Indonesian Court Rules Militant Guilty of Extremism
JAKARTA — An Indonesian court sentenced an Islamic militant on Thursday to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty of conducting training in...
Indonesia Says Arrested Russian Smuggled Orangutan, Lizards
DENPASAR, Indonesia — Indonesian police said Monday they also found geckos and chameleons in the luggage of a Russian tourist who was arrested for...
Thousands of Unregistered Fishing Trawlers Held in Port
BANGKOK — Thailand revoked the commercial fishing licenses of 8,024 fishing trawlers today for failing to join a new registration scheme, the navy said.
N. Korea Sends Diplomats to Malaysia to Get Kim Jong Nam’s Body
KUALA LUMPUR — North Korea has sent a high-level delegation to Malaysia to seek the return of the body of leader's Kim Jong Un's slain half brother.
Malaysian Ex-PM Slapped With New Charge Over 1MDB Scandal
KUALA LUMPUR — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged Wednesday with tampering with the final audit report into a defunct state investment...
Vietnam Puts 6 Activists on Trial for Alleged Subversion
HANOI — A court in Hanoi has opened trial of six activists accused of attempting to overthrow the government as communist authorities step up their crackdown on dissent.
Indonesian Leader: Shoot Drug Traffickers Who Resist Arrest
JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says police should shoot drug traffickers who resist arrest because of a narcotics crisis facing the country.
UN Chief Condemns ISIS-Claimed Indonesia Church Attacks
SURABAYA, Indonesia — The United Nations secretary-general has condemned the suicide bombings of three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya.
Rohingya Upset UN Agreement Didn’t Address Citizenship
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh — Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled attacks in Myanmar said they were disappointed that a U.N. agreement signed earlier this week did not address one of their key demands: Citizenship.
Buddhists Protest to Urge Myanmar Not to Repatriate Rohingya
SITTWE, Myanmar — Hundreds of hard-line Buddhists protested Sunday to urge Myanmar's government not to repatriate the nearly 600,000 minority Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh since late August to escape violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state.