US caught in awkward embrace of Myanmar 'crony'
The image was meant to convey growing friendship between the United States and Myanmar, the world's hottest frontier market. Flanked by national ...
Oil price gains to above $94 on weaker dollar
The price of oil rose by more than a dollar Monday, to above $94 a barrel, as it recovered from sharp drops last week and echoed strong gains in ...
ADB president leading name for Japan central bank
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing to nominate Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to head Japan's central bank and help spearhead ...
Inbee Park edges Jutanugarn for LPGA Thailand win
Inbee Park of South Korea took advantage of overnight leader Ariya Jutanugarn's triple bogey on the last hole Sunday to secure a one-stroke victory ...
Ariya Jutanugarn leads LPGA Thailand by 3 shots
Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn shot a 2-under 70 Saturday to lead by three strokes after the third round of the LPGA Thailand despite finishing with ...
Land scarce Singapore looks underground for space
Already one of the most densely populated countries in the world, tiny land scarce Singapore is projecting its population to swell by a third over the ...
Gunmen attack Indonesian military chopper in Papua
Unidentified gunmen shot at an Indonesian military helicopter in the restive province of Papua on Friday as the crew was trying to evacuate the bodies ...
Stacy Lewis of US shoots 63, leads in Thailand
Stacy Lewis shot a 9-under 63 in the first round Thursday to take a three-stroke lead at the LPGA Thailand. The American had an eagle on the par-4 ...
US senator hopeful Vietnam adoptions to restart
Vietnam and the United States are close to an agreement allowing Americans to adopt Vietnamese children again, five years after a ban was imposed amid ...
Oil prices drop below $94 a barrel in Europe trade
The price of oil continued falling and was below $94 a barrel Thursday on signs some Federal Reserve officials are uncomfortable with the current ...
In Myanmar, answers to ethnic conflict elusive
Kneeling beside a line of freshly dug trenches carved like one long, open wound into a lush hillside, the rebel sergeant peered through dusty ...
Asia stocks fall on Fed doubts over bond buying
Expressions of doubt by Federal Reserve policymakers about the massive bond-buying program they launched to help stimulate the U.S. economy caused ...
Oil price hovers around $97 ahead of US data
The price of oil hovered around $97 a barrel on Wednesday ahead of the release of U.S. housing starts for January. By early afternoon in Europe, ...
Harvest ends $725M sale of Venezuelan interests
Energy company Harvest Natural Resources says it is dropping a planned $725 million sale of its Venezuelan interests to Indonesia's national oil ...
Asia stocks up as takeover talk in US drives Dow
Asian stock markets picked up stream Wednesday, driven higher by reports that another big corporate takeover might be in the works in the U.S.
DiCaprio calls for ivory trade ban in Thailand
Leonardo DiCaprio wants Thailand to ban all ivory trade in the country as part of a global campaign to tackle illegal wildlife crimes. World Wildlife ...
Asia stocks flat as US return from holiday awaited
Asian stock markets displayed tread water Tuesday in the absence of cues from Wall Street following a holiday in the U.S. In Japan, investors went for ...
32 Myanmar nationals rescued at sea off Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's navy says it has rescued 32 Myanmar nationals whose wooden vessel began sinking while making a perilous journey to Australia. A navy ...
Round-the-world UK cyclists killed in Thailand
A British couple's round-the-world cycling odyssey ended in tragedy when both of them were killed in a road accident in Thailand. Peter Root and Mary ...
Social media gives Indonesian women new voice
A judge being interviewed for a Supreme Court job jokes that women might enjoy rape. A local official takes a 17-year-old second wife, then quickly ...
Asia stocks mixed, Japan's Nikkei up as yen falls
Japan's benchmark stock index jumped Monday after Group of 20 finance officials refrained from directly criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ...
Police: 7 foreigners kidnapped in north Nigeria
Gunmen attacked a camp for a construction company in rural northern Nigeria, killing a guard and kidnapping seven foreign workers from Britain, ...
Wrestling president quits after Olympic omission
The president of the international wrestling federation has quit in the wake of the IOC's decision to remove the sport from the 2020 Olympics.
Police track elusive figure in soccer match-fixing
At 5:45 a.m. on Nov. 4, 2011, when early risers would have been sipping espressos and buttering toast, a man dressed in black disembarked at Milan's ...
Oil under $97 a barrel as Europe economy slumps
Oil prices fell below $97 Friday a day after disappointing European economic figures highlighted the region's parlous growth outlook. By early ...
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