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Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong poses in January as he meets with U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis before their talks in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Tran Van Minh / Associated Press

Vietnam and India Aim to Boost Trade, Defense Cooperation

HANOI — Vietnam and India have agreed to boost their trade while expanding their cooperation in defense and security, among other areas. Speaking to reporters...
A man paddles a boat and others swim through flooded villageon July 31, 2018 in Chuong My district, Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Manh Thang/ Associated Press File

Landslides Kill 13, Leave 4 Missing in South Central Vietnam

HANOI — Landslides due to rains from a tropical storm have killed 13 people and left four others missing in south-central Vietnam. A disaster official...
In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Khieu Samphan, former Khmer Rouge head of state, sits Friday in a court room before a hearing at the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: Mark Peters / Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

Cambodia Says Khmer Rouge Tribunal That Convicted 3 Is Done

PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has reiterated it intends to end the work of the U.N.-backed tribunal that last week convicted the last two surviving leaders...
Khieu Samphan, at left, former Khmer Rouge head of state, and Nuon Chea, at right, who was the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologist and No. 2 leader, sit in the court hall at the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh in an October 2013 file photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Photo: Mark Peters / Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia via AP

Last Khmer Rouge Leaders Guilty of Genocide, Get Life Terms

PHNOM PENH — The last surviving leaders of the communist Khmer Rouge regime that brutally ruled Cambodia in the 1970s were convicted of genocide,...
Mahathir Mohamad speaks at a news conference May 10 in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Associated Press

Australia, Malaysia Trade Words Over Israel Embassy Shift

SYDNEY — A top Australian official seized Friday on past comments from Malaysia's prime minister seen as anti-Semitic, amid a diplomatic war of words...
An undated photo of Julius Trotter, 31. Photo: Associated Press

Death Penalty Sought in Killing of Vietnamese Tour Leaders

LAS VEGAS — A 31-year-old convicted felon will face the death penalty in the robbery and killing of two Vietnamese tour leaders during a...
An elderly Rohingya refugee holds a placard Thursday during a protest against the repatriation process at Unchiprang refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, in Bangladesh. Photo: Dar Yasin / Associated Press

Bangladesh Scraps Rohingya Return, Says No One Wants to Go

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Bangladesh's plans to begin repatriating Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on Thursday were scrapped because officials were unable to find anyone...
The Kuala Lumpur High Court in 2011. Photo: Smuconlaw / Wikimedia Commons

2 Chilean Tourists Get 2 Years in Prison for Killing Malaysian

KUALA LUMPUR — Two Chilean tourists accused of killing a man in Malaysia were sentenced to two years in prison Thursday after they pleaded...
The 10th session of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) plenary seen here in 2011. Photo: Khmer Rouge Tribunal (ECCC) / Flickr

Cambodian Tribunal Session Set for Verdicts on Khmer Rouge

PHNOM PENH — The international tribunal to judge the criminal responsibility of former Khmer Rouge leaders for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million...
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, at right, meets Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday in Singapore. Photo: Bernat Armangue / Pool

US Veep Says US Committed to Indo-Pacific Cooperation, Not Control

SINGAPORE — America has a steadfast and enduring commitment to the Indo-Pacific region but wants cooperation, not control, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said...

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