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Cambodian king pardons 4 jailed land rights activists
Associated Press, Published on 21/08/2018
» PHNOM PENH: A prominent leader of Cambodia's land rights movement and three female activists imprisoned with her were freed Monday under a royal pardon.
US court orders ban of chlorpyrifos pesticide
Associated Press, Published on 10/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping the widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos on the market despite extensive scientific evidence that even tiny levels of exposure can harm babies' brains.
Cricket star Imran Khan wins in Pakistan
Associated Press, Published on 27/07/2018
» ISLAMABAD: It's official. Pakistan's Election Commission on Friday declared former cricket star Imran Khan's party the winner of Pakistan's historic third consecutive election of a civilian government, but he didn't win an outright majority and must form a coalition.
Kim Jong Un impersonator questioned
Associated Press, Published on 08/06/2018
» SINGAPORE: A Kim Jong Un lookalike said he was detained and questioned upon his arrival in Singapore on Friday, days before a summit between the North Korean leader and President Donald Trump.
China warns US against provocations following B-52 flyby
Associated Press, Published on 06/06/2018
» BEIJING: China lashed out at the US on Wednesday after a pair of B-52 bombers flew past a Chinese-held shoal in the South China Sea, amid escalating words and displays of military strength from the two major Pacific powers.
HK set for vigil as US marks Tiananmen anniversary
Associated Press, Published on 04/06/2018
» HONG KONG: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged China to disclose the details of people killed, detained or missing during the Chinese military's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters centred on Beijing's Tiananmen Square 29 years ago.
Philippines says it protests China 'harassment' of navy boat
Associated Press, Published on 30/05/2018
» MANILA: The Philippine government has quietly protested after Chinese ships deployed a helicopter that flew “dangerously close'' to a Philippine navy boat carrying supplies to Filipino marines based in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, two officials said Wednesday.
Year after siege, Philippine city bears physical, emotional scars
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2018
» MARAWI, Philippines: Thousands of displaced remain in emergency shelters and the threat of Islamic extremists and unexploded bombs lingers in the rubble of a southern Philippine city, where survivors on Wednesday remembered a disastrous five-month siege by Islamic State group-aligned fighters that began a year ago.
Thailand wearies of junta rule, election promise still vague
Associated Press, Published on 21/05/2018
» Four years after seizing power, Thailand's junta has a singular success it never hoped for: uniting a politically divided nation in growing dissatisfaction with the thin-skinned rule of the generals.
US-China trade war 'on hold' as talks progress
Associated Press, Published on 21/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: The United States and China are pulling back from the brink of a trade war after the world's two biggest economies reported progress in talks aimed at bringing down America's massive trade deficit with Beijing.