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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 Krakatau volcano, center in images, before and after the Dec. 22, 2018, eruption. Image: Associated Press

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...
This undated photo shows the emblem of the Vietnamese communist party on a government building.

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."
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, left, shakes hands with the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong at the start of the Small-and-Medium sized Enterprises conference held in March during the one-off summit of 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Dave Gray / Associated Press

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...

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.
Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, center, enters the court room as he attends his sentencing hearing in 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Bay Ismoyo / Associated Press

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...
Maldivian police officers on Feb. 2 detain an opposition protester demanding the release of political prisoners during a protest in Male, Maldives. Photo: Mohamed Sharuhaan / Associated Press

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 ...

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