Japanese Student Dies After Stabbing in China, Straining Bilateral Relations
A Japanese boy stabbed by a man while on his way to school in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen died of his wounds early Thursday morning
Asian Markets Forge Higher after Fed’s First Rate Cut in Over 4 Years
Asian markets forged higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession in the U.S. with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates.
A Second Wave of Device Explosions Is Reported in Lebanon after Pager Attack
Explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices, Hezbollah officials and state media said Wednesday
Thailand Will Indict Ex-Security Personnel Over the Deaths of 78 Muslim Protesters in 2004
Eight former state security personnel accused of responsibility for the deaths of 78 Muslim protesters who were arrested in southern Thailand in 2004 will be indicted on murder charges
Two-Hour Battle: Thai Woman Fights Off 4-Meter Python Strangling Her
A 64-year-old woman in Samut Prakan province narrowly escaped death by strangulation from a large python late Tuesday night after being ambushed from behind
Singaporean Drug Trafficking Gang Leader Arrested in Thailand
An international drug trafficker from Singapore hiding in Thailand, was arrested by Thai officers in cooperation with Singaporean authorities
North Korea Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles into Sea
North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles Wednesday that are believed to have fallen outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan
Casualties in Myanmar Push Southeast Asia’s Death Toll From Typhoon Yagi Past 500
Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week’s Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing,
Flash Floods Push Thailand to Hasten Warning System Upgrade
While people in the flood-hit areas of Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai Provinces are starting to clean up houses and roads buried under mud, Phayao Province further downstream is facing flash floods that have reached the city
Thais Could Face the Death Penalty after Drug Arrests on Bali
Indonesian authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested six people on drug charges on the tourist island of Bali since July.
