January 27, 2017 Thai police nab fake high-brow gang that scammed weddings Thai police say they have arrested a gang of wedding crashers led by a Buddhist monk who scammed couples by pretending to be officials with royal links and demanding money for their prestigious presence at nuptials.
January 27, 2017 EU slaps China, Taiwan with steel anti-dumping duties The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping duties on steel products from China and Taiwan to stop them flooding Europe's struggling steel market.
January 27, 2017 Critic of Thai junta gets 11 years for internet postings A court in Thailand has sentenced an opponent of the military government to more than 11 years in prison for posting material on the internet judged insulting to the country's monarchy.
January 27, 2017 Papua urges US miner to pay $376M in taxes, penalties The governor of Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua is urging Freeport to immediately pay $376 million in taxes and penalties after a court ruled against the mining giant in a water use case.
January 27, 2017 Group says South African donkeys killed for China market Animal rights activists in South Africa say donkeys are being illegally slaughtered in increasing numbers because their hides are used in traditional medicine in China.
January 27, 2017 Indonesia detains 5 on arrival in Bali for suspected IS link Police on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have detained five Indonesians returning from Turkey on suspicion they traveled abroad to join the Islamic State group.
January 27, 2017 Toshiba to split memory business due to troubled US nuke biz Toshiba Corp. says it will split its lucrative flash memory business to make up for losses from its troubled U.S. nuclear business, and is looking for a third-party capital injection.
January 26, 2017 Rights advocates warn of backlash if Trump pursues torture It took more than a year's worth of beatings, sleep deprivation, psychological abuse and threats to his family before former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg said he cracked and confessed to being a member of the al-Qaida terror network.
January 26, 2017 The Latest: Turkey awaits US plan for Syria safe zones The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 12:20 p.m.
January 26, 2017 Tanzania: 13 people trapped as mine collapses in remote area A police official says a search team is trying to rescue more than a dozen people who are trapped underground after a Chinese-owned gold mine collapsed in a remote part of Tanzania.
