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Police: Kim Jong Nam Told Friend He Feared for His Life

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — A police investigator testified Tuesday that the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader told a friend in Malaysia that his life was in danger six months before he was killed at an airport.

Vigils Held for Christian Politician Imprisoned in Indonesia

JAKARTA — The imprisonment of a Christian politician for blaspheming Islam has triggered an outpouring of anger and support around Indonesia.
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Real Estate Tycoon’s Death Sentence Is a Turning Point in Vietnam’s Anti-Corruption Campaign

The unusually harsh death sentence given to a real estate tycoon in Vietnam was a pivotal moment in the decadelong “Blazing Furnace” anti-corruption
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, in foreground, exits a plane as his arrives from a trip to Laos at the airport in 2017 in Phnom Penh. Photo: Heng Sinith / Associated Press

Hun Sen Says Border Crisis With Laos Averted

PHNOM PENH — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who threatened Friday to use force over a border crisis with neighboring Laos, announced Saturday that...

Indonesian Boat Capsizes off Sulawesi Island, Leaving at Least 15 People Dead

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An overloaded passenger boat capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 15 people, rescuers said Monday. Authorities said that the 33...
Actor Henry Golding and his wife Liv Lo pose as they arrive for the red carpet screening of the movie "Crazy Rich Asians" on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Singapore. Photo: Don Wong / Associated Press

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Hoopla Elicits Mixed Feelings in Asia

SINGAPORE — The craze for "Crazy Rich Asians" is hitting Asia, with a premiere in Singapore followed by openings in several neighboring countries later...
Luxury yacht "Equanimity" is anchored in the waters Monday off Batam Island, Indonesia. Photo: Djalu / Associated Press

Malaysia: Indonesia Returns Yacht Seized in Graft Probe

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Monday that Indonesia has handed over a yacht allegedly bought with money stolen from the...

Myanmar Trial Set to Begin for 2 Reuters Journalists

BANGKOK — Myanmar is set to put two reporters from the Reuters news agency on trial this week after they were charged under a colonial-era state secrets act, in a case that highlights growing concerns about press freedom in the country.
Navy divers inspect Saturday what is believed to be engine of the crashed Lion Air jet after it was retrieved from the sea floor, at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Fauzy Chaniago / Associated Press

Data Recovered From Crashed Lion Air Data Recorder: Official

JAKARTA — Investigators succeeded in retrieving hours of data from a crashed Lion Air jet's flight recorder as Indonesian authorities on Sunday extended the...
Boeing's first 737 MAX 9 jet at the company's delivery center before a ceremony transferring ownership to Thai Lion Air in Seattle in a March 2018 file photo. Photo: Elaine Thompson / Associated Press

US Pilots Want More Training on Boeing Jet After Lion Air Crash

DALLAS, Texas — Southwest Airlines says its pilots will get more instruction on an automated anti-stall system on certain new Boeing jets, and American Airlines...

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