Malaysia’s King Abdicates in Unexpected and Rare Move
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V has abdicated after just two years on the throne.
The palace said in a statement Sunday that...
India Deports Second Group of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar
GAUHATI, India — India on Thursday deported a second small group of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar after ordering the expulsion of members of the...
Satellite Images Show Collapse of Indonesian Island Volcano
Top: This combination of synthetic aperture radar images taken by JAXA's ALOS-2 satellite and analyzed by Geospatial Information Authority of Japan shows Indonesia's Anak...
Indonesia Widens Exclusion Zone Around Island Volcano
JAKARTA — Indonesia has widened the no-go zone around an island volcano that triggered a tsunami on the weekend, killing at least 430 people...
Indonesia Asks People to Avoid Coast Near Erupting Volcano
SUMUR, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities asked people near an island volcano to avoid the coast while eruptions and weather and sea conditions were being...
Somber Christmas, Prayers in Tsunami-Hit Indonesian Region
SUMUR, Indonesia — The Christmas holiday was somber with prayers for tsunami victims in the Indonesian region hit by waves that struck without warning...
California Governor Pardons 5 Cambodian Refugees
SACRAMENTO, California — California Gov. Jerry Brown has pardoned five refugees from Cambodia and another immigrant from Honduras who faced the possibility of deportation because...
Doctors, Rescuers Work in Tsunami-Atruck Indonesian Areas
TANJUNG LESUNG, Indonesia — Doctors worked to help survivors and hundreds of people searched on debris-strewn beaches for more victims Monday from a deadly...
At Least 20 Killed, 165 Hurt After Tsunami Hits Indonesia
JAKARTA — A tsunami apparently caused by undersea landslides from a volcanic island killed at least 20 people after the waves hit the coast...
Indonesia Gains Majority Ownership of Giant Freeport Mine
JAKARTA — Indonesia finalized the transfer of majority control over a giant gold and copper mine from U.S. company Freeport-McMoRan, the government said Friday,...
