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Quakes Rattle Myanmar’s Yangon, No Damage Seen

YANGON — Several earthquakes caused some panic in Myanmar's largest city early Friday, but no serious injuries or major damage has yet been reported.

ASEAN Pursues Nonaggression Pact With China

MANILA — Southeast Asia's top diplomats will seek talks "as soon as possible" on a proposed nonaggression pact with China aimed at preventing clashes...
A young Rohingya Muslim boy from Myanmar carries a child on his back on and walks through rice fields after crossing over to the Bangladesh side of the border in 2017 near Cox's Bazar's Teknaf area in Bangladesh. Photo: Bernat Armangue / Associated Press

UN Condemns Violence in Myanmar Forcing Rohingyas to Flee

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a statement Monday strongly condemning the violence that has caused more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee from Myanmar to Bangladesh, a significant step that still fell short of a stronger resolution that Western nations wanted but China opposed.
Protesters hold portraits of Jho Low illustrated as a pirate in April during a protest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Sadiq Asyraf / Associated Press

US Charges Malaysian Financier in Multibillion-Dollar Scheme

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced charges Thursday against a fugitive Malaysian financier and two former Goldman Sachs bankers accused in a money laundering...
Philippines national football team's new head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson smiles Monday during a press conference in metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Photo: Aaron Favila / Associated Press

Sven-Goran Eriksson to Coach Philippines National Footie Team

MANILA — Sven-Goran Eriksson is at the helm of another national team. The 70-year-old Swede was introduced Monday as the coach of the Philippines after...
Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, center, enters the court room as he attends his sentencing hearing in 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Bay Ismoyo / Associated Press

Governor Convicted of Blasphemy Freed From Indonesian Prison

JAKARTA — A polarizing Christian politician whose campaign comments ignited protests that were the largest in Muslim-majority Indonesia in years was freed Thursday after...
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim speaks before a court hearing at Federal Court in September in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Photo: Yam G-Jun / Associated Press

Malaysia’s Anwar, Seeking Return, Vows Support for Mahathir

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Malaysia's prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim said Friday that it's time for him to return as a lawmaker, but reiterated his full...

US To Widen Military Presence in Philippines Amid China Fear

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States and the Philippines announced an expansion of America's military presence in the Southeast Asian country on Thursday,...
A man walks inside a cathedral Sunday where debris has fallen after an earthquake in Bali, Indonesia. Photo: Firdia Lisnawati / Associated Press

Powerful Quake Rocks Indonesian Tourist Island, 91 Dead

MATARAM, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, killing at least 91 people and shaking neighboring Bali, as authorities said...
Rosmah Mansor, wife of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, arrives at the Anti-Corruption Agency for questioning Wednesday in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Photo: Vincent Thian / Associated Press

Wife of Malaysian Ex-PM Grilled a Third Time Over Graft

KUALA LUMPUR — The wife of Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak is being grilled by the anti-graft agency for a third time over...

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