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Trump, Kim to Hold Second Nuclear Summit With World Watching

HANOI — President Donald Trump is paying a courtesy call on his Vietnamese hosts while North Korea's Kim Jong Un was expected to take...

Strong Aftershock Strikes Indonesia’s Lombok Island

JAKARTA — A strong aftershock has shaken the Indonesian island of Lombok where tens of thousands of people are homeless after a powerful earthquake...
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, right, receives the party form from former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, left, as Mahathir rejoin United Malays National Organization's (UMNO) in 2009 in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Photo: Lai Seng Sin / Associated Press

New Malaysian Govt Repeals Law Banning ‘Fake News’

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's new government has repealed a widely criticized law prohibiting "fake news," in a move hailed as a landmark moment for...
Malaysia's prime minister and president of the ruling party coalition "National Front," Najib Razak, center, prays at an April 7 launch event for upcoming general elections in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Vincent Thian / Associated Press

Najib Heads Into Tough Race, Vows to Make Malaysia Great

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak unveiled a lavish election manifesto with cash benefits targeting rural ethnic Malays, his key voting bloc,...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, at left, meets Myanmar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Tin on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting on Saturday in Singapore. Photo: Joseph Nair / Associated Press

Pompeo Calls on Myanmar to Release 2 Reuters Reporters

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Myanmar on Saturday to immediately release two Reuters journalists held on charges of possessing secret documents.
A fishing crew checks for damage on the Sea Queen IIA on Nov. 6, 2015, at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Photo: Eric Risberg / Associated Press

Indonesian Fishermen Settle Trafficking Suit With US Boat Owner

HONOLULU, Hawaii — A human trafficking lawsuit just settled between two Indonesian fishermen and an American boat owner will not impact nearly 800 other foreign fishermen in Hawaii's fleet who are banned from leaving boats when the vessels reach shore, industry officials say.
Than Zaw Aung, right, a lawyer of two Reuters journalists, talks to journalists during a press briefing together with Pan Ei Mon, second left, wife of Reuters journalist Wa Lone, Chit Su Win, second right, wife of Reuters journalist Kyaw Soe Oo, and Khin Maung Zaw, left, a lawyer of two Reuters journalists, at a hotel Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Thein Zaw / Associated Press

Wives of 2 Reuters Reporters in Myanmar Shocked by Verdicts

YANGON — The wives of two Myanmar reporters for the Reuters news agency sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for possessing state secrets said Tuesday...

Boat Carrying Rohingya Migrants Capsizes In The Bay Of Bengal, Killing At Least 17

BANGKOK (AP) — A boat carrying minority Rohingya migrants from Myanmar has capsized in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at least 17 people dead...

Nations Agree to Boost Fight Against ISIS in Southeast Asia 

MANADO, Indonesia — A six-nation summit co-hosted by Indonesia and Australia agreed Saturday to set up a forum to strengthen cooperation between intelligence services to counter extremist threats...
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, talks to journalists during a press briefing on a project titled "Nothing for Our Land," the Impact of Land Confiscation on Farmers in Myanmar, Tuesday, July 17, 2018, in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Thein Zaw / Associated Press

Rights Groups Urge Myanmar to Make Amends for Seized Land

YANGON — Myanmar's government should expedite restitution for past illegal confiscations of land, an international human rights group said Tuesday, detailing how previous land...

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