India immigration crackdown sparks fear among outspoken diaspora
NEW DELHI -- Ashok Swain once visited India regularly to see family. But little did he know that a trip to his hometown for a relative's wedding four years ago would be his last.
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In boost for India’s opposition, Nehru-Gandhi scion Priyanka gears up for electoral debut
After years of shunning the spotlight, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family and granddaughter of India’s first female prime minister, has signalled that she is ready to take the political centre stage by contesting a parliamentary seat for the first time.
Japan’s ‘beat poet’ Kazuko Shiraishi, pioneer of modern performance poetry, dies at 93
TOKYO (AP) — Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading name in modern Japanese “beat” poetry, known for her dramatic readings, at times with jazz music, has died. She was 93.
‘Inadvertent geoengineering’: Researchers say low-sulfur shipping rules made climate change worse
A sweeping regulatory change in 2020 to slash air pollution from the world's ships could have played a role in boosting global average temperatures, according to the findings of a controversial study.
South Korea’s healthcare system teeters as doctors’ strike drags on with no end in sight
Observers warn the months-long strike may continue indefinitely unless the government demonstrates greater willingness to negotiate drastically increasing medical school admission quotas and address other key issues facing healthcare professionals.
More Doctors Walk Off the Job in South Korea
Doctors at medical facilities across South Korea walked off the job in a one-day strike on Tuesday, dramatically if briefly expanding a months-old protest against the government’s health care policies that began when residents and interns at major hospitals stopped working in February.
South Korea orders doctors who joined protracted strike over medical school plan to return to work
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials issued return-to-work orders for doctors participating in a one-day walkout Tuesday as part of a protracted strike against government plans to boost medical school admissions, starting next year.
Thailand has tried for years to solve its pollution problem. But ‘haze season’ always comes back
SAMOENG, Thailand (AP) — When the haze season comes, village chief Nanthawat Tiengtrongsakun and his tribesmen start preparing the land for fire.