Asia-Pacific
Big tobacco snubs health warning law in Indonesia
Tobacco companies have largely snubbed an Indonesian law requiring them to put graphic health warnings on all cigarette packs, another setback for anti-smoking...
Bangladeshi Islamist leader faces death sentence for war crimes
Bangladesh’s war crimes court is set to deliver a verdict against the leader of the country’s largest Islamist party, who could face the death...
S. Korea’s prime minister-nominee withdraws
South Korea’s prime minister-nominee withdrew from consideration Tuesday following mounting criticism over alleged pro-Japanese remarks he made.
South Korean army captures runaway soldier who killed five comrades
The South Korean army captured a soldier Monday who it says killed five comrades and then fled into the forest where he holed up with a rifle for two days...
26 dead, 3 missing in southern China rainstorms
Five days of rainstorms in southern China have left 26 people dead and another three missing, and led to direct economic losses of US$650 million.
Malaysia denies pilot of missing MH370 prime suspect in police probe
Malaysia’s acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein denies reports that Zaharie Shah, the captain of missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370,...
Strong turnout: Hong Kong voters irk Beijing with democracy poll
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents queued up to vote on Sunday, joining hundreds of thousands of others who cast electronic ballots in the first...
South Korea troops surround soldier who killed five comrades
South Korean military authorities on Sunday surrounded a soldier who fled his North Korea border outpost after killing five comrades and were trying to...
Rising tension in Xinjiang as Uyghur unrest escalates
There is growing unrest in the sprawling region of Xinjiang, where the native Muslim Uyghur people are seeking more autonomy from Beijing.
South Korea military in shootout with conscript soldier: Media
South Korean troops were engaged in a shootout on Sunday with a conscript soldier who shot and killed five comrades late on Saturday, media reports said.
Boyfriend arrested after Pakistan gang-rape victim ‘strangled and left in a tree’
The boyfriend of a woman found hanging from a tree after she was allegedly gang raped has been arrested in Pakistan.
The governor vs the ex-general: Indonesia presidential race heats up
One of the two hopefuls in Indonesia’s presidential election has been accused of being a closet Christian, the other of being a foreigner and unfit...
Dog meat festival celebrated in China despite protests
People in southern China celebrated the annual dog meat festival Saturday despite mounting protests from animal welfare groups and pet owners.
South Korean soldier kills five comrades and flees
A South Korean soldier has shot dead five members of his own unit at a guard post near the border with the North, say officials.
Chinese police shoot dead 13 attackers in Xinjiang
Police shot dead 13 attackers in China’s restive Xinjiang region after they rammed a car into a police station and detonated explosives, Xinhua news...
Indonesia fears terror return as fighters head to Syria, Iraq
Indonesians are joining the procession of jihadists to Syria and Iraq, sparking fears they will revive sophisticated militant networks when they return.
Search for missing MH370 moves south across Indian Ocean towards Perth coast
The search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 is believed to be moving south to a location about 1,100 miles off the coast of Perth, south-west...
Over 200,000 vote as Hong Kong democracy ‘referendum’ kicks off
More than 200,000 people voted for full democracy in Hong Kong within the first few hours of an unofficial online referendum on Friday in a civil campaign...
Concern over Australians learning ‘terrorist trade’ in Middle East
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop Thursday said she was deeply concerned about 150 Australians learning the “terrorist trade” fighting...
Malaysia arrests weapons handler for group planning attacks in Syria, Iraq
Malaysian police have arrested a suspected weapons handler for a militant group that intended to fly to Syria and Iraq to carry out attacks and suicide...
Japan bans possession of child porn—but not sexually explicit manga comics
Japan’s parliament voted on Wednesday to outlaw possession of child pornography after years of international calls for a crackdown, but avoided a...
32 missing and 5 dead as migrants’ boat sinks in Malaysia
A wooden boat carrying 97 Indonesian migrants capsized and sank after leaving Malaysia’s west coast, and rescuers scrambled to save 32 people still...
Thailand’s war-weary southerners fear coup will erode new freedoms
Popular community radio station Media Selatan talked about corruption and politics, about healthcare and women’s rights, about the anxiety of bringing...
Rohingya camp conditions in Myanmar ‘appalling’: U.N. official
A senior U.N. aid official said on Tuesday she had witnessed a level of human suffering never seen before in camps for some 140,000 stateless Muslim Rohingya...
MH370 search yet to target most likely crash site, scientists claim
The search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 is yet to target the most likely crash site, having been distracted by what is now believed...
Asylum-seekers’ families sue Australian government over boat tragedy
Families of asylum seekers killed in a shipwreck off Australia’s Christmas Island in 2010 are suing the Australian government for negligence, in...
More deadly riots in Sri Lanka resort as Buddhist hardliners defy curfew
More deadly violence flared in a Sri Lankan coastal resort where Buddhist hardliners set shops and homes alight for a second night running.
Philippine boat police anger China in fishing fight
With top speeds of 83 kilometres an hour, modern radar systems and elite marine officers, the 10-metre Philippines’ Special Boat Unit vessels are...
China executes 13 for Xinjiang attacks
China executed 13 people on Monday over terrorism and violent crimes in the far western region of Xinjiang, including three men accused in an attack that...
Japan kills 30 whales despite UN’s top court order
Japan has slaughtered 30 minke whales off its northeast coast, in the first hunt since the UN’s top court ordered Tokyo to stop killing the animals...
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