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Konh Korm of Cambodia's Sam Rainsy Party in photo posted last month. Photo: Kong Korm / Facebook

2 Cambodian Opposition Politicians Get Bans Dropped

PHNON PENH — A veteran Cambodian politician and his son on Wednesday became the first among 118 opposition members banned from politics for five...

Malaysia Says It Won’t Host Any More Events Involving Israel

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Malaysia's foreign minister said Wednesday that the government will not budge over a ban on Israeli athletes in a para swimming...
Pahang state Crown Prince Tengku Abdullah arrives for a private event Friday at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Associated Press

Pahang State’s New Sultan Tipped to be Next Malaysian King

The central Malaysian state of Pahang's soon-to-be new sultan is tipped to become the country's next ...
A World War II-era Soviet T-34 tank makes its way through the Red Square with the St. Basil's Cathedral in background, in May 2018 during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / Associated Press

Laos Sends 30 WWII-Era Soviet Tanks to Russia

Russia's Defense Ministry says it has received 30 Soviet WW II-era T-34 battle tanks from Laos — a move reflecting the national veneration of the weapon.
Konh Korm of Cambodia's Sam Rainsy Party in photo posted last month. Photo: Kong Korm / Facebook

Cambodian Opposition Figure Applies for Lifting of Politics Ban

A veteran member of Cambodia's dissolved opposition party broke ranks with his colleagues on Wednesday and became the first to apply for a government-offered lifting of a ban on engaging in political activity.
The logo for Facebook appears in March 2018 on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Photo: Richard Drew / Associated Press

Facebook Denies Allowing Illegal Content in Vietnam

Facebook is defending itself against allegations it allows illegal content in violation of Vietnam's cybersecurity law.
Sultan Muhammad V, center, salutes after his welcome ceremony as he walks with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, right, in 2016 at the Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Vincent Thian / Associated Press

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...
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 Krakatau volcano, center in images, before and after the Dec. 22, 2018, eruption. Image: Associated Press

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...
A resident looks for a usable item Monday following a tsunami at a cottage in Tanjung Lesung, Indonesia. Photo: Tatan Syuflana / Associated Press

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...

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