India, China Vie for Influence as Crisis Unfolds in Maldives
NEW DELHI — As a political crisis plays out in the Maldives, a quiet tug of war is taking place around it, with heavyweights China and India vying for strategic dominance in the ...
Cambodian Shoe-Thrower Arrested After Thailand Deports Her
PHNOM PENH — A woman who threw a shoe at a billboard depicting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has been arrested after she was repatriated from Thailand, where the U.N. refugee agency reportedly had formally recognized her as a refugee.
Study: Extremists Still Flourishing in Indonesia’s Prisons
JAKARTA — A new study has found Indonesia's overcrowded prisons are ill-equipped to deal with Islamic militant inmates, hampering efforts to prevent the spread of violent radicalism.
Cambodia Frees on Bail 7 Westerners Held for ‘Dirty Dancing’
PHNOM PENH — A court in Cambodia has allowed the release on bail of seven Westerners who were arrested last month for allegedly posting photos on social media of themselves engaged in sexually suggestive dancing, a court official said Thursday.
Hong Kong Court Denies UK Banker’s Double Murder Appeal
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected a British banker's appeal of his conviction in the gruesome murders of two Indonesian women.
‘They Want to Erase Us.’ Hunger Used to Target Rohingya
NAYAPARA REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh — Abdul Goni says the Myanmar government was starving his family one stage at a time.
Orangutan Shot With Air Gun 130 Times in 2nd Borneo Killing
JAKARTA — A male orangutan on the Indonesian portion of Borneo died after being shot at least 130 times with an air gun and apparently being stabbed and clubbed, in the second known killing of a critically endangered orangutan this year.
UN Experts: Al-Qaida Greater Threat Than IS in Some Places
UNITED NATIONS — Al-Qaida's global network remains "remarkably resilient" and poses a greater threat than the Islamic State extremist group in several regions, including Yemen and Somalia, U.N. experts say.
US Investigator of Ivory, Rhino Horn Trade Killed in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — Esmond Bradley Martin, a Kenya-based American conservationist whose dogged investigations of the elephant ivory and rhino horn trades over decades were seen as critical in efforts to protect the threatened species, was found stabbed to death in his Nairobi home, Kenyan authorities said Monday.
Judge Temporarily Halts Deportation of Indonesian Christians
HIGHLAND PARK, New Jersey — A federal judge has temporarily halted deportation proceedings against Indonesian Christians who are in the U.S. illegally but are seeking to gain legal status, including a man honored for his work helping to rebuild more than 200 homes after Superstorm Sandy.
