Teen blogger seeking US asylum fears return to Singapore 

A teenage blogger awaiting a Chicago immigration judge’s ruling on his asylum request to stay in the United States said Friday that he’s afraid of returning

Philippines, communist rebels agree to resume talks, truce

The Philippine government and communist rebels have agreed to resume peace talks and restore separate cease-fires after an escalation of deadly clashes, officials said yesterday. Government and rebel

Indonesia | Politicians caught up in USD170m graft case

Indonesian politicians with key roles in President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s governing coalition have been caught up in a corruption scandal in which officials allegedly pilfered more than

Offbeat | Sea turtle flaps flippers in 1st rehab swim after surgery

Bank the green sea turtle flapped her flippers with vigor in her first swim after a life-saving operation to remove a heavy mass of swallowed coins from

Australia | Trial begins of man behind backpacker attacks

Two backpackers were subjected to a terrifying ordeal on a remote Australian beach, where a man sexually assaulted one of the women before beating her friend in

Indonesia | Court sentences reporter to 7 months in drug case

An Indonesian court sentenced a former Reuters war correspondent to seven months in prison yesterday for possessing hashish. The sentence announced at the Denpasar District Court in

Afghanistan | Experts probe site of deadly Kabul hospital attack

Amir Shah, Kabul Hundreds of mourners gathered yesterday at a graveyard on the northern edge of Kabul to bury a 37-year-old pharmacist — one

India | Catholic diocese removes vicar accused of rape

A Roman Catholic diocese in southern India is considering using security cameras and other measures to curb sexual abuse by priests after a vicar was arrested on charges of raping

Analysis | Two challenging mysteries have one thing in common: Malaysia

Two of the world’s most intriguing mysteries are in the hands of Malaysian investigators. Will they ever find all the answers to either? One of them — the

South Korea | Court to rule tomorrow to remove or reinstate Park

South Korea’s Constitutional Court will rule tomorrow on whether impeached President Park Geun-hye should permanently leave office over a corruption scandal or be reinstated, a decision that could

Bangladesh | Acid victims redefine beauty in Dhaka fashion show

Teen model Shonali Khatun strutted the catwalk as the audience cheered at a fashion show in Bangladesh’s capital. But Shonali is no ordinary model, and this was no ordinary

US – South Korea drill | North Korea says exercises leading to ‘nuclear disaster’

North Korea warned yesterday that U.S.-South Korean military exercises, which it called “the most undisguised nuclear war maneuvers,” are driving the Korean Peninsula and northeast Asia

Australia | Police: British woman assaulted in weeks-long Outback ordeal

A British backpacker was sexually assaulted and held captive for weeks in the Australian Outback before being rescued by police who pulled over the car she was driving,

Survey finds pervasive corruption in Asia hindering progress

A survey by the anti-graft group Transparency International shows that bribery and other forms of corruption are hindering poverty alleviation and hurting public health in Asia by channeling

Nepal | General strike shuts much of the south after three killed

A general strike called by ethnic groups a day after police fire killed at least three protesters shut down markets, schools and transport in much of southern Nepal

Thailand Customs seize 422 pieces of smuggled elephant tusks

Thai authorities have seized 422 pieces of elephant tusks and arrested a Gambian man suspected of smuggling the ivory. Customs Department Director-General Kulit Sombatsiri said yesterday the

Philippines protests ‘Madam Secretary’ portrayal of leader

The Philippine government has protested the depiction of a fictional leader of its country who makes a pass at the female U.S. Secretary of State in the

Philippines | Ex-cop links Duterte to killings in Senate inquiry

A retired Philippine police officer testified yesterday that President Rodrigo Duterte and his men were linked to nearly 200 killings that the officer and a “death

North Korea fires 4 banned ballistic missiles into sea

North Korea yesterday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers on average, with three of them landing in waters that Japan claims as its

Australian leader to continue free-trade talks in Indonesia

Australia’s prime minister said yesterday that he was looking forward to discussing a free-trade deal with Indonesia while attending a regional forum in Jakarta. Malcom Turnbull today will attend the

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