Second black box from Lion Air crash found: Indonesian officials
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Divers have found the second black box from a doomed Lion Air jet that crashed last…
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ASEAN IN FOCUS
Myanmar Reuters journalists lose appeal against 7-year sentence
by Jonathan KLEIN / Athens ZAW ZAW Agence France Presse YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- A Myanmar judge dismissed an appeal…
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Anger at arrests in Malaysia for alleged royal insults
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Three people have been arrested in Malaysia for allegedly insulting the former king on…
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Chinese warships dock in Cambodia to boost ‘military cooperation’
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Three hulking Chinese warships docked in Cambodia Wednesday for a four-day visit, as Beijing parades…
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Malaysian king abdicates in historic first
by Sam Reeves Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia's king abdicated Sunday in a historic first for…
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Strong 6.6-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast early Monday, sending residents running out of…
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Tourists flee Thai islands as Tropical Storm Pabuk closes in
by Dene-Hern Chen Agence France Presse KHAO LAK, Thailand (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of tourists have fled some of…
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Rescuers search for survivors in deadly Indonesian landslide
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Rescuers are searching for survivors after a landslide triggered by heavy rain left at least 15…
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Sheikh Hasina: Bangladesh’s democracy icon-turned-iron lady
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- To her supporters, Sheikh Hasina is Bangladesh's "mother of humanity" for giving Rohingya refugees shelter, but…
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Indonesia trims tsunami death toll, hikes injury tally
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The number of people evacuated after Indonesia's deadly tsunami has nearly doubled to some 40,000 while…
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