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Late Burst Lifts Lin Dan Into Badminton Worlds 3rd Round

GLASGOW, Scotland — Lin Dan stepped up a gear just in time to avoid an upset against Emil Holst of Denmark in the second round of the badminton world championships on Wednesday.
Rohingya Muslim woman, Rukaya Begum, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, holds her son Mahbubur Rehman, at left, and her daughter Rehana Bibi, on Oct. 22, 2017, after the government moved them to newly allocated refugee camp areas, near Kutupalong, Bangladesh. Photo: Dar Yasin / Associated Press

No Sign Rohingya Will Be Allowed to Return Home

BANGKOK — After facing international outrage and charges of ethnic cleansing, Myanmar made a pledge: Rohingya Muslims who fled the country by the hundreds...
A Rohingya Muslim girl wears a sweater outside her tent Sunday in the Balukhali refugee camp 50 kilometers from Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: Manish Swarup / Associated Press

Myanmar: 1st Rohingya Camp Will Be Ready Next Week

BANGKOK — A top Myanmar official said Monday that a camp to house Rohingya Muslim and Hindu refugees who return from Bangladesh will be ready by its promised deadline next week.

Women’s Trial in Kim Jong Nam Killing Heads to Defense Phase

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — Two Southeast Asian women on trial for the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother were told to begin...
The logo for Facebook appears in March 2018 on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Photo: Richard Drew / Associated Press

Facebook Denies Allowing Illegal Content in Vietnam

Facebook is defending itself against allegations it allows illegal content in violation of Vietnam's cybersecurity law.
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Flash Floods, Slides in Eastern Indonesia Kill at Least 50

JAYAPURA, Indonesia — A disaster official say days of torrential downpours have triggered flash floods and mudslides in mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province,...

Hunt for Missing Malaysian Plane Likely to End in June

KUALA LUMPUR — The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 by a U.S. company will likely end in June, a Malaysian official said, as families of passengers marked the fourth anniversary of the plane's disappearance with renewed hope that the world's biggest aviation mystery will be solved.
A row of charred vehicles is seen June 12 at the fire and police station in the south central province of Binh Thuan, Vietnam. Photo: Associated Press

Vietnam Arrests 8 People After Economic Zone Law Protests

HANOI — Vietnamese police have arrested eight more people after protests a week ago over a ...
In this photo released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, three Indonesian hostages (in civilian clothes) pose with Philippine military officers and an Indonesian military attache in Zamboanga city following their Friday release from captivity in Jolo, Sulu by Muslim militant kidnappers Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, in the southern Philippines. Photo: Associated Press

Militants Free 3 Indonesian Hostages in Southern Philippines

MANILA — Muslim militants have freed three Indonesian men they kidnapped at sea early last year off Malaysia then brought them to their jungle...

Mayon Volcano Spews Lava Down Putting Thousands on Alert

LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines' most active volcano was gently spewing lava down its slopes Monday, alerting tens of thousands of people they...

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