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Thailand again accuses Cambodia of planting land mines as 3 soldiers are hurt by…
BANGKOK (AP) — Three Thai soldiers on patrol were wounded Saturday when one stepped on a land mine in territory…
Husband suspected wife of poisoning him before she killed 3 relatives with toxic…
An Australian court has heard a husband suspected his wife of poisoning him over a year before she murdered three…
Japan deploys its first F-35B fighter jets to bolster defenses in the south
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's first three F-35B stealth fighter jets arrived Thursday at an air base in the south of the…
Rescuers search for dozens missing after deadly flash floods kill 4 in northern…
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers were scouring a devastated Himalayan village in northern India to find dozens of…
Flash floods kill at least 4 and trap others under debris in northern India
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Flash floods swept away several homes and shops in northern India, killing at least four…
Hong Kong cancels passports and bans financial support for 16 overseas activists
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities on Monday strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were…
West Indies hold their nerves to beat Pakistan in T20 thriller
LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) — Jason Holder took four wickets and then smashed a boundary off the final ball of the game…
Indonesia begins releasing hundreds of prisoners under president’s clemency…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia began releasing hundreds of inmates from its notoriously overcrowded prisons…
First Australian-made rocket crashes after 14 seconds of flight in a failed…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The first Australian -made rocket to attempt to reach orbit from the country’s soil…
Australian court dismisses bid to imprison ex-police officer who killed…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A former police officer who killed a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a stun gun…
Photos show a town praying for marine safety at a seaside festival near Tokyo
YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — Hundreds of residents gathered at Kurihama beach outside Tokyo over the weekend to pray for…
Head of China’s famous Shaolin Temple under investigation on suspicion of…
BEIJING (AP) — China's famous Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation on suspicion…
