Indonesia Detains Polish Man in Conflict-Prone Papua Region
JAKARTA — Indonesian security forces have detained a Polish man in the troubled Papua region on suspicion of links to separatists.
A police report seen...
US Expects 2 Reuters Journalists to Be Acquitted in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley says the Trump administration expects to see two Reuters journalists accused by Myanmar's government of illegally possessing...
Cate Blanchett: Nothing Prepared Me for Rohingya Suffering
UNITED NATIONS — Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that nothing prepared her for "the extent and depth of...
Amnesty Urges Malaysia to Quash Caning Sentence of Lesbians
KUALA LUMPUR — Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Malaysia to quash a caning sentence for a lesbian couple, calling the punishment cruel and unjust.
Two...
Son and Co Face Vietnam and ‘Korean Hiddink’ at Asian Games
If South Korea's national team is to reach the final of the Asian Games and win an exemption from military service for its players,...
14 Cambodian Opposition Activists Freed From Prison
PHNOM PENH — Fourteen Cambodian opposition activists were freed Tuesday from long prison terms, their pardons coming as the latest in a series of...
UN Team: Myanmar Military Chiefs Should Face ‘Genocide’ Case
GENEVA — Investigators working for the U.N.'s top human rights body said Monday that Myanmar military leaders should be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya...
Facebook Bans Myanmar Military Chief, Others to Stop Hate
YANGON — Facebook said Monday that it is banning Myanmar's powerful military chief and 19 other individuals and organizations from its site to prevent...
Former Vietnamese Jailer Says He Respected Late Sen. McCain
HANOI — Sen. John McCain's Vietnamese jailer said he respected his former inmate and felt sad about his death, as others in Vietnam paid...
UN Team: Myanmar Military Chiefs Should Face ‘Genocide’ Case
Investigators working for the U.N.'s top human rights body say top Myanmar military leaders should be prosecuted for genocide ...
