Anti-coup voices brace for tough and protracted fight as military leadership extends state of emergency.Story Published at: August 03, 2022 at 08:19AM
Can Myanmar’s pro-democracy activists endure military pressure?
Robinhood slashes staff as trading boom slumps
Its customer base has been spooked by decades-high inflation and rising interest rates.Story Published at: August 03, 2022 at 06:18AM
India’s faltering rice output can cause a new food crisis
Threat to the output of the world's biggest rice exporter comes when food costs are soaring, inflation rampant globally.Story Published at: August 03, 2022 at 05:09AM
Why is the Myanmar crisis such a challenge for ASEAN?
ASEAN ministers meet a week after the military hanged four activists, but look unlikely to take a tougher line.Story Published at: August 03, 2022 at 01:30AM
Yemen’s warring sides agree to renew existing truce: UN
UN says both sides also agree to try to arrive at 'an expanded truce agreement as soon as possible'.Story Published at: August 02, 2022 at 09:07PM
US state court approves Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting expansion
A decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could help more people vote ahead of crucial elections in November.Story Published at: August 02, 2022 at 09:00PM
China slams Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit as ‘extremely dangerous’
Beijing says US politician is 'playing with fire' as she visits Taiwan amid heightened US-China tensions.Story Published at: August 02, 2022 at 08:10PM
Griner appears before Russian court as trial nears end
Defence lawyer says Griner hopes a prisoner swap would enable her to go home.Story Published at: August 02, 2022 at 08:05PM
Why death of al-Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri will have little impact
Once the news cycle moves on, it will be business as usual for the US, the Taliban and even al-Qaeda itself.Story Published at: August 02, 2022 at 07:09PM
Somalia names former al-Shabab spokesperson as religion minister
The co-founder and former spokesperson for al-Shabab has been under house arrest since 2018.Story Published at: August 02, 2022 at 04:47PM