South Korea summons Japan ambassador as export trade curbs take effect
South Korea summoned Japan’s ambassador to protest a decision to remove Seoul’s fast-track export status, which took effect on Wednesday amid a deepening political and...
Salvadoran police used excessive force in 116 deaths: rights prosecutor
At least 116 people were killed by police in El Salvador in recent years in cases involving excessive use of force and abuse of authority,...
Ground shifts in Indonesia’s economy as conservative Islam takes root
Arie Untung, a former video jockey for the Indonesian offshoot of MTV, says he used to drink alcohol regularly and – back then – was...
Exclusive: China denies Qingdao port visit for U.S. warship amid tensions
China has denied a request for a U.S. Navy warship to visit the Chinese port city of Qingdao in recent days, a U.S. defense official...
Brazil says open to aid for Amazon fires, but will decide how it’s used
Brazil said on Tuesday it was ready to accept foreign aid to help fight fires in the Amazon but only if it could determine how...
Chinese diplomat says Hong Kong facing worst crisis since 1997 handover
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told a Hong Kong business delegation that more support should be given to the city’s government to end violence that...
Japan issues emergency warning after life-threatening rains in south
Japan’s meteorological agency issued an emergency warning to residents of Kyushu after the southern island suffered record levels of rain early on Wednesday that threatened...
Japan’s Aso, Suga to retain posts in cabinet reshuffle – Yomiuri
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga will likely retain their posts at a cabinet reshuffle in September, the Yomiuri newspaper...
‘Now or never’: Hong Kong protesters say they have nothing to lose
Exasperated with the government’s unflinching attitude to escalating civil unrest, Jason Tse quit his job in Australia and jumped on a plane to join what...
Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ to get 26-day run in theaters before Netflix
Martin Scorsese’s highly-anticipated new mob drama “The Irishman” may turn into a case of ‘catch it if you can’ as far as traditional moviegoers are...