Dutch Anti-Islam Lawmaker Cancels Prophet Cartoon Contest
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker canceled a planned Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest Thursday following death threats and concerns other people could...
Australian Arrested at Cambodian Rally Convicted of Spying
PHNOM PENH — An Australian filmmaker arrested after flying a drone to photograph a Cambodian opposition party rally last year was convicted of spying...
181 Asylum Seekers Face Deportation: Rights Group
BANGKOK — Nearly 200 asylum seekers from Vietnam and Cambodia face deportation and persecution back home, rights groups warned Thursday.
Human rights activist Pornpen Khongkachonkiet...
Police Seek Arrest of Samui Times Editor Over Koh Tao Rape Report
KOH TAO — Police on Thursday said they would seek a warrant to arrest the editor of a news site that published accounts of an alleged sexual assault on the tourist island of Koh Tao.
Court Extends Detention of Cambodian Opposition Leader
PHNOM PENH — A court in Cambodia has extended by six months the pre-trial detention of Kem Sokha, the leader of the now-dissolved main...
Lost American Students Rescued from Doi Suthep
CHIANG MAI — A dozen American exchange students were rescued late Wednesday night after they became lost in a national park.
Rescue personnel located the...
Rights Group Sees Blocked Aid to Myanmar Kachin as War Crime
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar has deliberately obstructed aid deliveries to civilians in war-torn Kachin and northern Shan states, actions that may amount to war...
Combined Koreas Basketball Team to Play for Asian Games Gold
JAKARTA — A combined Koreas team reinforced by WNBA center Park Ji-su has reached the women's basketball final at the Asian Games after an...
Ratchaburi Must Defuse Massive WWII Bombs
RATCHABURI — For seven decades, Ratchaburi province residents have coexisted peacefully with a cluster of Allied bombs lodged in their riverbed. That truce is now over.
UN Rights Chief: Vowed US Cuts Wouldn’t Be ‘Fatal’ to Office
GENEVA — Threatened U.S. funding cuts wouldn't be "fatal" for his office, the United Nations' human rights chief said Wednesday, but he added that...
