August 24, 2023 Burmese hip-hop artist sentenced to 20 years for criticizing military-controlled government A 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist received 20 years behind bars, one of the most severe sentencings given to celebrities charged with criticizing the country’s military rulers.
August 24, 2023 7 dead in Nepal after bus carrying Hindu pilgrims from India crashes A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims has crashed in Nepal, causing the deaths of six Indians and one Nepalese person. Several others were also injured in the incident.
August 23, 2023 2 Filipino boats deliver supplies to forces guarding a contested shoal, breach Chinese blockade along the way On Tuesday, two boats from the Philippines breached a blockade of Chinese ships to deliver supplies to forces guarding the Second Thomas Shoal in the highly contested South China Sea.
August 23, 2023 Biden admin to fund $4M study linking climate change to child labor, trafficking in Nepal, grant docs show President Biden's Department of Labor is funding a $4 million study linking climate change to the estimated 1.1 million children in child labor in Nepal.
August 23, 2023 8 killed in Nepal after bus veers off highway, crashes into a river A bus on the Prithvi highway, a key road that leads to Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu, has crashed into the Trishuli River. At least eight people died from the incident.
August 23, 2023 'We Christians are like animals': Pakistani seminary student shares firsthand account of extremist violence A witness to the attacks on churches in Pakistan last week filmed buildings being looted and burned and said Christians are treated like animals by extremists in the Asian nation.
August 22, 2023 Taliban militants launch ambush on Pakistani military convoy, resulting in deadly clash In a former militant stronghold in the northwest region near the Afghan border, Pakistani Taliban fighters initiated an ambush on a military convoy, sparking an exchange of gunfire.
August 22, 2023 Hunters take out serial cow-killing 'Ninja' bear in Japan A black bear that was nicknamed "Ninja" in Japan was shot and killed by hunters last month, ending a spree of attacks on at least 66 dairy cows that began in 2019.
August 21, 2023 Russia's Luna-25 lunar mission ends in engine failure-induced crash Russia's pilotless Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after its engines failed to shut down properly, space agency Roscosmos confirmed Monday.
August 21, 2023 Deadly exchange of fire at disputed Indo-Pakistani border in Kashmir raises tensions Pakistan's military alleged that Indian troops initiated gunfire that killed a villager Monday along their contested border in the Himalayan region of Kashmir.