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Pakistan Fatal Flooding Has Hallmarks of Warming

The flooding has the hallmarks of a catastrophe juiced by climate change, but it is too early to blame global warming, say some scientists

Sri Lanka’s President to Present Relief Budget Amid Crisis 

WHO Director in Asia Accused of Racism, Abuse Put on Leave

Dr. Takeshi removal comes months after AP investigation revealed that dozens of staffers accused him of racist, abusive and unethical behavior that undermined UN agency’s efforts to stop coronavirus pandemic in Asia

Early Budget Reveal Sparks Talk of Snap Malaysian Elections

Polls aren’t due until September next year, but Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has come under pressure from his United Malays National Organization party to dissolve Parliament for an early vote.

Iraqi PM: Political Crisis Undermining Security Achievements

Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s warning Saturday is a clear indication of the dangers of one of Iraq’s worst political crises in years

Protests in India Against Release of 11 Convicted Rapists

Rallies follow recent government decision to free the men who had been jailed for life for gang raping a Muslim woman during India’s devastating 2002 religious riots

US Sails Warships Through Taiwan Strait In 1st Since Pelosi Visit

Cruisers Chancellorsville and Antietam were carrying out the operation, officials say

UN Expert Offers Plan for Improving Human Rights in Cambodia

“Yet Cambodia is faced with a pervasive paradox,” he said in a statement. “Since 2017, when the main opposition party was disbanded unjustly by judicial order, the country has effectively been under single-party rule, with all seats of the National Assembly in the hands of that monopoly.”

Outspoken Lawmaker Picked to Lead South Korean Opposition

Lee Jae-myung’s dominant win in the Democratic Party chairperson’s race Sunday ends a monthslong leadership void for the liberals, who still control a majority in the Parliament

Pakistan Flooding Deaths Pass 1,000 in 'Climate Catastrophe'

Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis

Jailed Malaysian Ex-PM Najib Returns to Court for 1MDB Trial

He recently began a 12-year prison term for graft

Japan Police Chief to Resign Over Abe Shooting Death

Former Japanese prime minister shot at campaign speech last month

North Korea Sees Suspected COVID-19 Cases After Victory Claim

4 new fever cases have cropped up in border region with China

Pakistani Court Bars Police from Arresting Ex-Premier Khan

Police filed terrorism charges against the country’s popular opposition leader

WHO: COVID Deaths Down by 15%, Cases Fall Nearly Everywhere

WHO said the predominant COVID-19 variant worldwide is omicron subvariant BA.5, which accounts for more than 70% of virus sequences shared with the world's biggest public viral database

Commission: Seoul Government Responsible for Facility Abuse  

Truth and Reconciliation Commission has found the country’s past military governments responsible for atrocities committed at Brothers Home, a state-funded vagrants’ facility where thousands were enslaved and abused from the 1960s to 1980s

Thai Protesters Say PM Reaches Term Limit, Must Step Down

Protesters call for the country’s prime minister to step down, saying he has exceeded his constitutional term limit

Bangladesh Cuts School, Office Hours to Save Electricity

The country has been suffering more frequent power cuts after the government suspended operations of all diesel-run power plants

Study: Already Shrunk by Half, Swiss Glaciers Melting Faster

By area, Switzerland’s glaciers amount to about half of all the total glaciers in the European Alps

Indiana Governor in Taiwan Following High-profile US Visits

Eric Holcomb arrived Sunday in Taiwan for a four-day visit that will focus on economic exchanges, particularly in semiconductors