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Rohingya Muslims aboard a makeshift raft made with plastic containers cross over the Naf river from Myanmar into Bangladesh, nearin 2017 in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh. Photo: A.M. Ahad / Associated Press

Myanmar Snubs Hague Court’s Intervention in Rohingya Crisis

YANGON — Myanmar sharply rejected an attempt by the International Criminal Court to consider the country's culpability for activities that caused 700,000 minority Rohingya...

Southeast Asian Nations to Coordinate Against ISIS Returnees

CANBERRA, Australia — Southeast Asian and Pacific governments will hold a summit in August to coordinate against the security threat posed by homegrown Islamic...

Police Say They Made Progress in Ivory Trade Crackdown

BANGKOK — Efforts by the government to curb sales of ivory have been successful following criticism of widespread trafficking in the country, police and conservationists said.

Myanmar’s Rohingya Beat a Perilous Path in Search of Safety

TEKNAF, Bangladesh — As far as the eye can see, they trudge through treacherously deep mud, across rice paddy fields and past rain-swollen creeks into Bangladesh.

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...

Duterte to Visit Site of Bombings That Killed at Least 20

JOLO, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his top security officials are scheduled to visit the southern Philippines where suspected Islamic militants bombed...
Muslim protesters shout slogans at a rally against Jakarta's Christian governor who was convicted of blasphemy in May 2017. Photo: Achmad Ibrahim / Associated Press

Police Investigate Indonesian President’s Son for Blasphemy

JAKARTA — Indonesian police are investigating allegations of blasphemy and hate speech against the youngest son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

China to US: Stay Out of South China Sea Talks

WASHINGTON — The United States shouldn't obstruct efforts by China and its neighbors to agree on a code of conduct in the disputed South...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks during a press conference in May in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Associated Press

Ex-PM Najib Razak Faces New Corruption Charges in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR — Police and Malaysia's anti-graft agency say detained former Prime Minister Najib Razak will face at least two dozen fresh charges of...
Newly arrived Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar prepare to leave a transit shelter in 2017 in Shahparirdwip, Bangladesh. Photo: Gemunu Amarasinghe / Associated Press

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...

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