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Junta airstrikes continued to hamper rescue workers and aid agencies trying to help the survivors of last week’s massive Myanmar earthquake. Adding to the humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war, ...
Search for survivors continues 3 days after massive quake in Myanmar, Thailand Four people were found alive in Mandalay, signs of life still detected in Bangkok.
Thailand’s rural doctors venture to remote places, push for health-care equality The nation has struggled with shortages of medical providers outside of urban settings.
Guam at decolonization ‘crossroads’ with resolution on US statehood Local legislature to debate non-binding resolution to become 51st state of the U.S.
Pacific ‘shock’ as UN women’s declaration ditches reproductive rights A handful of countries opposed to abortion are blamed for a major omission from key CSW69 political declaration.
EXPLAINED: How Indonesian textile giant Sritex collapsed Mounting debt, falling sales and a court’s bankruptcy ruling forced the Solo-based company out of business.
EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Philippine Vice President Duterte’s upcoming trial Sara Duterte has been impeached on various charges, including a threat to assassinate President Ferdinand ...
Q&A: Why an Argentina court filed a warrant for Aung San Suu Kyi’s arrest Former U.N. rights rapporteur for Myanmar explains that the court must remain impartial in Rohingya genocide case.
Students in Indonesia’s Papua region protest free-meal program, demand free education instead Authorities responded with force, including the use of tear gas and warning shots.
Criminal complaint filed against ex-President Duterte for ‘threat’ to assassinate Philippine senators The former president’s remarks should not be taken seriously, his lawyer said.
A court in Argentina has ruled that international arrest warrants be issued for Myanmar's self-appointed president and junta chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, and 22 other military officials for ...
Palau’s hi-tech mission to preserve Pacific’s oldest monuments 2,400-year-old earthworks revealed as predating stone moai statues of Rapa Nui and megalithic Nan Madol in Micronesia.