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Hong Kong’s security net extends beyond arrests as small businesses…
HONG KONG (AP) — It’s been years since mass arrests all but silenced pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong. But a…
Sri Lanka on verge of innings win over Bangladesh after three days of 2nd test
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka was closing in on an innings victory over Bangladesh and clinching their test…
Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $300 million
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Officials in Myanmar's major cities destroyed about $300 million worth of confiscated…
POWs, abductees, defectors and separated families are the legacy of the Korean War
GIMPO, South Korea (AP) — Prisoners of war held for decades after the fighting stopped. Civilian abductees.…
President Lee picks South Korea’s first civilian defense chief in 64 years
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated a five-term liberal lawmaker as defense…
Aung San Suu Kyi’s supporters strive to set world record to honor her 80th…
BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi celebrated her 80th…
Indonesian police detain 3 Australian men suspected of killing a fellow national…
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say they are detaining three suspects for murder after an Australian…
When an Air India flight crashed into a medical campus, surviving doctors rushed…
Medical students who survived when an Air India plane crashed into their hostel in Ahmedabad say their first…
A typhoon landed in China’s Hainan island at a severe tropical storm level
BEIJING (AP) — A typhoon changed its path and landed in southern China's Hainan island at late night Friday.…
South Korea halts propaganda broadcasts along border with rival North in a move to…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korea propaganda…
Samoa to hold snap election on Aug. 29 after PM’s government collapses
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Samoa will head to the polls on Aug. 29, a half-year earlier than expected, after Prime…
Chinese ship runs aground off Philippines-occupied island in the disputed South…
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese ship ran aground in stormy weather in shallow waters off a…
