Malaysian Cartoonist Arrested for Criticizing Anwar Sodomy Verdict
KUALA LUMPUR (DPA) — A Malaysian political cartoonist was arrested after criticizing the conviction for sodomy of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Twitter, police and a rights group said Wednesday.
Vietnam Shuts News Website for Exposing Graft
HANOI (DPA) — A popular news site aimed at elderly people has been shut down after breaking several high-profile corruption stories, news reports said Tuesday.
Chinese President to Make First State Visit to US
BEIJING (DPA) — Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to pay his first state visit to the United States later this year, state media Monday quoted a top diplomat as saying.
Maritime Disputes and Maids Discussed at Malaysia-Indonesia Summit
KUALA LUMPUR (DPA) — The leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia said they would address their maritime disputes and the issue of illegal workers during talks in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
Vietnam Shifts Tack on Land Rights, but Results Yet to be Seen
By Marianne Brown
Plane Crashes in Taiwanese Capital, at Least 13 Dead
By Yu-Tzu Chiu
Jordan Vows Revenge For Pilot "Burned Alive" by Islamic State
AMMAN (DPA) - Jordan executed two terrorism convicts Wednesday, the day after a video showed a captured Jordanian pilot being burned to death, Jordanian news agency Petra reported.
Seven Killed in Bus Burned by Political Rioters in Bangladesh
DHAKA (DPA) — At least seven people were killed when assailants threw firebombs at a bus in eastern Bangladesh Tuesday during a transport blockade by the political opposition, police said.
