The US ambassador who made a splash in Vietnam by making a rap video is getting a promotion -- as the top diplomat for Asia under President Joe Biden. Daniel Kritenbrink, a career diplomat who speaks ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines sends fighter aircraft over Chinese vessels in South China Sea
International concern is growing over what the Philippines has described as a “swarming and threatening presence” of more than 200 Chinese vessels that Manila believes were manned by maritime militia. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Update: Philippines announces strict COVID-19 lockdown in and around Manila
The COVID -19 cases surging in Manila. The Philipines has ordered more than 24 million people in and around Manila into complete Coronavirus lockdown. ( read original story ...)
Conway, Sodhi power New Zealand to big win over Bangladesh
Devon Conway continued his red hot form with the bat to power New Zealand to a big total before Ish Sodhi spun a web around the Bangladesh batsmen as the hosts won the opening Twenty20 international ... ( read original story ...)
Suicide bomber targets Mass in Indonesia, several hurt
Police in Indonesia say at least one suicide bomber has detonated outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during Sunday Mass, wounding several people ... ( read original story ...)
Church Suicide Bomber Targets Palm Sunday Service in Indonesia
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island during a Palm Sunday Mass, wounding at least nine people, police said. A cellular video ... ( read original story ...)
Suspected suicide bomber at Indonesia church wounds several
Indonesia’s deadliest Islamist militant attack took place on the tourist island of Bali in 2002, when bombers killed 202 people, most of them foreign tourists. In subsequent years, security forces in ... ( read original story ...)
Alert: Police: 2 suicide bombers detonate outside Catholic cathedral on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, wounding several people
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Police: 2 suicide bombers detonate outside Catholic cathedral on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, wounding several people. ( read original story ...)
Two People Carried Out Church Bombing in Indonesia: Police
Indonesian national police said two people were suspected of carrying out a bomb attack in the city of Makassar, after local police said the bomber had acted alone. Fourteen people were hurt in the ... ( read original story ...)
In search of the first woman Chief Justice of India
Even after 70 years of its existence, the top court has not had a woman Chief Justice of India. Though justice is usually portrayed as a woman, it has in general been embodied by men. The Supreme ... ( read original story ...)