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UNICEF officer urges international community to remember Rohingyas

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - In one of the most controversial areas in the world where allegedly 1.2 million refugees fleeing Myanmar are residing, there is a British guy who has visited there on a daily basis since April. Alastair Lawson-Tancred, spokesman of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Bangladesh, eagerly emphasizes to journalists about the reality of the Rohin...

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-10 17:09

China 'seriously challenging' Taiwan peace: Tsai

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen accused China of "seriously challenging" peace and stability Wednesday, describing the island she leads as being on the frontline of tensions in the Pacific. It comes as Beijing pursues a multi-pronged attack on any claims to sovereignty by self-ruled democratic Taiwan, which it sees as part of its territory to be reunified, by force if necessa...

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-10 14:55

White tiger kills zookeeper in Japan

A white tiger attacked and killed a zookeeper in its enclosure in southern Japan, officials said Tuesday. "A zookeeper was found collapsed in a cage, bleeding," a local police official told AFP, adding the man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-09 17:30

China warns against foreign interference as Hong Kong bans journalist

China on Saturday warned foreign countries not to "interfere" over Hong Kong's decision to effectively blacklist a senior Financial Times journalist, after the UK and other governments expressed alarm over eroding freedoms in the former British colony.

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-07 09:30

Japan city snubs San Francisco over 'comfort women' statue

The mayor of Osaka, Japan, says he's ending a six-decade ``sister city'' relationship with San Francisco to protest a statue honoring women forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers during World War II.

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-04 15:06

Rohingya crisis goes beyond condemning the military: Myanmar scholars

Ongoing media coverage of the plight of Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar (also known as Burma) has been heavy in condemning Myanmar military forces for allegedly attempting ethnic cleansing and forcing hundreds of thousands of them to flee across the border into Bangladesh. This resulted in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) forming an international body to ...

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-04 09:21

Jack Ma says US-China trade war could last 20 years

Alibaba founder Jack Ma said Tuesday that the trade dispute between the U.S. and China could last 20 years. But he expressed hope that a solution could be reached as a trade war would ``hurt everybody.''

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-03 10:05

Indonesian tsunami toll tops 1,200, looting on rise

More than 1,200 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Sulawesi, Indonesia said Tuesday, as police pledged to clamp down on looting by survivors taking advantage of the chaos.

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-03 09:50

Death toll from Indonesian quakes, tsunami hits 832 [PHOTOS]

People survey the damage of the shopping mall following earthquakes and a tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. Rescuers try to reach trapped victims in collapsed buildings after hundreds of people are confirmed dead in a tsunami that hit two central Indonesian cities, sweeping away buildings with massive waves. APThe death toll from an earthqu...

Asia Pacific | 2018-09-30 15:59

Typhoon Trami thrashes Japan with powerful wind, downpour [PHOTOS]

A powerful typhoon hurtled toward Japan's mainland Sunday after injuring dozens on southern islands, as weather officials warned that fierce winds and torrential rain could trigger landslides and floods.

Asia Pacific | 2018-09-30 10:42

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