December 7, 2023 Armenia and Azerbaijan announce deal to exchange POWs and work toward peace treaty Armenia and Azerbaijan have pledged to work together to exchange prisoners and work towards signing a peace treaty, seeking to implement a framework for peace.
December 7, 2023 Burmese junta claims it's releasing police, soldiers who went AWOL amid manpower shortage Burma's military government has reportedly begun freeing police and soldiers who were jailed for desertion as it grapples with a personnel shortage amid ongoing conflicts with rebels.
December 7, 2023 Indonesia rescue teams suspend search for victims of Mount Marapi volcano eruption that killed 23 The search for victims of the Mount Marapi volcano eruption in Indonesia has concluded, with officials confirming at least 23 fatalities and several injuries.
December 6, 2023 3 dead in southern Pakistan as fire tears through commercial building Three people were reported dead and a fourth injured Wednesday after a large fire broke out in a multi-story commercial building in Karachi, Pakistan.
December 6, 2023 Philippines bus crash kills 16, injures 12 after plunging off ravine A passenger bus in the Philippines town of Hamtic lost control on a mountain road and plunged into a ravine on Tuesday. The crash killed 16 people and left 12 injured.
December 6, 2023 China's military says its fighter jets shadowed US Navy plane over Taiwan Strait China’s military said it shadowed a plane that flew Wednesday over the Taiwan Strait, adding it will "resolutely defend national sovereignty and security."
December 5, 2023 North Korea leader Kim Jong Un cries while pleading with women to have more kids Kim Jong Un was seen dabbing his eyes with a handkerchief while imploring North Korean women to have more babies. (Reuters)
December 5, 2023 Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano erupts, killing at least 22 climbers Rescuers are scouring Mount Marapi in Indonesia for a missing climber after a volcanic eruption over the weekend killed at least 22 climbers.
December 5, 2023 Kim Jong Un praises mothers’ roles in raising communists, revolutionaries North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un gave a speech at a national conference honoring mothers this week, celebrating the maternal role in forming young communists.
December 4, 2023 2 boats carrying Rohingya refugees reportedly adrift on Andaman Sea The U.N. refugee agency reported Monday that two boats believed to be carrying about 400 Rohingya refugees are adrift in the Andaman Sea.