Philippines | Ali exhibit opens in venue of ‘Thrilla in Manila’

Filipino fans remembering boxing legend Muhammad Ali gathered near the site of his epic “Thrilla in Manila” fight with Joe Frazier for an art and photo tribute Friday. The display near

Australia regulator cracks down on alleged exportation of dogs to Macau

The top body for greyhound racing in New South Wales, Australia "has charged 179 dog trainers and owners with breaching the industry regulator's rules, for the alleged unauthorized exportation of

Singapore | Gov’t staff to lose internet access at work

Government employees in Singapore will soon lose their internet access at work to make official information systems more secure, authorities said yesterday. The government's Infocomm Development Authority said it has begun

Papua New Guinea | Police and students clash; 23 injured

Police in Papua New Guinea fired gunshots yesterday to quell a student protest demanding the prime minister’s resignation, the government said. The country’s police commissioner said nearly two dozen people

Abandoned Japanese boy leaves hospital; no charges planned

A Japanese boy who was found nearly a week after he was abandoned in a forest by his parents as punishment was released from a hospital yesterday and said he

Japan | Woman breaks silence among Fukushima thyroid cancer patients

She’s 21, has thyroid cancer, and wants people in her prefecture in northeastern Japan to get screened for it. That statement might not seem provocative, but her prefecture is Fukushima,

Diplomacy | Is the Obama-Modi friendship real? In India, many doubt it

It’s a friendship between two powerful men that transcends politics, transcends diplomacy. It certainly looked like genuine affection when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pulled President Barack Obama into a bear

Thailand | Police find tiger slaughterhouse in temple probe

Police investigating Thailand’s now infamous Tiger Temple found what they believe was a slaughterhouse and tiger holding facility used in a suspected animal trafficking network. The discovery yesterday is the latest

Vietnamese police break up protest over fish deaths

Police in Vietnam’s capital have broken up a protest over what critics charge is the government’s delayed response to massive fish deaths which they believe are linked to industrial pollution. A protester, Le

Severe weather | Three die in floodwaters as strong storm lashes Australia’s east

Three people were killed in floodwaters from a strong storm that pounded Australia’s east coast over the weekend, with drenching rains and huge ocean swells forcing some coastal residents to flee their

US sailor arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Japan

The U.S. Navy banned drinking and restricted off-base activity yesterday for its personnel in Japan after a sailor was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving on the island of Okinawa in the

Fire triggers blasts at Sri Lanka army camp, killing 1

A fire broke out at an army camp near Sri Lanka’s capital, setting off explosions and damaging hundreds of nearby homes, officials said yesterday. One soldier was killed. It was not immediately clear

4 men who attacked British family in Thailand jailed 2 years

Four men who brutally attacked a British family vacationing in Thailand have been sentenced to two years in prison for the assault, which was captured on video and widely shared on

Thailand | Junta leader defends crackdown on social media

Thailand’s junta leader on Friday defended his government’s increasing crackdown on social media dissidents, while promising to restore democracy which he suspended in a coup two years ago. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-­ocha

President-elect urges public to kill drug dealers

The Philippine president-elect has encouraged the public to help him in his war against crime, urging citizens with guns to shoot and kill drug dealers who resist arrest and fight

Philippines | Communist rebels to discuss peace talks with new government

Philippine communist rebels said yesterday that long-stalled peace talks could be resumed with the government of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte as early as July, and that they will demand an

South Korea | Busan uses technology to help pregnant women get seats

Before they show a baby bump, what some pregnant women in South Korea can expect when expecting is accusing glares when they take subway seats meant for pregnant, disabled or

Bangladesh | US Congress committee investigating bank cyber heist

A U.S. congressional committee is investigating how hackers managed to divert USD101 million from Bank of Bangladesh accounts held at the Federal Reserve in New York. The February theft led the

Philippines | Next VP helped beat dictator and son years apart

Leni Robredo was a college student three decades ago when she rose with multitudes of Filipinos in a largely peaceful revolt that ousted Ferdinand Marcos as the world watched in

Philippine navy commissions its first landing dock vessel

The Philippine navy commissioned its first amphibious landing dock and three smaller landing craft yesterday as it continues to modernize its fleet amid a territorial row with China in the

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