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.
Cambodia Moves to Outlaw Insulting King
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's Cabinet has endorsed a law making insulting the king a criminal offense punishable by monetary fines and ...
Petrol Bomb Thrown at Suu Kyi’s Yangon Home; No Injuries
YANGON — A crude petrol bomb was tossed Thursday morning into the residential compound of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but she was ...
Chinese Clubs Spend Less but Want More Asian Success
KUALA LUMPUR — Chinese Super League clubs may have reined in the massive spending that made headlines in recent years in the 2018 winter transfer window, but the country's leading clubs still have ambitions to win the 2018 Asian Champions League that begins Feb. 12.
Morality Push May Outlaw Sex Outside Marriage in Indonesia
JAKARTA — Riding a tsunami of moral conservatism and anti-gay prejudice, Indonesia's Islamic political parties appear on the cusp of a major victory: outlawing all sex outside marriage.
