
A man on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, located near the African nation of Madagascar, contacted former military pilot Xavier Tytelman about wreckage found there which he believes may be missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. “I’ve
by Mary Chastain29 Jul 2015, 6:37 PM PST0

The Russian government has started a program to give away land in Siberia in an attempt to stop the population decline.
by Mary Chastain28 Jul 2015, 11:36 AM PST0

To fund a nuclear program, North Korean President Kim Jong-un is sending slave laborers to countries around the world, including Russia. These slaves are worth almost $2 billion.
by Mary Chastain23 Jul 2015, 9:34 AM PST0

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal after they reported that a Malaysian probe found documents proving money from a state investment fund found its way into his personal bank accounts.
by Mary Chastain8 Jul 2015, 6:50 AM PST0

India’s intelligence agencies believe the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) might spread its caliphate and horror into India as they inch closer to Afghanistan/Pakistan held territories.
by Mary Chastain5 Jul 2015, 6:33 AM PST0

On Thursday, the North Korean government culminated the celebration of “Struggle Against US Imperialism Month” with a large stadium commemoration of the anniversary of the Korean War. In addition to propaganda significantly more belligerent than its usual fare and praise for communist leader Kim Il Sung and current dictator Kim Jong Un, the nation’s museums were teeming with individuals observing the holiday.
by Frances Martel26 Jun 2015, 7:50 PM PST0

The Pentagon deployed a U.S. Navy Littoral Combat ship (LCS) to Asia, knowing weeks in advance that the vessel was vulnerable to a potential enemy attack, according to an unclassified assessment for Congress obtained by Bloomberg News.
by Edwin Mora25 Jun 2015, 5:23 PM PST0

China on Wednesday gave its first-ever assessment of the scourge of drug abuse, saying it caused annual economic losses of 500 billion yuan ($80.54 billion) and as many as 49,000 deaths last year.
by Reuters25 Jun 2015, 6:12 AM PST0

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by Breitbart News25 Jun 2015, 6:07 AM PST0

Thailand has confirmed its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) following travel warnings issued against South Korea by Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, as that nation struggles to limit the number of cases of the deadly disease, which takes an estimated 40% of the lives it touches.
by Frances Martel19 Jun 2015, 7:42 AM PST0

This article originally appeared at Bloomberg: With five million citizens to protect and billions of investment dollars at stake, China is rethinking its policy of keeping out of other countries’ affairs. China has long made loans conditional on contracts for its
by Breitbart News16 Jun 2015, 6:07 AM PST0

On Thursday, Hong Kong health officials tested two patients for the MERS virus striking at the heart of South Korea. At least one patient was confirmed not to have the deadly disease.
by Michael Lucchese11 Jun 2015, 1:46 PM PST0

After announcing that the company was “technically bankrupt,” the new CEO of Malaysia Airlines has announced a major overhaul that will see the company cut 6,000 jobs and launch a publicity campaign aimed at getting customers to trust the airline once more following two of history’s greatest aviation disasters.
by Frances Martel2 Jun 2015, 11:32 AM PST0

(Reuters) Russia’s army is massing troops and hundreds of pieces of weaponry including mobile rocket launchers, tanks and artillery at a makeshift base near the border with Ukraine, a Reuters reporter saw this week.
by Reuters28 May 2015, 6:06 AM PST0

(Reuters) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take border settlement and water sharing deals to Bangladesh next month as part of his drive to erode Chinese influence in South Asia, although Dhaka is likely to remain dependant on Beijing for military equipment.
by Reuters28 May 2015, 6:04 AM PST0

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s dream of uniting the self-declared separatist republics in eastern Ukraine under the banner of Novorossiya, or New Russia, was put on hold indefinitely last week as Moscow moved to abide by the terms of February’s cease-fire deal.
by Breitbart News26 May 2015, 6:26 AM PST0

The National Climate Prediction Center has raised the probability of an El Niño in the Northern Hemisphere lasting through this summer to 90 percent, and added that there is a a greater than 80 percent probability it will last through all of 2015.
by Chriss W. Street17 May 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

China is looking to rebuild the fabled “Silk Road” trade route through Asia and Europe, which is remembered – somewhat apocryphally – as one of the great commercial achievements of the previous millennium. (The last two millennia, in fact, give or take a century.)
by John Hayward4 May 2015, 3:43 PM PST0

Bengali actress Disha Ganguly, known for her role in the popular sitcom Tumi Ashbey Bole, committed suicide on April 9. Her boyfriend found her body hanging in her house. Officials believe she committed suicide due to social pressures regarding her lesbian relationship with another actress. Her death showcases the harsh treatment of LGBT people in Asia.
by Mary Chastain22 Apr 2015, 11:52 AM PST0

AONE, Japan — In the historic wooden schoolhouse here, decked out in the kind of bright artwork done by kids the world over, there are two classrooms, each containing three desks that sit marooned in the middle of a space made for many more. At break time, a boy kicks a soccer ball around the yard by himself.
by Breitbart News20 Apr 2015, 10:28 AM PST0

The Chinese government has banned mainland residents on the Hong Kong border to travel freely into the autonomous region, limiting their visits to one per week following protests against smugglers triggering a spike in retail prices for Hong Kong residents.
by Frances Martel13 Apr 2015, 8:59 AM PST0

(Reuters) – Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha lashed out at journalists on Wednesday, saying he would “probably just execute” those who did “not report the truth,” in the latest outburst aimed at Thailand’s media.
by Breitbart News25 Mar 2015, 6:35 AM PST0

The government of Thailand has issued a warning that the Ministry of Culture would begin prosecuting women who post “underboob selfies” on the Internet: photos exposing the bottom half of their breasts. The photos, usually taken so that the woman cannot be identified, have become a growing trend internationally.
by Frances Martel17 Mar 2015, 10:44 PM PST0

In an attempt to prove that “the military is not above the law,” the Chinese government announced this week that 14 generals had been either investigated or already convicted of an array of corruption crimes, from selling positions within the military to arms trading.
by Frances Martel4 Mar 2015, 12:35 PM PST0

Anxiety levels were rumored to be sky high in New Delhi this week as Indian officials tried assuring the public that the peepal tree President Barack Obama planted there three weeks ago is not dead. They insist that it is simply resting.
by Adelle Nazarian22 Feb 2015, 7:04 AM PST0