December 15, 2016 Rubber farmer shot dead in Muslim-majority Thai south Police say a rubber farmer has been shot dead in the southern Thai province of Sonkhla, in the latest attack in a region that has been in the grip of an ethnic Malay Muslim insurgency for over a decade.
December 15, 2016 Indonesia minister says government not swayed by radicals A senior Indonesian cabinet minister says the government is not losing the fight against radicalism despite the success of hardline Islamic groups in attracting hundreds of thousands of people to protests against the capital's Christian governor.
December 15, 2016 Weekends at last: Taiwan workers to get 2 days off a week Since Taiwan industrialized in the 1960s, its workers have strived to do whatever their employers asked, including putting in free overtime, out of fear of being replaced.
December 15, 2016 Russian leader Putin, due for talks in Japan, is late again Vladimir Putin is living up to a reputation for being late.
December 14, 2016 Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest key developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
December 14, 2016 Germany to deport 50 Afghans, pro-refugee group says Germany will deport about 50 Afghans on Wednesday after their asylum bids were rejected, a pro-refugee group said, as the government seeks to reduce the number of migrants allowed to remain.
December 14, 2016 Pellets fired to quell protests blind hundreds of Kashmiris Indian authorities call the shotgun shells filled with hundreds of small metal pellets a "non-lethal" weapon for crowd control, but that does not make them harmless.
December 14, 2016 Afghan VP accused of ordering kidnapping, rape of political rival A former Afghan governor on Tuesday claimed the country's ex-warlord vice president ordered his kidnapping before a team of thugs raped him with a Kalashnikov rifle.
December 14, 2016 US Marines ground all Ospreys in Japan after crash The U.S. Marine Corps announced Wednesday it would temporarily ground all Japan-based MV-22 Osprey aircraft after a crash Tuesday six miles off the coast of Okinawa.
December 14, 2016 Japan moves to allow casino gambling at 'integrated resorts' Japan's parliament is about to approve a law on "integrated resorts" that is the first major hurdle in allowing casinos to set up shop in the wealthy nation.
