese New Year’ jacket has gone viral
February 17, 2026The United States is planning to deploy more high-tech missile systems in the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies again condemned China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”
February 17, 2026The house always wins: How the establishment finally came out on top in Thailand
February 17, 2026North Korea says it completed a housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine
February 15, 2026Indonesia is training troops for a new peacekeeping force in Gaza, backing a key part of President Donald Trump’s postwar plan
February 13, 2026Could this teenage girl be North Korea’s next leader?
February 13, 2026New Zealand's Court of Appeal has finished hearing an appeal from the Christchurch mosque gunman, in proceedings that were quiet and tightly controlled
February 13, 2026The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it was “sensible” for a South Korean official to express regret for alleged civilian drone flights over North Korea but warned of counterattacks if they recur
February 13, 2026The Trump administration is ending Operation Metro Surge, a sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota that sparked weeks of protests and left two U.S. citizens dead
February 12, 2026U.S. stocks fell sharply as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology
February 12, 2026India’s defense ministry says a government panel has cleared a major step toward buying more Rafale fighter jets and P-8I maritime patrol aircraft
February 12, 2026A broad coalition of unions and farmers in India has held a one-day national strike against an interim trade deal with the United States
February 12, 2026A shelter in Cambodia, the only one of its kind, is overwhelmed as workers flee scam compounds
February 11, 2026A 17-year-old has killed one person and injured two others after he stole a gun from police and stormed a public high school in southern Thailand
February 11, 2026Stocks drifted to a mixed finish after flirting with record highs
February 10, 2026Hundreds of millions of people in China are heading to their hometowns this week for the Lunar New Year festival
February 10, 2026Pakistan has reversed its decision to boycott playing India at the T20 World Cup
February 09, 2026Pakistan’s president warns that the Taliban's government in Afghanistan has created conditions “similar to or worse than” those before the 9/11 attacks in 2001
February 09, 2026Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law
February 08, 2026The sentencing of Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai is raising an outcry from international governments and rights groups
February 09, 2026Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after landmark national security trial
February 09, 2026The Bhumjaithai Party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is on track to win the most seats in Thailand’s general election, according to unofficial results
February 09, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election
February 07, 2026North Korean state media says the country's leadership will convene a major political conference later this month
February 08, 2026Suicide bomber kills dozens in Pakistan mosque
February 06, 2026Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others
February 06, 2026Japan’s conservative leader bets big on Takaichi mania with snap election. Will her gamble pay off?
February 06, 2026Hong Kong’s pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law
February 06, 2026Taiwan’s ties with the United States are “rock solid,” the island’s president said Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on the phone, including about the self-ruled island’s future
February 05, 2026Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released after more than five months in federal detention
February 05, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States in a video call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
February 04, 2026Attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority have surged since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in an uprising in 2024
February 04, 2026A Harry Potter villain is now an unlikely new-year mascot in China
February 04, 2026Aspiring 16-year-old K-pop artist Seoyoung Yun talks about considering plastic surgery as a teenager. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports from Seoul, South Korea for “The Whole Story: K-Pop: A Star is Made,” airing Sunday January 5 at 8pm ET.
January 05, 2025An internal document reveals Vietnam's military is preparing for a possible American war of aggression, viewing the U.S. as a "belligerent" power
February 03, 2026Pakistani police and military forces have killed over 100 "Indian-backed terrorists" in Balochistan, according to government officials
February 01, 2026Pakistan’s military says multiple suicide and gun attacks across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan have killed 33 people, including civilians, while security forces responding to the violence killed 92 assailants
January 31, 2026Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption
January 30, 2026Thailand’s top diplomat says that a 5-year-old plan by Southeast Asian leaders to end Myanmar’s civil war has failed but could still help restore peace
January 30, 2026How a love of luxury brought down South Korea’s former first lady
January 28, 2026A U.S. immigration judge has granted asylum to Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in China and fears persecution if sent back
January 28, 2026The leaders of Britain and China have called for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties at a time of global uncertainty
January 29, 2026A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including Microsoft's worst drop in nearly six years, finished with only relatively modest moves
January 29, 2026Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country’s upcoming election after her party was barred from the polls, remarks that could deepen tensions ahead of the pivotal vote next month
January 29, 2026The Philippine foreign secretary says the Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the army seized power in 2021
January 29, 2026Vietnam and the European Union have upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic level
January 29, 2026China has executed 11 people it found guilty of killing 14 Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations worth more than $1 billion
January 29, 2026Patrick Reed is going to spend a full month in the Middle East on the European tour
January 29, 2026U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, aiming to improve relations with Beijing amid tensions with the United States
January 27, 2026Snow leopard mauls skier in China’s Xinjiang region
January 27, 2026U.S. stock indexes ticked higher, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold
January 26, 2026Nineteen Indonesian marines are among 42 people missing after a landslide in West Java province
January 26, 2026Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial
January 26, 2026A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs lured to the country by false promises of a "paradise on Earth."
January 26, 2026Improved weather has helped rescuers in Java, Indonesia, recover more bodies after a landslide killed over two dozen villagers
January 25, 2026Crowds bid farewell to Japan’s last pandas before return to China amid souring ties
January 25, 2026Free solo climber Alex Honnold conquers one of the world’s tallest buildings
January 25, 2026Police say a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among guests at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people and wounding 25
January 23, 2026China's Defense Ministry says the military's top general is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law
January 24, 2026Gorgeous islands that tourism hasn’t swallowed whole
January 24, 2026The Pentagon has released a National Defense Strategy that chastises U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserts the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere over a longtime goal of countering China
January 24, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an early election on Feb. 8
January 23, 2026Vietnam’s Communist Party has re-elected To Lam as general secretary, putting the former security chief on track to become the country’s most powerful leader in decades
January 23, 2026A prominent activist who organized Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has defended their demand for ending "one-party rule” in court
January 23, 2026Dozens of South Koreans detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in online scams have been returned home to face criminal investigation
January 22, 2026U.S. stocks rose and regained more of their losses for the week
January 22, 2026Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have pleaded not guilty in a landmark national security trial
January 21, 2026Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China
January 22, 2026Handprints on the walls of Indonesian caves may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back at least 67,800 years
January 21, 2026A South Korean court has ruled that the failed imposition of martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion
January 21, 2026Man who assassinated former Japan leader Abe with homemade gun sentenced to life in prison
January 21, 2026A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment
January 21, 2026Witness testimony has ended in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of failing in his duty to stop a gunman in the critical first minutes of the 2022 Robb Elementary School attack
January 20, 2026Rescuers in Karachi, Pakistan, are searching for dozens of missing people after a massive fire at a shopping plaza
January 20, 2026The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bombing at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people including a Chinese national and wounded more than a dozen others
January 20, 2026Shapiro says Harris’ vetting team asked whether he was ‘an agent of the Israeli government’
January 19, 2026China’s birth rate drops to record low as economy hits target despite US trade war
January 19, 2026Rescuers have recovered more bodies from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Karachi, Pakistan, pushing the death toll to at least 15
January 19, 2026China's population continues to shrink
January 19, 2026Indonesian rescuers have recovered a body while searching for 11 people aboard a plane that crashed on Sulawesi island
January 18, 2026Journalists and media leaders in Bangladesh are demanding protection after recent attacks on two major newspapers
January 17, 2026Grit and glamour: Behind-the-scenes docuseries asks what it takes to become a K-pop idol
August 30, 2024For those seeking K-pop stardom, the path can be long and grueling
January 05, 2025Myanmar insists its military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation, not genocide
January 16, 2026Taiwan’s premier has hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, while an official in Beijing condemned the accord
January 16, 2026Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and China are entering a new era of relations
January 15, 2026A new construction accident near Bangkok has occurred just 24 hours after a deadly train accident in another part of Thailand
January 15, 2026Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact that will allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other necessities when their forces stage joint training to boost deterrence against China’s growing aggression in the region and to bolster their preparation for natural disasters
January 15, 2026The US, China, India, Europe and Japan all have exciting missions on the horizon in 2026. Many of them are collaborative feats.
January 14, 2026A construction crane has fallen onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand, causing a derailment that killed at least 32 people
January 14, 2026David Webb, a prominent Hong Kong shareholder activist, has died at 60
January 13, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting China this week to mend relations with the world's second-largest economy
January 12, 2026Myanmar heard accusations that it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings began on Monday
January 12, 2026Minnesota leaders are urging protesters to remain peaceful as demonstrators converge on a Minneapolis park to protest the fatal shooting of a woman
January 10, 2026Alleged cybercrime kingpin arrested and extradited from Cambodia to China
January 08, 2026The United States will be providing significant aid to Thailand and Cambodia to ensure regional stability in the wake of the two nations fighting last year
January 09, 2026Officials in the Philippines say two people have been killed and 36 others are missing after an avalanche of garbage and debris buried or trapped workers at a landfill
January 09, 2026A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements
January 09, 2026A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics is joining an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in the Philippine capital, with some using the gathering to express outrage over a corruption scandal involving influential legislators
January 09, 2026Prosecutors in the United States say Chen Zhi boasted of pulling in $30 million a day
January 08, 2026They’re at it again
January 08, 2026China's commerce ministry says it plans to investigate Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus
January 08, 2026President Donald Trump is proposing setting U_S_ military spending at $1_5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”
January 07, 2026Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is facing global criticism for generating sexualized deepfakes
January 06, 2026Flash floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 16 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province
January 06, 2026China has banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods for military purposes
January 06, 2026The capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces has sparked global controversy
January 06, 2026South Korean film star Ahn Sung-ki, whose prolific career earned him the nickname “The Nation's Actor,” has died
January 05, 2026President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States this year
January 03, 2026Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is feeling under the weather at the United Cup at Perth
January 02, 2026A court in Pakistan’s capital has sentenced seven people to life imprisonment after convicting them of inciting violence
January 02, 2026Indonesia has begun enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in its legal landscape
January 02, 2026Japan’s prime minister joins female lawmakers in fight for more toilets in parliament
January 01, 2026Thailand has repatriated 18 Cambodian prisoners of war
December 31, 2025China’s People’s Liberation Army says it has “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan
December 31, 2025Officials say Pakistan has seen polio cases fall by more than half in 2025
December 31, 2025China's People's Liberation Army is conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan as part of "Justice Mission 2025."
December 30, 2025China stages war games around Taiwan after hitting out at major US arms deal
December 29, 2025China’s top diplomat has slammed a record U.S. military sale to Taiwan
December 30, 2025Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries
December 29, 2025South Korea is chasing a coal-free future in efforts to slash carbon emissions, an ambitious goal for the fossil fuel-dependent country
December 29, 2025Hawaii authorities are cracking down on illegal fireworks after a tragic explosion last New Year's Eve killed six people
December 29, 2025Myanmar’s military junta begins elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages
December 27, 2025Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia have started talks in China to address their border dispute
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