Landslide in Northern Malaysia Kills 3, Traps 11
KUALA LUMPUR — Officials say a landslide at a construction site in northern Malaysia has killed three foreign workers with rescuers searching for 11...
UNICEF: Rohingya Children Refugees Face ‘Hell on Earth’
GENEVA — UNICEF says the children who make up most of the nearly 600,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar are seeing a "hell on earth" in overcrowded, muddy and squalid refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh.
MH17 Investigators Appeal for Information About Buk Photo
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — An international team investigating the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine appealed Thursday for information about a photograph which prosecutors believe features the Buk rocket that blew the passenger jet out of the sky, killing all 298 on board.
1 Dead as Fire Nearly Destroys Luxury Myanmar Hotel (Video)
YANGON — A fire has nearly destroyed a luxury teakwood hotel popular with foreigners in Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon.
Rights Groups Deplore Worsening Repression in Cambodia
BANGKOK — Rights groups say foreign governments should refuse to recognize Cambodia's next elections and consider sanctions on its leaders if the main opposition party is dissolved.
Amnesty: Myanmar Army Killed at Least Hundreds of Rohingya
BANGKOK — Myanmar security forces killed hundreds of men, women and children during a systematic campaign to expel Rohingya Muslims, Amnesty International said in a new report Wednesday that calls for an arms embargo on the country and criminal prosecution of the perpetrators.
UN Elects Congo to Human Rights Council Despite Abuses
UNITED NATIONS — The United States and human rights groups sharply criticized Monday's U.N. election for 15 new members of the Human Rights Council, singling out conflict-torn Congo's victory despite accusations of serious rights abuses and an investigation by the U.N.'s top human rights body.
Goalkeeper Dies After Collision in Indonesian League Game
JAKARTA — A goalkeeper has died after sustaining head and neck injuries in a collision during an Indonesian league soccer game on Sunday.
Wild Elephants Attack Rohingya Camp, Killing 4 in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Wild elephants attacked a new camp where Rohingya refugees were sleeping, killing a woman and her three children in southern Bangladesh, an official said Sunday.
Passengers Describe Terror Aboard Indonesia AirAsia Flight
PERTH, Australia — Passengers on an Indonesia AirAsia flight to the holiday island of Bali described a panicked flight crew announcing an emergency and oxygen masks dropping from the ceiling before the airliner turned back to the Australian city of Perth.