Indonesia’s president has signed a decree giving the government the power to ban radical organizations, in a move aimed at outlawing groups behind an apparent rise
Philippine troops clashed yesterday with communist rebels in the south, leaving eight rebels and a soldier dead, officials said. The fighting erupted after patrolling troops encountered some 40
Malaysian authorities have raided a construction site and detained 77 foreigners as part of a fresh crackdown on illegal immigration. Immigration officials said more than
As India’s government yesterday blamed separatist rebels for gunning down seven Hindu pilgrims and wounding 19 more in Kashmir before fleeing into the night, rebel groups in the
An Afghan-American female pilot on a solo flight around the world seeking to inspire young women across the globe has taken a detour to visit her native
On the day they were freed from slavery, the fishermen hugged, high-fived and sprinted through a stinging rain to line up so they wouldn’t be left behind.
The most senior Vatican cleric to ever be charged in the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal returned to Australia yesterday to stand trial in his
Police are patrolling for poachers as rhinoceros, deer and wild buffalo move to higher ground to escape floods devastating parts of northeast India, including a
Pakistan summoned India’s deputy high commissioner in Islamabad Sunday after five civilians were killed by “unprovoked” Indian fire across the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region.
Police in northern Vietnam have seized nearly 3 tons of ivory smuggled from South Africa in the latest action taken against the illegal trade. Thanh Hoa provincial police
Cambodia’s National Assembly passed a bill yesterday barring political parties from having links with convicted criminals, a move aimed at keeping the opposition Cambodia National Rescue
Indonesian police said yesterday that a man whose home-made bomb accidentally exploded in the West Java city of Bandung was obsessed with the idea of joining Islamic
With his government’s approval ratings sinking to their lowest level since he returned to power in 2012, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will reshuffle
A group of wealthy businessmen, a Buddhist priest and other social higher-ups on trial in Sri Lanka for allegedly keeping illegally captured elephants may get their
President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he will likely extend 60 days of martial law he imposed in the southern Philippines to deal with a deadly siege of
The death toll from heavy rain and flooding in southern Japan this week has risen to 15, officials said Saturday, as rescue workers reached isolated villages
Australia will press ahead with a missile defense program to protect its forces, but a U.S. shield system isn’t appropriate, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said.
One reason North Korea is the world’s most dire nuclear hotspot is that among the most important players, even allies and semi-allies have different desires and priorities.
Troops were working yesterday to rescue families left stranded by flooding in southern Japan. At least two people were found dead and more than a dozen
The leaders of the European Union and Japan are lauding their agreement in principle on free trade between the economic juggernauts as the best antidote against the protectionism seen
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