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Indonesia arrests 285 in drug crackdown and seizes over half a ton of narcotics
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Monday they arrested 285 people suspected of drug…
Japan hosts coast guard drills with US and Philippines as sea tensions rise
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's coast guard on Friday held a joint exercise with counterparts from the United States and the…
South Korea’s last circus, Dongchoon, holds up as it marks centennial
ANSAN, South Korea (AP) — No more elephant and monkey acts. No more death-defying motorbike stunts. No more singing…
Thai police arrest 13 foreigners in an alleged $1.2M investment scam targeting…
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police said Tuesday over a dozen foreigners, mostly Australians and British, were arrested for…
Australian man shot and killed at a villa on the tourist island of Bali
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities were searching Saturday for two Australian gunmen suspected of fatally…
Lone passenger survives the deadly Air India crash
The lone passenger to survive the Air India crash that killed 241 people on board Thursday found himself near…
Hong Kong police accuse a mobile game app of promoting armed revolution
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police on Tuesday accused a mobile game application of advocating armed revolution and…
Japan’s Osaka Expo temporarily suspends water shows after high levels of…
TOKYO (AP) — Popular daily fountain shows and a shallow pool area at Expo 2025 in Osaka have been temporarily…
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong charged under Beijing-imposed security law for a…
HONG KONG (AP) — Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Friday was charged with conspiracy to collude with…
AP PHOTOS: An Indonesian woman thrives in male-dominated cattle trading ahead of…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — As Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, approaches, cattle markets across Indonesia,…
What Lee’s presidency could mean after months of turmoil in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Images from the election of South Korea's new president, liberal Lee Jae-myung, are…
Over 100 inmates escape and 1 is killed as a quake prompts the evacuation of a…
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison and at least one was killed in a shootout in…