Experts Air New Concerns About UN Response to Myanmar Crisis
GENEVA — U.N.-backed investigators who examined a crackdown by Myanmar security forces that caused hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring...
80 US Lawmakers Seek Release of Jailed Myanmar Reporters
WASHINGTON — More than 80 U.S. lawmakers have urged the Trump administration to step up efforts to win the release of two Reuters journalists...
Russia: Missile That Shot Down Flight MH17 Was Ukrainian
MOSCOW — The Russian military says the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 came from the arsenals of the Ukrainian army, not...
7 Die of Suspected Drug Overdoses at Vietnam Music Festival
HANOI — Seven people have died of suspected drug overdoses during a music festival in Vietnam.
The Capital Police newspaper said five other people were...
Mangkhut Weakens to Tropical Storm After Plowing Into China
HONG KONG — Mangkhut weakened from a typhoon to a tropical storm as it moved deeper into southern China on Monday, leaving death and...
Militants Free 3 Indonesian Hostages in Southern Philippines
MANILA — Muslim militants have freed three Indonesian men they kidnapped at sea early last year off Malaysia then brought them to their jungle...
Mangkhut Lashes South China After Killing 28 in Philippines
HONG KONG — Hong Kong and southern China hunkered down under red alert Sunday as strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Mangkhut lashed...
Typhoon Mangkhut Plows Through Rain-Soaked Philippines
Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the Philippines' northeastern coast early Saturday, its ferocious winds and blinding rain ripping off tin roof sheets and knocking out power, and plowed through the agricultural region at the start of the onslaught.
Malaysia’s Anwar, Seeking Return, Vows Support for Mahathir
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Malaysia's prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim said Friday that it's time for him to return as a lawmaker, but reiterated his full...
Indonesian Court Rules Militant Guilty of Extremism
JAKARTA — An Indonesian court sentenced an Islamic militant on Thursday to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty of conducting training in...