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Death Toll in Vietnam Flooding, Landslides Rises to 68

HANOI — The death toll from landslides and heavy rain triggered by a tropical depression in Vietnam has climbed to 68, with another 34 people missing, officials said Sunday.

Australia Urges Indonesia Against Showing Cleric Leniency

JAKARTA — Australia on Saturday urged Indonesia against any leniency toward the ideological leader of the Bali bombers as the government considers house arrest or other forms of clemency for the ailing radical cleric who is now in prison.
Songpol Sukchan, Thailand’s ambassador to Indonesia in yellow shirt, with Thai tourists departing Lombok island back to Bangkok on Monday. Photo: Royal Thai Embassy, Jakarta / Facebook

All Thais Evacuated From Mt. Rinjani: Foreign Affairs

BANGKOK — All Thai tourists stranded on an Indonesian volcano have been safely evacuated, officials said Tuesday.
Rohingya refugee children play outside their makeshift school in January in the Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: Manish Swarup / Associated Press

Race to Save Drowning Rohingya Boy Exposes Spiraling Crisis

UKHIYA, Bangladesh — The little boy emerges into view amid a chorus of panicked shouts and the thunder of feet from the horde sweeping...
Former Communist Party Secretary General Do Muoi, front center, is helped to walk to pay respects to late Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap at the National Funeral House in 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Hoang Dinh Nam / Associated Press

Do Muoi, Former Vietnam Communist Party Chief, Dead at 101

HANOI — Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Do Muoi, a committed communist, has died at age 101. The government said in...

Myanmar Violence and Sea Disputes To Dominate ASEAN Talks Joined by US, Russian and...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Myanmar’s prolonged civil strife, tensions in the disputed South China Sea and concern over arms buildups in the region are...
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she leaves her court hearing Thursday at the Shah Alam High Court in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Photo: Yam G-Jun / Associated Press

Judge Finds Conspiracy to Kill Kim With VX, Women to Testify

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — Two women accused in the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother were told Thursday to make their...
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers an opening speech during the Forum on Myanmar Democratic Transition in 2017 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Photo: Aung Shine Oo / Associated Press

Suu Kyi Blames Conflicts on Illegal Immigration

NAYPYITAW — Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the world is facing instability and conflict in part because illegal immigration spreads terrorism in a speech that comes as her country is accused of violently pushing out hundreds of thousands of unwanted Rohingya Muslims.
Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong, right, shakes hands Friday with his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel in in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Tri Dung / Associated Press

Vietnam and Cuba Sign Trade Agreement, Pledge to Deepen Ties

HANOI — The leaders of Vietnam and Cuba on Friday pledged to deepen relations between two of the world's few remaining communist countries. President Nguyen...
In this photo provided by Cambodia's Government Cabinet, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, shake hands during a welcome meeting at Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Photo: Kok Ky / Cambodia's Government Cabinet via AP

Chinese Premier Announces New Aid for Close Ally Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced a large development assistance package for Cambodia on Wednesday, oversaw the signing of 18 agreements on aid and cooperation, and attended the inauguration of a highway constructed with Chinese support.

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