Asia Pacific
NUG Urges China to ‘Understand the True Situation’ of Myanmar — Radio Free Asia
Zin Mar Aung, a former student activist who spent 11 years as a political prisoner for her opposition to...
U.S. Weighs Possibility of Airstrikes if Afghan Forces Face Crisis
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is considering seeking authorization to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan security forces if Kabul...
Uyghur Relatives Deployed by China to Counter Abuse Testimony Rejected as ‘Forced’ Witnesses — Radio Free Asia
Chinese officials of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) on Wednesday presented relatives of ethnic Uyghurs speaking out against...
Biden Revokes and Replaces Trump Order That Banned TikTok
TikTok’s woes subsided with Mr. Trump’s election defeat. Though the company is still under scrutiny with the Biden administration’s...
Myanmar Shadow Government Distrustful of Chinese-ASEAN Approach to Crisis — Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s shadow government rejected Chinese support for ASEAN on resolving political turmoil in the wake of the Feb. 1...
Florida’s largest county OKs plan after spike in gun deaths
MIAMI: Florida's largest county is moving forward after a recent spike in shootings with a nearly $8 million plan...
Five rockets target Iraq base housing US contractors: Security source
SAMARRA: Five rockets Wednesday evening targeted Iraq's Balad airbase, with two of the projectiles falling near an area used...
Justice Delayed For Jailed Activists, RFA Journalists in Cambodia — Radio Free Asia
Family members and colleagues of detained labor and border activist Rong Chhun and youth activist Sar Kanika said they...
Joe Biden opens overseas trip declaring ‘United States is back’
MILDENHALL: President Joe Biden opened the first overseas trip of his term Wednesday with a declaration that "the United...
Russian court brands Navalny political organisations ‘extremist’
MOSCOW: A Moscow court on Wednesday branded political organisations headed by jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny extremist, banning their...