Australian Leader Coy Over Alleged Payments to People Smugglers
JAKARTA (DPA) — Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott did not deny Thursday allegations that border officials paid people smugglers to turn around a boat carrying asylum seekers to Indonesia.
Pakistan Orders Save the Children to Leave
ISLAMABAD (DPA) — Pakistan sealed the offices of international non-profit Save the Children and ordered its foreign employees to leave the country within 15 days, for alleged activities against the national interest, officials said on Friday.
Mayor in Indonesia's Aceh Imposes Curfew on Women
JAKARTA (DPA) — The capital of Indonesia's devoutly Muslim province of Aceh has imposed restrictions on women working after 11 pm to prevent other crimes.
Sixth Fatality in South Korea's MERS Outbreak
SEOUL (DPA) — South Korea announced a sixth death and 23 more cases Monday as it battles an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), including the first teenager reported to be infected with the virus.
Rescuers Search for 17 People Missing After Borneo Earthquake
KUALA LUMPUR (DPA) — Rescuers scoured a mountain in Borneo Saturday searching for 17 people missing one day after an earthquake struck eastern Malaysia, police and rescue officials said.
First Refugees Arrive in Cambodia Under Australia Resettlement Deal
PHNOM PENH (DPA) — The first group of refugees to be resettled in Cambodia under a controversial refugee deal with Australia arrived in the capital Phnom Penh early Thursday.
Vietnam Plans More Tourist Cruises to Disputed Spratly Islands
HANOI (DPA) — Vietnam tour companies that entice travellers to experience the beauty of Ha Long Bay and charm of Hoi An may soon be touting the tension of the Spratly Islands, an archipelago at the centre of an international territorial dispute.
"All-Out" Search Yields Few Survivors After China Ship Capsize
BEIJING (DPA) — Rescue workers in China searched overnight for 430 passengers still missing from a cruise ship accident on the Yangtze River, but found only a few more survivors, state media reported Wednesday.
Hundreds Missing After Passenger Ship Sinks in China
BEIJING (DPA) — A passenger ship with more than 450 people on board has sunk in China's Yangtze River after being caught in "freak weather," Chinese state media reported Tuesday.
Myanmar Opposition Demands Resettlement of Refugees in Rakhine State
YANGON (DPA) — Myanmar's main opposition party on Monday urged the government to quickly resettle people living in temporary camps - mostly Bengali Muslims who became homeless after sectarian conflicts with Buddhists since mid-2012.
