Satellite Images Show Collapse of Indonesian Island Volcano
Top: This combination of synthetic aperture radar images taken by JAXA's ALOS-2 satellite and analyzed by Geospatial Information Authority of Japan shows Indonesia's Anak...
Vietnam Arrests Phone Exec, Gov’t Official Over Fund Losses
HANOI — A former chairman of one of Vietnam's largest mobile phone operators and a senior Communications Ministry official have been arrested for alleged economic mismanagement, the latest to fall in a widening crackdown on corruption by communist authorities.
Kim Jong Nam Murder Suspect Asks Her Parents to Pray for Her
KUALA LUMPUR — A suspect in the poisoning death of the North Korean leader's half brother has written to her parents from jail, asking them to pray for her but saying "don't think about me too much."
Australia’s Ex-PM Warns Jerusalem Move Would Worry Indonesia
CANBERRA, Australia — A former Australian prime minister has warned the government to expect a negative reaction from Indonesia if Australia follows the United...
Khon Kaen Students Forced To Sign Agreement to Stop Political Activities
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Cambodia continues to pursue independent foreign policy: FM
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said that the country continued to pursue an independent foreign policy in light of the fierce competition and uncertainties...
Asian Funerals Go Green, High-Tech at Hong Kong Trade Fair
HONG KONG — Death is inevitable but it doesn't have to be bad for the environment.
Vietnam Jails Student Activist for Anti-State Propaganda
HANOI — A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced a student activist to six years in prison for promoting multiparty system and press freedom.
Governor Convicted of Blasphemy Freed From Indonesian Prison
JAKARTA — A polarizing Christian politician whose campaign comments ignited protests that were the largest in Muslim-majority Indonesia in years was freed Thursday after...
India, China Vie for Influence as Crisis Unfolds in Maldives
NEW DELHI — As a political crisis plays out in the Maldives, a quiet tug of war is taking place around it, with heavyweights China and India vying for strategic dominance in the ...