After Battling Cancer, Lee Chong Wei Seeks Olympic Gold
KUALA LUMPUR — His cancer in remission after intensive treatment, former No. 1-ranked Lee Chong Wei is setting his sights on winning an Olympic...
Vietnam, US Complete Cleanup of Toxic Chemical From Airport
HANOI — Vietnam and the United States have finished the cleanup of dioxin contamination at Danang airport caused by the transport and storage of...
UN Rights Resolution Would Condemn Abuses Against Rohingyas
UNITED NATIONS — A draft U.N. resolution would strongly condemn the continuing "gross human rights violations and abuses" against Rohingya Muslims and urgently call...
Boeing Plane Crashed in Indonesia After Key Sensor Replaced
JAKARTA — A crucial sensor was replaced on a Lion Air jet the day before it plunged into the Java Sea, and that sensor...
Red Bull Drawn in Indonesian Cave Dated to 40,000 Years Ago
WASHINGTON — Scientists have found the oldest known example of an animal drawing: a red silhouette of a bull-like beast on the wall of...
Boeing Warns 737 Max May Plunge Due to Error After Lion Air Crash
Boeing Co. says it has issued a safety bulletin that reiterates guidelines on how pilots should respond to erroneous data from an "angle of attack" sensor following last week's crash of ...
Hanoi Announces Formula One Street Race Starting 2020
HANOI — Formula One and Hanoi officials say a street race in the Vietnamese capital will be added to the F1 calendar starting with the...
Malaysia Court to Resume Kim Jong Nam Murder Trial Jan. 7
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — A Malaysian court on Wednesday set Jan. 7 for two Southeast Asian women charged with murdering the North Korean leader's...
Facebook Admits Not Doing Enough to Prevent Myanmar Violence
NEW YORK — Facebook is admitting that it didn't do enough to prevent its services from being used to incite violence and spread hate...
UN Expert Warns of ‘Rushed Plans’ to Repatriate Rohingya
GENEVA — An independent U.N. human rights expert is urging a halt to "rushed plans" to repatriate some Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
Special rapporteur on...
