Myanmar Reporter Killed While Investigating Illegal Logging
YANGON — A Myanmar journalist was killed Tuesday while reporting on illegal logging in the northwest of the country, police said.
Malaysia Crowns New Youthful King
KUALA LUMPUR — A 47-year-old sultan, known as a devout Muslim who loves extreme sports and four-wheel drive vehicles, became Malaysia's 15th king on Tuesday, one of the youngest constitutional monarchs in the Southeast Asian nation's history.
Antonio Guterres Sworn as UN Secretary-General
UNITED NATIONS — Former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres was sworn in Monday as Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the ninth U.N. chief in the body's 71-year history.
MH370 Search Ship Leaves Australia for Perhaps Final Time
PERTH, Australia — A lone survey vessel has left an Australian port for perhaps the final time to search for the Malaysian airliner that mysteriously crashed into the southern Indian Ocean two years ago, officials said Tuesday.
Governor of Indonesia Capital Sobs as Blasphemy Trial Begins
JAKARTA — The minority Christian governor of Indonesia's capital sobbed in court Tuesday on the first day of his blasphemy trial as he recalled the role of Muslim godparents in his childhood and said he would never intentionally insult Islam.
Chinese Paper Calls Trump ‘Ignorant’ After Taiwan Comments
BEIJING — An official Chinese newspaper called Donald Trump "as ignorant as a child" on Monday after the president-elect again suggested that he was reconsidering how America deals with Taiwan, one of the most sensitive issues in the relationship between the U.S. and China.
‘La La Land,’ ‘Moonlight’ Among Winners at Critics Choice
SANTA MONICA, California — The host of the 22nd Critics Choice Awards chose not to discuss his legal troubles and instead focused on President-elect Donald Trump and the controversies surrounding his election, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Mosul Doctors Struggle to Save Civilians on Iraq Front Line
MOSUL, Iraq — A crowd of men rushed through the narrow hallway of Mosul's al-Zahra clinic carrying a slight 10-year-old boy. Yousef Oday's face was covered in blood.
Kissinger Asks for Patience Despite Trump’s Provoking Ideas
HELSINKI — Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has described President-elect Donald Trump as being a personality that has "no precedent in modern American history," but cautioned against judging him on his campaign rhetoric.
Myanmar Town Wants The Secret Out: George Orwell Slept Here
KATHA, Myanmar — In the 1990s, Nyo Ko Naing noticed that the handful of foreign tourists who made it to his remote hometown were carrying their own maps and looked like they were searching for something. Someone, it turns out, by the name of George Orwell.
