Prosecutors Urge Life Imprisonment for Khmer Rouge Leaders
PHNOM PENH — Prosecutors in the U.N.-backed trial of two leaders of Cambodia's former Khmer Rouge regime on charges of genocide and other crimes called Thursday for life imprisonment as the only appropriate punishment.
Australian TV Journalist Hit by Bullet in Philippines City
MARAWI, Philippines — An Australian journalist said he was fine after being hit by a bullet in his neck Thursday while covering the Philippine military's assault against militants aligned with the Islamic State group in a southern city.
Asian Stocks up as Investors Shrug off Tech Rout, Eye Fed
SEOUL, South Korea — Asian stock markets were higher on Tuesday as investors brushed off a second day of big losses on Wall Street tech stocks a day before the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates.
Church Says Papua Riot Sparked by Military Burning Bibles
JAKARTA — A major church in Indonesia's predominantly Christian Papua province says a riot in the provincial capital last month was sparked by the military burning Bibles, contradicting the police account of events.
Bodies Found in Search for Missing Myanmar Plane With 120 Aboard
YANGON — A navy ship found bodies and aircraft parts in the seas off Myanmar while searching Thursday morning for a military transport plane carrying 120 people, a spokesman said.
Emoji Advisor to Bali Murder Gets 9 Years Sentence
CHICAGO — An Illinois man who typed out emoji and other text messages to advise his cousin thousands of miles away on how to kill a wealthy Chicago woman vacationing in Indonesia was sentenced on Friday to nine years in prison.
Gunman Storms Manila Casino, Police Suspect Robbery
MANILA — A gunman stormed a mall-casino complex in the Philippines, torched gambling tables and stuffed a backpack with casino chips before fleeing but was found dead of an apparent suicide in an adjacent hotel early Friday, authorities said.
Malaysia Airlines Jet Diverted in Australia Over Bomb Scare
CANBERRA, Australia — A Malaysia Airlines plane was forced to return to an Australian airport after a mentally-ill passenger threatened to detonate a bomb and attempted to enter the cockpit, police said on Thursday.
Machines Coming to Take Millions of Thai Jobs: Report
BANGKOK — Millions of Thais are at risk of losing their jobs in the coming years – and it’s not “illegal immigrants” or "outsourcing"...
Vietnam Condemns 6 to Death for Drug Offenses
HANOI — Courts in Vietnam have sentenced six men to death for drug-related offenses in two separate cases.
