Ex-Malaysian PM Najib charged with corruption
by M. Jegathesa Agence France-Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was formally charged Wednesday…
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ASEAN IN FOCUS
UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (AFP) -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard "unimaginable" accounts of atrocities during a visit Monday to…
6 years ago
Capsized Indonesian ferry spotted at bottom of lake: officials
SIMALUNGUN, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian ferry that capsized and sunk with scores of people aboard has been found by…
6 years ago
Bali reopens airport after volcano eruption strands thousands of tourists
DENSPAR, Indonesia (AFP) -- Bali opened its international airport Friday after a volcanic eruption temporarily grounded flights, stranding thousands of…
6 years ago
Foreign divers, soldiers join rescue for Thai children trapped in cave
by Sippachai Kunnuwong / with Jenny Vaughan in Bangkok © Agence France-Presse MAE SAI, Thailand (AFP) -- A team of…
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Myanmar military leaders guilty of ‘crimes against humanity’: Amnesty
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Myanmar's military chief and other top brass have been accused by Amnesty International…
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15 dead in Vietnam flash floods, landslides
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Flash floods and landslides killed 15 people in Vietnam's mountainous north, officials said Tuesday, after storms…
6 years ago
Desperate search for 12 children trapped in Thailand cave
MAE SAI, Thailand (AFP) - Desperate parents led a prayer ceremony outside a flooded cave in northern Thailand where…
6 years ago
Myanmar sacks top general involved in Rohingya crackdown
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's military said it sacked a top general who was named in fresh EU sanctions against…
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12 children trapped in Thailand cave after storms
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A dramatic underwater rescue mission to find a children's football team who have been trapped in…
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