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Hanoi seeks Vietnamese suspect’s release in Kim killing
Associated Press, Published on 13/03/2019
» HANOI: Just four days ago, the future for Indonesia's Siti Aisyah looked bleak -- she was two years into her detention in Malaysia and faced a possible death sentence if convicted of killing the half brother of North Korea's leader.
Philippines worried it may get involved in war at sea for US
Associated Press, Published on 05/03/2019
» MANILA: The United States is more likely to be involved in a “shooting war” in the disputed South China Sea than the Philippines but the latter would be embroiled in such a conflict just the same because of its 1951 Mutual Defence Treaty with Washington, the Philippine defence chief said Tuesday.
Kim Jong Un arrives in Vietnam for summit with Trump
Associated Press, Published on 26/02/2019
» DONG DANG, Vietnam: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, grinning broadly and waving to a crowd gathered on a cold, rainy morning, stepped off his armoured train on Tuesday morning after a long ride that started in Pyongyang and wound through China to this Vietnamese border town ahead of his second nuclear summit with President Donald Trump.
Indonesia sentences Briton to 6 months for slapping official
Associated Press, Published on 06/02/2019
» DENPASAR, Indonesia: A British woman who slapped an immigration officer on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali after missing her flight due to an expired visa was sentenced Wednesday to six months in prison.
Escort says she gave Trump information to Russian tycoon
Associated Press, Published on 02/02/2019
» MOSCOW: A Belarusian escort who claims to have information on ties between Russia and Donald Trump's election campaign told The Associated Press on Friday that she has turned that material over to Russian billionaire businessman Oleg Deripaska.
Hong Kong's legislature takes up China national anthem bill
Associated Press, Published on 23/01/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's legislature took up a controversial bill Wednesday that would punish anyone who publicly and intentionally insults the Chinese national anthem with up to three years in prison, raising concerns about Beijing's growing influence in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
Saudi refugee in Canada expects more women to flee homeland
Associated Press, Published on 15/01/2019
» CANBERRA: A Saudi woman accepted as a refugee in Canada has said in an Australian television interview that she expected her experience would inspire other women to flee her homeland.
US, China wrap up talks on tariff battle
Associated Press, Published on 09/01/2019
» BEIJING: Three days of US-Chinese talks aimed at ending a costly tariff battle wrapped up Wednesday in an optimistic atmosphere after President Donald Trump said they were “going very well!”
Japan shows clip of alleged S.Korea radar lock-on
Associated Press, Published on 28/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan released video footage on Friday to prove that a South Korean warship allegedly locked its fire-control radar onto a Japanese warplane off the country's northern coast, the latest move in an escalating row between the two Asian neighbours.
Indonesia says avoid coast near volcano, fearing new tsunami
Associated Press, Published on 26/12/2018
» CARITA BEACH, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities asked people to avoid the coast in areas where a tsunami killed more than 420 people last weekend in a fresh warning issued on the anniversary of the catastrophic 2004 Asian earthquake and tsunami.