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President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un take a walk Thursday after their first meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel. Photo: Evan Vucci / Associated Press

Trump, Kim Dive Into Nuclear Talks, Looking for ‘Right Deal’

HANOI — President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dove into the details of nuclear negotiations Thursday against a backdrop of...

Northeast Development Worker Detained, Released

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Cambodia Opposition Braces for Dissolution Amid Crackdown

PHNOM PENH — A Cambodian opposition leader said Wednesday that he expects his political party to be dissolved in a Supreme Court ruling this week, a move that would further descend the nation into authoritarianism ahead of next year's general election.
Low Taek Jho during the 2014 "Social Good Summit" in New York City. Image: Jynwel Foundation / YouTube

New Charges Against Fugitive 1MDB Financier Jho Low, 4 Others

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police said Wednesday that they have filed new criminal charges against fugitive financier Low Taek Jho and four others over...

UN Experts: Al-Qaida Greater Threat Than IS in Some Places

UNITED NATIONS — Al-Qaida's global network remains "remarkably resilient" and poses a greater threat than the Islamic State extremist group in several regions, including Yemen and Somalia, U.N. experts say.
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Thailand Says Deliveries Of Humanitarian Aid To War-wracked Myanmar Are Expected To Start Soon

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Thailand expects to open up a humanitarian corridor in about a month to deliver aid to suffering civilians in...

Thais Help Boat With Presumed Rohingya Refugees on its Way

BANGKOK — A boat with 56 people claiming to be Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar has been helped back to sea by Thai fishermen and navy craft after being damaged in a storm and stopping temporarily in southern Thailand.
A zoo worker holds a baby panda Saturday at Malaysia Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Vincent Thian / Associated Press

Baby Panda Born in Malaysia Zoo Makes Public Debut

KUALA LUMPUR — A baby panda born in a Malaysian zoo five months ago made her public debut Saturday.
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Rohingya Refugees Storm Bangladeshi Border as Pushback Fails

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — About 1,000 ethnic Rohingya villagers from Myanmar forced their way Monday into Bangladesh after coming under fire from Myanmar soldiers, in fallout from violence unleashed last week when Rohingya insurgents attacked police posts in Myanmar's western Rakhine state.

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