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Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a keynote address in 2008. Photo: Brian Solis / Flickr

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...
Pham Minh Chuc, an 81-year-old retiree, writes a book of condolences Monday for Senator John McCain in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Tran Van Minh / Associated Press

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...
People hold signs against Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the killing of the Rohingya people during a remembrance event to mark the one-year anniversary of the attacks that sent them fleeing to safety in Bangladesh, while holding a rally on Parliament Hill on Saturday in the Canadian capital of Ottawa. Photo: Justin Tang / The Canadian Press via AP

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 ...
Reuters journalist Thet Oo Maung Maung, known as Wa Lone, is escorted by police upon arrival at court Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, outside Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Thein Zaw / Associated Press

Verdict Delayed for Reuters Reporters in Myanmar Secrets Case

A Myanmar court has delayed the verdict against two Reuters journalists on the charge of possessing official documents illegally ...

Asian Games Gold for Cambodia by Californian Born in Texas

JAKARTA — At 16, Jessa Khan has already won a stack of gold medals at state, regional and international competitions. But these are nothing to match her gold medal in jiu-jitsu at the Asian Games.
Members of combined Koreas team celebrate their victory during the ceremony for women's 500-meter dragon boat Sunday at the 18th Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia. Photo: Kim Do-hun / Yonhap via AP

For First Time Since War, Gold Goes to Korea

JAKARTA — There was no dividing them. The folk song Arirang played and the "unification" flag was raised to celebrate the first gold medal by a combined Koreas team at a major multi-sport event.
Former Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, left, meets his American counterpart John Kerry in 2013 in New York. Photo: U.S. Department of State / Wikimedia Commons

ASEAN Faces Test in Handling China: Ex-Indonesian FM

BANGKOK — How ASEAN handles China’s rise will be a crucial test for a block which has failed to find its voice as a...
Iran's Saeideh Jafarikoochi, in red, tries to score a point as India's team defend during the women's team Kabaddi gold medal match Friday at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Tatan Syuflana / Associated Press

Too Bad for India as Iran Wins Asian Games Kabaddi Gold

JAKARTA — In what would have been unthinkable in India before the Asian Games, there'll be no kabaddi gold medals for the spiritual home...
Gold medalist Taiwan's Hsingchun Kuo makes her last attempt to beat her own record during the women's 58kg weightlifting at the 18th Asian Games on Thursday in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Aaron Favila / Associated Press

Taiwan – by Whatever Name – Still Winning at Asian Games

JAKARTA — Imagine if the United States could not compete under its real name at the Olympics. Or Japan, or Spain or India. That's the...
Australian filmmaker James Ricketson sits in a police truck upon his arrival Monday at Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: Heng Sinith / Associated Press

Cambodia Court Views Footage of Accused Australian Filmmaker

PHNOM PENH — A court in Cambodia has viewed some of the footage shot by an Australian filmmaker charged with endangering national security for...

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