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Every week, Bangkok bus inspector Chayaklit Kitinarong buys several packs of instant noodles, a ubiquitous staple which powers millions of...

Women in Indian village take fight for access to water into their own hands

MANDA BHOPAWAS, Rajasthan, India – For Suraj Prajapati, a mother of two who lives in the arid northern Indian state...

Taiwan: China has been simulating attacks on US Navy ships

TAIPEI - China has been simulating attacks on US Navy ships and is aiming to prevent foreign forces from coming...

Taiwan shoots down drone for first time off Chinese coast

TAIPEI - Taiwan's military for the first time shot down an unidentified civilian drone that entered its airspace near an islet...

10 killed in Indonesia in truck crash outside school

BEKASI, Indonesia – At least 10 people have been killed, including some children, after a truck crashed on Wednesday (Aug...

Deadly flooding in Pakistan created a giant lake visible from space

by CBS News

A "monster monsoon" season has wreaked havoc in Pakistan, as catastrophic flooding overtakes homes and land and has already left...

Thailand looks to Indian weddings to boost tourism revenue

BANGKOK - Thailand hopes to boost its tourism revenue to between 600 billion (S$23 billion)-700 billion baht by year-end, by targeting...

Japan to further ease border curbs from Sept 7

TOKYO – Japan will further ease border controls from Sept 7 by raising the ceiling for daily entrants to 50,000 and...

US, South Korea stage largest combined military drills in years

POCHEON, South Korea – Less than 20 miles from the fortified border with North Korea, a combined force of South...

‘We build bridges, not walls’: G-20 host Indonesia urges cooperation to tackle global climate issues