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Myanmar Muslims recall Buddhist assault
Stranded beside their decrepit flotilla of wooden boats, on a muddy beach far from home, the Muslim refugees tell story after terrifying story of ...
Indian gang-rape victim dies in Singapore hospital
Shocked Indians on Saturday were mourning the death of a woman who was gang-raped and beaten on a bus in New Delhi nearly two weeks ago in an ordeal ...
Sweaters knit by Myanmar's Suu Kyi sell for $123K
Myanmar's cash-strapped opposition party is tapping into the prestige of its leader: Two sweaters hand-knit by Aung San Suu Kyi have been auctioned ...
Myanmar to allow daily private newspapers
Myanmar said Friday it will allow private daily newspapers starting in April for the first time since 1964, in the latest step toward allowing freedom ...
Vietnam police arrest well-known dissident lawyer
Vietnamese police have detained a well-known dissident lawyer, escalating a crackdown on those who speak out against the country's one-party, ...
Asian stocks up ahead of US 'fiscal cliff' talks
Asian stock markets rose Friday, hours before President Barack Obama and key lawmakers were to meet at the White House to try to hammer out an ...
India rape victim in Singapore; PM pledges action
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged Thursday to take action to protect the nation's women while the young victim of a gang rape on a New ...
Thai 'Yellow Shirt' leaders charged for 2008 rally
Protest leaders in Thailand were indicted Thursday for storming the prime minister's office compound and sealing off Parliament during massive ...
Air Bagan survivors tell of terrifying landing
Survivors of a Christmas Day crash-landing of an airliner in Myanmar told terrifying tales of escape Wednesday as carrier Air Bagan apologized for ...
From a Manila slum emerges an unlikely ballerina
The ghetto called Aroma reeks of putrefying trash collected by its residents for recycling. Half-naked children with grimy faces play on muddy dirt ...
Asia stocks rise as Japan gets new government
Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as traders snapped up stocks before the end of the year, while the Tokyo benchmark hit a nine-month high after a ...
8 dead in Christmas Day fires, riot in Philippines
Angry residents beat a man to death and threw rocks at firefighters after a shantytown fire left thousands of people homeless, and another Christmas ...
Hero dog missing snout seems to have beaten cancer
A veterinarian at the University of California, Davis, has some good news about a dog from the Philippines who became an international hero after ...
Plane crash-lands on Myanmar road, 2 killed
A flight packed with Christmas tourists crash-landed on a road in central Myanmar on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring 11, officials ...
Japan stocks rally as yen continues to weaken
Japan's benchmark stock index jumped Tuesday as a softening yen helped boost the country's powerhouse export sector. The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo ...
Asia stocks fall as US budget negotiations stall
Heightened uncertainty about the outcome of budget negotiations in Washington among President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and other ...
Thailand to extradite Italian accused of mob ties
A Thai court on Thursday ordered the extradition of a fugitive Italian banker found guilty of laundering money for some of Italy's top mobsters ...
Quotes from the most, least positive countries
Comments by people in some of the countries that a Gallup poll ranks as the world's most and least positive: ___ MOST POSITIVE 1. PANAMA "We're ...
Latin Americans rank as happiest people on planet
The world's happiest people aren't in Qatar, the richest country by most measures. They aren't in Japan, the nation with the highest life expectancy.
The happiest and saddest countries in the world
Gallup Inc. asked roughly 1,000 people in each of 148 countries the following questions: Did you feel well-respected yesterday? Were you treated with ...
Serena has surgery on her big toes
Serena Williams has had surgery on her big toes and withdrew from an exhibition match against top-ranked Victoria Azarenka in Thailand this month.
China is top dam builder, going where others won't
Up a sweeping jungle valley in a remote corner of Cambodia, Chinese engineers and workers are raising a 100-meter- (330-foot-) high dam over the ...
Asia stocks rise over US budget deal optimism
Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after U.S. political leaders appeared to be closing in on a budget deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" by the year-end ...
LA jury awards $4.5 million to Filipino teachers
A federal jury awarded $4.5 million to Filipino teachers who paid large fees to obtain U.S. jobs through a placement agency. Jurors on Monday found ...