International

KUALA LUMPUR — When thousands of Malay Muslims marched through Kuala Lumpur last week to support his scandal-wracked government, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak kept his distance.

NEW YORK — Manny Pacquiao's latest disparaging comments about gays have cost him a contract with Nike.

BEIJING — Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday following overnight gains on Wall Street as investors looked ahead to a likely U.S. interest rate hike.

SEOUL (DPA) — Authorities have arrested the head of the company operating the ferry that sank off South Korea in April leaving more than 300 dead or missing, a news report said.

SEOUL (DPA) — South Korea's Constitutional Court Thursday repealed a law punishing adultery, after four previous attempts to throw out the law had failed, a news report said.

PARIS — French President Francois Hollande pledged Monday to "destroy" the Islamic State through stepped up military action in Syria, tougher anti-terrorism laws at home and in the European Union, and greater international mobilization.

WASHINGTON — The FBI is investigating a shooting that left 14 people dead and 21 wounded in San Bernardino, California, as an act of terrorism, it said Friday.

SEOUL — North Korea's top official managing ties with South Korea has been killed in a car accident, Pyongyang state media said Wednesday.

YANGON — Amnesty International on Thursday urged Aung San Suu Kyi and her party's new government to release all political prisoners when they take office next week, saying it is a historic opportunity for Myanmar to break away from the repression of the former junta rule.

After a night of heavy airstrikes, the Israeli military announced Tuesday that its expanded operation in Gaza City “to destroy Hamas’ military infrastructure” has begun and warned residents to move south.