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Tokyo accused of blocking deal for North Korean ’embassy’

The organisation that represents North Korean residents of Japan accused the Japanese government of blocking the sale of its headquarters in Tokyo to a priest who wanted...

Distrustful Rohingya ignore Myanmar authorities’ call to evacuate

A massive evacuation to clear low-lying camps ahead of a cyclone has run into a potentially deadly snag: Many members of the displaced Rohingya minority living in the...

Cyclone ‘could delay’ Myanmar president’s landmark state visit to US

Myanmar President Thein Sein’s landmark state visit to the United States could be…

Indonesia extends ban on logging of virgin forest

Indonesia has extended a logging ban to protect rainforests despite fierce industry pressure, the government said yesterday, while green campaigners slammed…

U.S. Envoy Talks With Chinese About North Korea

BEIJING — The State Department’s senior envoy on North Korea said Wednesday that he had discussed “all aspects of the North Korea issue” with Chinese officials,...

Sharif’s Win Sparks Hope for Pakistan-India Ties

WAGAH, Pakistan (AP) — Over a decade ago, the man now set to become Pakistan’s next prime minister stood at this border crossing with archenemy India to...

Myanmar Says Shan Rebels Attack Oil Company Office

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s government says ethnic Shan guerrillas have attacked a state oil and gas company compound near the Chinese border, leaving two...

Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N emerges as single largest party in Pak polls

Islamabad: Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N has emerged as the single largest party in Pakistan’s landmark general elections with 123 of the 272 Parliamentary seats but...

NATO says 3 US troops killed in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb struck a U.S. convoy in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, killing three American troops, while a motorcycle bomb in a crowded...

Stocks rise further as optimism prevails

LONDON (AP) — Stocks pushed higher Tuesday as investors remained optimistic that economic growth is picking up, but not so much that the U.S. Federal Reserve will...