US Warship Sails Close To S. China Sea Island Occupied By Beijing
An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as ...
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Philippines’ Duterte Threatens To Jail Martial Law Critics
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail critics of his use of martial law in the violence-wracked south, days ...
Obama Calls For Tolerance and Unity In Childhood Home Indonesia
Barack Obama called for tolerance and respect in his childhood home of Indonesia Saturday, amid rising religious tensions in the ...
Apple Opens First Store In Taiwan
Apple opened its first store in Taiwan on Saturday with more than a thousand shoppers flocking to the site located ...
Obama Visits Childhood Home Jakarta
Former US president Barack Obama arrived Friday in his former childhood home Jakarta, where he met Indonesia's president at the ...
Philippines’ Duterte Rides High After ‘rough’ First Year
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader, after taking Filipinos on ...
Duterte’s Philippine Presidency By the Numbers
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte marks his first year in power on Friday. Here are key numbers that help explain key ...
China Offers Philippines More Aid Against Drugs, Terrorism
China vowed Thursday to continue providing the Philippines with "necessary assistance", a day after Beijing donated thousands of weapons to ...
Obama On Temple Sojourn During Indonesia Holiday
Barack Obama took his wife and daughters to the ancient Borobudur temple on Java on Wednesday on a family vacation ...
China Donates Arms To Philippines For Raging Islamist Fight
China on Wednesday donated thousands of guns to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to help Manila in its battle against Islamist ...
Fears For Three Myanmar Journalists Taken By Military
Fears were mounting on Tuesday for three Myanmar journalists who are being interrogated by the military after they were detained ...
Militants Used Water Route To Beat Philippine Offensive
Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern Philippine city used a water route to bring in ammunition and evacuate wounded ...
Abducted Priest Seen Alive As Islamists Hold Out In Philippines
A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen alive, ...
Myanmar and Thailand Torch $1 Billion of Seized Drugs
Myanmar and Thailand started torching nearly $1 billion worth of seized narcotics on Monday, a defiant show of force as ...
Philippine Forces Declare Eid Truce In War-Torn City
The Philippine armed forces declared an eight-hour ceasefire Sunday in its ongoing offensive against Islamist militants occupying parts of the ...
GTMO Detainee Charged With Bombing In Indonesia
A US military court has charged an Indonesian detainee at Guantanamo Bay in connection with the 2002 bombing in Bali, ...
US Wanted Terror Leader May Have Fled Philippine City
One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern Philippine city, ...
Obama Kicks Off Tropical Holiday In Indonesia
Barack Obama kicked off a 10-day family holiday in Indonesia that will take in Bali and Jakarta, the city where ...
Two Bali Escaped Inmates Captured In East Timor
Two foreign inmates who tunnelled their way out of a Bali prison have been captured in East Timor, police said ...
Dusty Teddy Bear Lies In War-Ruined Philippine City
A dusty teddy bear strewn on the floor, family photos on a wall and dried underwear on a clothesline are ...