Fiji | Severed head found on beach linked to missing Russians

A New Zealand couple said they found a cloth bundle containing a severed head while strolling along a popular Fiji beach in what has become the latest gruesome discovery in a murder

Terrorism | Japanese bodies sent home, Dhaka officials search for clues

The bodies of the seven Japanese killed in a militant attack in Bangladesh returned to home yesterday as investigators in Dhaka searched for clues about the possible masterminds behind the gruesome

Pakistan | ‘Honor’ killings grow more brutal, draw backlash

Parveen Rafiq screamed from her rooftop, “I have killed my daughter. I have saved my honor. She will never shame me again.” In the room below lay the charred body of

Philippines | Police seize USD19 million worth of drugs

Philippine police have seized about 180 kilograms of high-grade methamphetamine worth 900 million pesos (USD19.2 million), officials said yesterday, in a major haul for the government of new President Rodrigo

Bangladeshi Prime minister pays her respects to victims of attack

Bangladesh’s prime minister yesterday visited a stadium where the bodies of the victims from the weekend attack in Bangladesh’s capital were taken, as security officials search for evidence and the

Terrorism | Educated and well-off, Dhaka attackers defy usual profile

The young men had been missing for months. Their families sensed something was wrong. Some had come from privileged backgrounds, had grown up loved and were educated in top schools.

Southeast Asia | US ready to help fight extremist sea attacks

The U.S. military is concerned about a series of attacks and abductions of tugboat crewmen by Abu Sayyaf extremists in Southeast Asian waters and is willing to lend a hand

Tight election may leave Australia with hung parliament

Australia’s era of political chaos continued on Saturday, with a general election failing to deliver an immediate victor and raising the prospect of a hung parliament. Hours after the polls closed,

Terrorism | Hostage crisis leaves 28 dead in Bangladesh diplomatic zone

The hostages were given a test: recite verses from the Quran, or be punished, according to a witness. Those who passed were allowed to eat. Those who failed were tortured

Philippines | Hope and fear as combative president takes office

Rodrigo Duterte was sworn yesterday as president of the Philippines, with many hoping his maverick style will energize the country but others fearing he could undercut one of Asia’s liveliest

Mongolia | Ruling party defeated in parliament elections

The opposition Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) has won a decisive victory in parliamentary elections in the landlocked nation where a fall in commodity prices has sent the economy into a

The Buzz | Vietnam sentences Australian to death for heroin trafficking

A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced an Australian citizen to death for heroin trafficking. Tuoi Tre newspaper said Nguyen Thi Huong, 73, was convicted of trafficking 3.5 pounds of heroin

Philippines | Drug pusher deaths jump as ‘Duterte Harry’ takes office

The bodies of dozens of suspected drug peddlers have turned up in the Philippines in recent weeks, providing an eerie backdrop to the swearing-in today of Rodrigo Duterte, who has

Australia | Opposition leader shifts position on gay marriage

Australia’s opposition leader yesterday explained his shift on gay marriage, which will be a key issue in this weekend’s elections. The center-left Labor Party opposes the conservative government’s plan to hold a plebiscite

Sluggish economy casts shadow over Mongolians elections

Mongolians vote in parliamentary elections today with sentiment weighed by a sharp downturn in the landlocked Asian nation’s crucial mining sector, rising unemployment and political disillusionment. The Democratic Party could lose

Heritage | Cambodia says tests confirm Angkor boat 8 centuries old

Tests have confirmed that a wooden boat found buried in a dry riverbed near Cambodia’s famous Angkor Wat temple complex is from the early 13th century, an official at the agency overseeing

South Korea cuts outlook, plans stimulus package

South Korea’s government lowered growth outlook for Asia’s fourth-largest economy and planned a supplementary budget for a second year in a row as the global economy faces heightened uncertainty. The Finance Ministry said

Indonesia | Court to proceed with trial in cyanide murder

An Indonesian court decided yesterday to proceed with the trial of a former resident of Australia accused of murdering a friend by lacing her coffee with cyanide. The 27-year-old defendant, Jessica

Singapore website founder jailed for anti-foreign content

A court in Singapore yesterday sentenced the founder of a website that published anti-foreign content to eight months in jail after he pleaded guilty to sedition. Yang Kaiheng, 27, set up

Religion | Fake monks? Buddhist leaders warn NYC tourists to be wary

New York City Buddhist leaders are sounding the alarm to tourists: Beware the “fake monks.” Men in orange robes claiming to be Buddhist monks are approaching visitors to some of the

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