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World Bank says Europe, US might hurt Asian growth
East Asia's developing economies could face a shock from China's slowdown and need to boost domestic demand to offset weak exports due to a sluggish U
Malaysian opposition's Anwar charged over protest
Malaysian prosecutors have again charged the government's most prominent challenger, alleging that he and two allies broke various laws during a ...
Suu Kyi to address UN body in Geneva next month
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver her first speech outside the country since at least 1988 before a U.N. labor conference in ...
Study: Fake malaria drugs common in Asia, Africa
More than a third of the malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality, ...
Myanmar power cuts draw protest in main city
A small group of demonstrators carried candles and tied up traffic in Myanmar's largest city Tuesday evening as discontent grows over chronic power ...
Oil hangs below $93 as stock rebound buoys crude
Oil prices hung below $93 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, holding gains from the previous day as crude followed global stock markets higher. Benchmark oil ...
Lady Gaga behaves, gets OK for 2nd gig in Manila
Lady Gaga has the go-ahead to put on a second concert in the Philippines after Manila authorities decided her first show did not violate the law.
US, Suu Kyi agree Myanmar reforms fragile
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have discussed the recent easing of U.S. sanctions and the ...
Europe stocks inch up after G8 vague on Europe fix
European stocks inched up Monday morning in spite of investors' lingering concerns that the G-8 leaders had failed to provide a concrete plan to solve ...
World stock markets edge up after G-8 summit
Assurances that world powers want debt-laden Greece to remain in the euro helped support world stock markets Monday after sharp losses over the past ...
Prosecutors seek life for Bali bombing suspect
Prosecutors said Monday an Indonesian militant known as the "Demolition Man" should spend the rest of his life in prison for helping to build the car ...
LA's Old Chinatown ponders a future with Wal-Mart
On the surface, a big Wal-Mart store might seem out of place in the midst of the old-fashioned curio shops, the little dim sum eateries and the ...
Myanmar: New deal to end fighting with Shan rebels
A Myanmar negotiator says ethnic Shan rebels have agreed in a second round of talks to end fighting with army troops in the country's east, the latest ...
Thousands mark 'Red Shirt' crackdown in Bangkok
Buddhist monks led prayers as tens of thousands gathered in Bangkok to mark the second anniversary of deadly clashes between soldiers and "Red Shirt" ...
Lady Gaga arrives in Philippines amid protests
Pop singer Lady Gaga arrived in the Philippines on Saturday to cheers from fans and protests from young Christians calling for the cancellation of her ...
Divided but peaceful 2 years after Thai violence
Just two years ago, Thailand was at war with itself. Rifle shots and exploding grenades rang out in Bangkok as troops crushed through barricades to ...
Filipino Christian group protests Lady Gaga shows
Scores of Christian youths in the Philippines chanted "Stop the Lady Gaga concerts" at a rally Friday calling for the pop diva's shows here to be ...
Vietnam bus plunges off bridge into river; 34 dead
A crowded overnight bus plunged off a bridge into a river in central Vietnam, killing 34 people and injuring 21 others in one of the country's ...
Vietnam arrests 4 shipping executives in scandal
State media say Vietnamese police have arrested four senior executives at a major state-owned shipping company for alleged mismanagement in another ...
Suu Kyi photo exhibit opens in hometown Yangon
A photography exhibit about Aung San Suu Kyi's successful campaign for Parliament is showing just how far Myanmar has come since ending a half century ...
World stock markets sink on US, Europe worries
World stocks fell Friday after credit downgrades slapped on Spanish banks unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country ...
Myanmar president feeling ill, resting at home
Myanmar's President Thein Sein was resting at his home in Yangon on Friday after military doctors paid a house call but an adviser said his condition ...
US eases economic sanctions to reward Myanmar
President Barack Obama on Thursday declared a new chapter in U.S. relations with Myanmar, easing an investment ban and naming the first U.S.