ASEAN

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LOS ANGELES — George Clooney is calling for the boycott of nine hotels in the U.S. and Europe with ties to the sultan of Brunei, which next month will implement Islamic criminal laws to punish gay sex by stoning offenders to death.

MANILA — Sven-Goran Eriksson is at the helm of another national team. The 70-year-old Swede was introduced Monday as the coach of the Philippines after...

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LONDON — An Australian archaeologist says he and colleagues have found evidence of previously undiscovered medieval urban and agricultural networks surrounding the ancient city of Angkor Wat.

JAKARTA — Indonesian prosecutors have sought an 18-month prison term for a woman who was charged with blasphemy after she complained about the volume of a mosque's loudspeakers.

BANGKOK — Police said yesterday they had arrested a former Philippines provincial governor and his brother, wanted in back home for the murder of a journalist who had been campaigning against mining interests.

KUALA LUMPUR — Security camera footage obtained by Japanese television appears to show a careful and deliberate attack last week on the exiled half brother of North Korea's ruler, while Malaysia said Monday it had recalled its ambassador to North Korea amid rising tensions between the nations.

JAKARTA — A goalkeeper has died after sustaining head and neck injuries in a collision during an Indonesian league soccer game on Sunday.

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police have intercepted a tanker with 131 Sri Lankans believed bound for Australia and New Zealand, smashing a large human smuggling ring that has been operating for a year.