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Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh’s PM and fled the country. Here’s how people reacted.

Watch the chaos and celebration in Bangladesh as people react to news of Sheikh Hasina resigning as prime minister and fleeing the country, after weeks of ...

The situation in the nation of 170 million people is in flux after Hasina’s resignation as prime minister.

Nation’s army chief to soon meet president, says an interim administration will be constituted.

The killing comes 18 months after another Kiwi pilot, Phillip Mehrtens, was captured by Papuan rebels.

Hundreds storm PM’s residence and parliament building, and vandalize statues of Hasina’s father, the nation’s founding president.

China said the vessel’s presence on a South China Sea shoal violates its sovereignty.

Late arrival of digital tablets further delays completion of the country’s crucial population count.

The superpower of seafood dominates more than just the high seas.

Students launched a new phase in their protests and are calling on the long-ruling prime minister to quit.

The defense chiefs of both countries met in Manila amid regional tensions over the South China Sea.

Brazil’s Leticia Carvalho promises a return to “transparency, accountability” at organization perceived as aligned with mining interests.

Tens of thousands of people insist justice is needed for more than 200 killed amid recent clashes with security forces.

What BenarNews journalists saw when Bangladesh went dark

For four days in July, BenarNews journalists in Bangladesh were cut off from the world, as the government shut down the internet and disrupted mobile services ...

Drills were held a month after the two nations signed a pact to counter Beijing’s assertiveness at sea.

Next to rice, tobacco is the second biggest expenditure on the average Indonesian household’s budget.

With mobile data finally restored, refugees speak of struggling to feed themselves.

Thailand has become the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage, but LGBT+ people still face discrimination in the corporate world.

But Muslim-majority nation’s top clerical body slams move saying fetus has a soul at 40 days.

A member of the security force suffered fatal injuries from an earlier explosion.

Meanwhile, Vietnamese and Philippine coast guards will soon hold first joint maritime drills.

Case shines light on what rights groups say is growing regional cooperation on dissent.

Tussle for top job at International Seabed Authority heats up amid “integrity, neutrality” claims.

In a related development, government bans largest Islamic faith-based party, blaming it for deadly unrest.

During a meeting, Vladimir Putin says Russians know the Indonesian president-elect as “a good friend of our country.”

The Philippines faces a contentious political landscape ahead of the midterm vote, pundits say.

Coordinating with the junta alone means aid won’t reach those most in need, government in exile says.

Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak is one of the young leaders of the pro-democracy movement that staged huge anti-junta protests in 2020.

A 10-year launch program is part of the U.S. military’s Pacific build-up against China.

But visions of flying cabs are pie in the sky as Nusantara project is mired in delays, uncertainty.

They are making up for the labor shortage caused by foreign workers leaving during the COVID-19 pandemic.