Indonesian military transport plane crashes in Papua; 13 dead 

An Indonesian military transport plane crashed in bad weather yesterday in the country’s easternmost province of Papua, killing all 13 people on board, officials said. The Hercules C-130

Briefs | New Zealand PM shakes up cabinet

New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Bill English has overhauled the government’s ministerial team in the wake of John Key’s shock resignation. English confirmed that Steven Joyce would be

S. Korea to begin trial of impeached president’s confidante

The jailed confidante of disgraced South Korean President Park Geun-hye begins a trial today that will explore a scandal that led to Park’s impeachment after millions took to the

US says it will work with Duterte after latest outburst

The United States said yesterday it will work with the Philippine president to address any concerns after he threatened to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to

Putin, Abe hold talks on Japan-Russia territorial dispute

The leaders of Russia and Japan held talks at a hot springs resort in western Japan yesterday on a territorial dispute that has divided their countries for 70

Indonesia | Arrested woman says IS militant ordered bombing

A female would-be suicide bomber arrested last week one day before her planned attack in Indonesia’s capital said she took orders from Bahrun Naim, an Indonesian with the Islamic State

Philippines | Official says Duterte exaggerating on killings

The Philippine justice secretary says President Rodrigo Duterte often exaggerates killings of criminals he supposedly carried out to send a chilling warning to lawbreakers. Vitaliano Aguirre II told

Japan | US military Osprey crash-lands off Okinawa, no fatalities

A  U.S. military Osprey aircraft crash-landed off Japan’s southern island of Okinawa after its propeller was damaged during refueling training, and all five crewmembers were rescued, the U.S. Marine

Labor | Women migrant numbers high in Thai construction 

They toil high on scaffolding, pouring concrete and twisting iron bars. At night, they squeeze into shipping containers with their husbands by the dozens to get some

Myanmar | Reporter killed while investigating illegal logging

A   Myanmar journalist was killed yesterday while reporting on illegal logging in the northwest of the country, police said. “The journalist who was killed was working for

Philippines rejects rebels’ condition for cease-fire

The Philippine defense chief yesterday rejected a demand by communist guerrillas for government troops to withdraw from rebel-influenced communities in the countryside for the insurgents to extend a months-long cease-fire. Defense

Singapore, Malaysia sign final accord for high-speed rail link

Singapore and Malaysia signed a final agreement to build a high-speed rail that will link the city-state to Kuala Lumpur by December 2026. The accord was signed yesterday

South Korea | Park’s impeachment could split ruling party

South Korea’s conservative ruling party is on the verge of a split following President Park Geun-hye’s parliamentary impeachment last week. Kim Moo-sung, leader of anti-Park lawmakers in the

Jakarta Governor sobs as blasphemy trial begins 

The minority Christian governor of Indonesia’s capital sobbed in court yesterday on the first day of his blasphemy trial as he recalled the role of Muslim godparents in his

MH370 search ship leaves Australia for perhaps final time

A lone survey vessel has left an Australian port for perhaps the final time to search for the Malaysian airliner that mysteriously crashed into the southern Indian

Myanmar | Town wants the secret out: George Orwell slept here

In the 1990s, Nyo Ko Naing noticed that the handful of foreign tourists who made it to his remote hometown were carrying their own maps and

New Zealand New PM Bill English is steady, not flashy

There’s nothing flashy about Bill English. Critics say the former finance minister and farmer who became New Zealand’s prime minister yesterday is downright boring. But English hopes his steadiness

South Korea | Interim leader faces thorny issues

South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, who had a largely ceremonial job until President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment last week, now must face off against North Korea and

Indonesia | Female suspect arrested, others in thwarted Jakarta bomb plot

Indonesian police said they safely detonated a bomb on the outskirts of the capital after arresting a female would-be suicide bomber and other suspected Islamic militants who

Philippines | 3 soldiers dead, 17 wounded in clash with militants

Three Filipino soldiers were killed and 17 others wounded in nearly two hours of fighting with about 150 Muslim militants in the south, the military said yesterday. The Abu Sayyaf

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