2 Women Plead Not Guilty in N. Korean Scion’s Assassination
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — Two women accused of fatally poisoning the estranged half brother of North Korea's ruler pleaded not guilty as their trial began Monday in Malaysia's High Court, nearly eight months after the brazen airport assassination.
Seeking Home’s Comforts, Rohingya Couple Make Deadly Choice
BANDARBAN, Bangladesh — The young Rohingya couple fleeing violence in Myanmar had escaped with their family to nearby Bangladesh, where they spent days living in a hastily built shelter on a muddy hill. For the sake of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, they decided to return home briefly, for a quick bath and clean clothes.
Divers Recover Lion Air Data Recorder on Indonesia Seafloor
JAKARTA — Divers on Thursday recovered a flight data recorder from the crashed Lion Air jet on the seafloor, a crucial development in the...
Hanoi Announces Formula One Street Race Starting 2020
HANOI — Formula One and Hanoi officials say a street race in the Vietnamese capital will be added to the F1 calendar starting with the...
Chinese Clubs Spend Less but Want More Asian Success
KUALA LUMPUR — Chinese Super League clubs may have reined in the massive spending that made headlines in recent years in the 2018 winter transfer window, but the country's leading clubs still have ambitions to win the 2018 Asian Champions League that begins Feb. 12.
Indonesia Imposes Moratorium on New Palm Oil Plantations
JAKARTA — Indonesia's president has signed a moratorium on new palm oil development and ordered a review of existing plantations, an official said Thursday,...
UN Chief Condemns ISIS-Claimed Indonesia Church Attacks
SURABAYA, Indonesia — The United Nations secretary-general has condemned the suicide bombings of three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya.
North Korean ‘Masterminds’ Evade Kim Jong Nam Murder Trial
KUALA LUMPUR — At a trial that could send two Southeast Asian women to the gallows, Malaysian prosecutors are shining a light on several men at large they say masterminded and played crucial roles in carrying out the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong's Un's estranged half brother.
Court Sentences Chiang Mai Businessman To 5 Years For Lèse Majesté
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China’s New Silk Road Stirs Unease on its Strategic Goals
BEIJING — In a mountain valley in Kashmir, plans are under way for Chinese engineers guarded by Pakistani forces to expand the lofty Karakoram Highway in a project that is stirring diplomatic friction with India.