Bali Won’t Cover Up Statues For Saudi King
Indonesia's Hindu resort island of Bali on Wednesday defended a decision not to cover up any of its ubiquitous statues ...
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China Calls For Ceasefire As Thousands Flee Myanmar Border Town
Thousands were fleeing a Myanmar town bordering China on Tuesday after at least 30 people were killed in fighting between ...
Thai Army To Drop Charges Over Torture Report
Thailand's army said Tuesday it would drop a defamation case against three human rights workers who alleged that troops tortured ...
Australia Plays Downs Chance of Sea Patrols With Indonesia
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Tuesday played down the possibility that Australia and Indonesia would stage joint patrols in the disputed ...
Philippines Slams US Drama For President’s Sexual Advance
Manila on Tuesday "strongly protested" an American television drama for showing a fictional Philippine president making a sexual advance on ...
Myanmar Army Accuses Rebels of Deadly Kokang Attack
At least six police officers were killed Monday in a surprise pre-dawn raid by ethnic minority rebels on a town ...
Philippine Defence Chief Visits US Carrier In S. China Sea
The Philippines' defence secretary on Saturday visited a US aircraft carrier patrolling the South China Sea, hailing the "strong relationship" ...
Saudi King Urges Fight Against Terrorism On Indonesia Trip
Saudi Arabia's King Salman called Thursday for a united fight against terrorism in a speech to Indonesia's parliament during a ...
A Magnet For Unsolved Mysteries, Malaysians Ask ‘why Us?’
Following the Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam with a lethal nerve agent, Malaysians have once again found their country ...
Packed Thai Prisons Need Urgent Reform
Thai prisons are massively overcrowded with some inmates forced to sleep sideways, a rights group said Tuesday, urging reform in ...
Philippine Jihadists Behead German Hostage In Video
Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Juergen Kantner was abducted ...
An Interesting Travel Experience Through The Eyes Of Amarachi, A Travel Blogger
Jumia Travel had an interview with Amarachi, a Systems Engineer who runs Chapter One travel blog. She shared her travel ...
Philippe Jihadists Behead German
Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Jurgen Kantner was abducted ...
EU Says Trade Pact Approval Rests On Vietnam’s Rights Record
European parliamentarians warned communist Vietnam on Thursday that a failure to improve its human rights record threatens to hinder the ...
Four Indonesians Richer Than Poorest 100 Million
A report on inequality in Indonesia says its four richest men now have more wealth than 100 million of the ...
BBC Journalist Faces Five Years Jail For Thailand Reporting
A British journalist with the BBC faces up to five years in a Thai jail after a lawyer brought a ...
First Drug-Resistant Malaria Parasite Detected In Africa
For the first time in Africa, researchers said Wednesday they have detected a malaria parasite that is partially resistant to ...
Judges Dismiss Case Against Mid-Level Khmer Rouge Cadre
A UN-backed court on Wednesday dismissed a case against a former Khmer Rouge cadre charged with crimes against humanity, highlighting ...
Prosecutors Want Briton, Australian Jailed For 8 Years Over Cop Death
An Australian woman and her British boyfriend accused of beating to death a policeman on Indonesia's resort island of Bali ...
The Fall of Kwame Nkrumah
Latest: GSE: Financial stocks to further drive returns On February 24, 1966, the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame ...