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Hong Kong tells US to stay out, students form protest chains
Associated Press, Published on 09/09/2019
» HONG KONG: Thousands of students are forming human chains in schools across Hong Kong to show solidarity after violent weekend clashes to push for democratic reforms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 09/09/2019
» TALUSTUSAN, Philippines: The American priest's voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt.
Flights out of Hong Kong cancelled again
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Protesters severely crippled operations at Hong Kong's international airport for a second day Tuesday, forcing authorities to cancel all remaining flights out of the city after demonstrators took over the terminals as part of their push for democratic reforms.
Protesters clog Hong Kong airport again after it reopens
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Protesters clogged the departure area at Hong Kong's reopened airport Tuesday, a day after they forced one of the world's busiest transport hubs to shut down entirely amid their calls for an independent inquiry into alleged police abuse.
Unexploded grenade found near Myanmar ruling party office
Associated Press, Published on 24/07/2019
» YANGON: Police in Myanmar's biggest city said an unexploded grenade was discovered next to a township office of the ruling National League for Democracy party.
Mother in Myanmar girl rape case says wrong man charged
Associated Press, Published on 24/07/2019
» NAYPYITAW, Myanmar: The mother of a toddler raped at her nursery school in Myanmar told a court Wednesday that she believes the man charged with the crime is not the perpetrator.
Espionage trial of Cambodian reporters begins
Associated Press, Published on 26/07/2019
» PHNOM PENH: The espionage trial of two Cambodian journalists who formerly worked for a US government-funded radio station began on Friday, almost two years after their arrest.
Not just Bali: Indonesia to develop more tourism sites
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2019
» YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia: Hundreds of tourists, many of them young Westerners, sat on grey stone steps atop the world's largest Buddhist temple, occasionally checking mobile phones or whispering to each other as they waited for daylight.
Death toll in Myanmar landslide climbs to 56
Associated Press, Published on 12/08/2019
» YANGON: The death toll in a landslide that buried more than a dozen village houses in southeastern Myanmar has climbed to 56, an official said Monday.
N. Korea fires 2 missiles into sea
Associated Press, Published on 10/08/2019
» SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday extended a recent streak of weapons display by firing what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, according to South Korea's military.