UN Chief Urges Pardon for 2 Journalists Jailed in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he hopes Myanmar's government will pardon "as quickly as possible" two Reuters journalists jailed on charges...
French Man Found Hanged in Koh Tao, Foul Play Suspected
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Malaysian Ex-PM, Former Treasury Chief Charged With Graft
KUALA LUMPUR — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his ex-treasury chief have been jointly charged with criminal breach of trust involving 6.64...
UN: Myanmar Violence Meant to Expel Rohingya
GENEVA — A report by the U.N. human rights office says attacks against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar point to a strategy to instill "widespread...
Myanmar Violence and Sea Disputes To Dominate ASEAN Talks Joined by US, Russian and...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Myanmar’s prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China Sea and concern over arms buildups in the region are...
Vietnam Jails 6 for Disturbing Public Order in Protests
HANOI, Vietnam — A court in south central Vietnam has sentenced six people to up to two-and-a-half years in prison after finding them guilty of throwing rocks, bricks and gas bombs at police in protests against a proposed law on special economic zones.
Najib Heads Into Tough Race, Vows to Make Malaysia Great
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak unveiled a lavish election manifesto with cash benefits targeting rural ethnic Malays, his key voting bloc,...
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.
New Jakarta Airport Terminal Flooded Days After Opening
JAKARTA — The operator of the Indonesian capital's main airport has apologized to passengers for flooding at its brand new terminal after rains overcame drainage pipes and inundated the arrivals area on Sunday.
Russia: Missile That Shot Down Flight MH17 Was Ukrainian
MOSCOW — The Russian military says the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 came from the arsenals of the Ukrainian army, not...