February 9, 2017 Indonesia military accepts Australian apology for insult The Indonesian military says it has accepted an apology from Australia's army chief over a purported insult to Indonesia's state ideology that caused a spat between the two countries.
February 8, 2017 Putin signs law decriminalizing many domestic violence cases Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into a law a controversial bill that decriminalizes many cases of domestic violence.
February 8, 2017 Sri Lanka to ask UN for more time to probe war crimes Sri Lanka's foreign minister says his country needs more time to fulfil promises given to the U.N.
February 8, 2017 Top Putin critic convicted in fraud retrial, vows to run for president anyway A Russian court on Wednesday found opposition leader Alexei Navalny guilty in the retrial of a 2013 fraud case, which disqualifies him as a candidate for president next year.
February 8, 2017 Pope repeats 'bridges not walls' after Trump travel ban Pope Francis has repeated his appeal for people to build bridges of understanding instead of walls in his first, albeit indirect, comments since the Trump administration tried to impose a travel ban on people from seven mostly Muslim countries.
February 8, 2017 Afghan official: Taliban bombing kills district police chief An Afghan police spokesman says a roadside bombing has killed a district police chief in western Farah province.
February 8, 2017 Indian fire kills Pakistani laborer in Kashmir Pakistan says "unprovoked" Indian fire has killed a civilian in the disputed Kashmir region, calling it the latest violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement.
February 8, 2017 Amid tensions, China planning polices to attract Taiwanese China says it is drafting policies to attract Taiwanese to live and work on the mainland, amid a deepening political standoff between the sides.
February 8, 2017 Malaysia seizes pig-hair brushes after Muslims complain Malaysian authorities have seized more than 2,000 paint brushes suspected to be made from pig bristles and sold without labels, in a crackdown following complaints from Muslim consumers.
February 8, 2017 SoftBank quarterly profit soars on investment empire Japanese telecommunications, internet and solar company SoftBank Group Corp. says its October-December profit soared to about 40 times what it was a year ago.
