Russia, UAE tell North Korea: Stop your ‘provocations’

The foreign ministers of Russia and the United Arab Emirates urged North Korea yesterday to stop its provocations and obey United Nations resolutions, after Pyongyang’s launch

China urges end to ‘malicious cycle’ of tensions

China has urged all countries involved in the nuclear standoff on the Korean Peninsula to show restraint and end a “malicious cycle” of escalating tensions. Chinese

Indonesia | Woman sentenced to seven years for terrorism plot

A would-be suicide bomber was sentenced to seven and a half years prison for plotting to bomb a guard-changing ceremony at Indonesia’s presidential palace in Jakarta, her lawyer said

Vietnam | Dozens of bankers tried for graft

Some 50 bankers were on trial yesterday in Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi for alleged graft and mismanagement causing USD69 million in losses. The case is

South Korea | Jailed leader Park draws small but growing protests

A small but growing army of often elderly men and women regularly swing South Korean banners and scream outrage at the jailing of a woman they consider their

Thailand | Police say Interpol has issued notice for Red Bull heir

Interpol has issued an international request for the arrest of the billionaire heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune, stepping up of the hunt for the

Myanmar | Ongoing clashes leave 96 dead, including six civilians

Myanmar’s government and advocates for the country’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority traded charges yesterday of killing civilians, burning down buildings and planting land mines, as clashes that

India | Guru faces up to life in prison in rape case

Thousands of supporters of an Indian quasi-religious sect leader left his headquarters in northern India yesterday as authorities relaxed a curfew a day ahead of his sentencing

Thailand awaits verdict that could send former PM to prison

Friends and foes alike of former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra are anxiously awaiting a verdict today by the Supreme Court on charges she was criminally negligent

India | Top court says privacy is a fundamental right

India’s top court ruled yesterday that privacy is a fundamental right of every citizen in a landmark judgment that could affect the country’s mammoth, unique

Ship collision exposes Southeast Asian territorial spat

The collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker has exposed a long-simmering dispute between Singapore and Malaysia over which country should

Korea | As Pyongyang vows response, US dismisses calls to pause drills

As North Korea vowed “merciless retaliation” against U.S.-South Korean military drills that it claims are an invasion rehearsal, senior U.S. military commanders yesterday dismissed calls to pause

Japan | Minister sees unity with Trump, pressure on North Korea

Japan’s new foreign minister is a reputed renegade, famous for bashing his ruling party’s policies with stands against nuclear power and for stricter checks on foreign aid.

Australia | Citizenship chaos threatens rudderless government

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government could collapse if a court rules that three of his lawmakers with dual citizenship are ineligible to hold office. Even if

India | Instant divorce unconstitutional, court rules

India’s top court has ruled that Muslim men can no longer instantly divorce their wives, in a closely watched case that has divided opinion in the country’s

Indonesia | Sixth province declares emergency as fires spread

The number of dry season fires burning across Indonesia has jumped to more than 500 and a sixth province has declared a state of emergency,

MDT Explains | How ban on dual-citizen lawmakers vexes Aussies

Australia’s 116-year-old constitutional ban on dual citizens sitting in Parliament is a problem the country didn’t know it had until recently, but now it may struggle to

Bangladesh | Court sentences ten to death for 2000 plot to kill PM

A Bangladesh court has sentenced to death 10 leaders and activists from a banned Islamist group for a plot in 2000 to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by

South China Sea | Nations search for ten missing after US destroyer collision with tanker

Vessels from several nations are searching Southeast Asian waters for 10 missing U.S. sailors after an early morning collision yesterday between the USS John S. McCain

India Train derails killing at least 23

Rescuers using cutting torchers and cranes worked through the night to pull apart 14 coaches of a crowded train that went off the tracks in

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