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September 14, 2017

Asian businesses mull tech solutions to fight modern slavery

Asia Pacific business leaders are working on recommendations to protect migrant workers from modern day slavery and to ensure ...

September 13, 2017

The Latest: UN Security Council condemns Rohingya violence

The Latest on violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state and the flood of ethnic Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh (all times ...

September 13, 2017

The Latest: Indonesia sends 34 tons of aid for Rohingya

The Latest on violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state and the flood of ethnic Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh (all times ...

September 12, 2017

Sides agree to stop monkeying around in primate selfie suit

Monkey see. Monkey sue. Monkey settle. Attorneys representing a macaque monkey have agreed to a compromise in a case where ...

September 12, 2017

Lawsuit settled over rights to monkey's selfie photo

Attorneys announced a settlement Monday in a lawsuit over who owns the copyright to selfie photographs taken by a monkey ...

September 03, 2017

Indonesian minister to raise Rohingya plight with Suu Kyi

Indonesia's president has called for an end to violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state and sent his foreign minister to discuss ...

August 28, 2017

AP PHOTOS: Palm oil kills orangutans in Indonesia peat swamp

The Tripa peat forest has been called the orangutan capital of the world, but its great apes are under threat by palm oil ...

August 24, 2017

Navy ends sea search for McCain missing; confirms 1 death

The U.S. Navy on Thursday called off the search at sea for sailors missing after a collision between a destroyer and an oil ...

August 24, 2017

Navy dismisses 7th Fleet commander after warship accidents

The commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet has been relieved of duty following a series of warship accidents that raised ...

August 24, 2017

The Latest: New 7th Fleet chief thanks navies for support

The Latest on the collision between the USS John S. McCain and a tanker (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Vice Adm.

August 21, 2017

Reports: China accuses luxury e-retailer of smuggling

The founder of a Chinese luxury online retailer has been extradited from Indonesia to face charges his company smuggled goods ...

August 14, 2017

Reports: Key witness in Indonesia corruption case dies in US

A man who killed himself during an armed Los Angeles standoff last week was an important witness in a sweeping corruption ...

August 10, 2017

Syrian Kurds: 17 Indonesians who escaped IS leave Syria

A group of 17 Indonesians who had joined the Islamic State group in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa have been handed over ...

August 02, 2017

New eruption at Indonesia volcano spreads ash for miles

Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra blasted volcanic ash as high as 4.2 kilometers (2.6 miles) on Wednesday, ...

August 01, 2017

Indonesia lifts threat to ban encrypted app Telegram

The Indonesian government lifted its threat to ban the encrypted messaging app Telegram because it's taking steps to block ...

July 28, 2017

Indonesia orangutan sanctuary says villagers encroaching

A conservation group says nearly a fifth of the forest in an orangutan sanctuary on the Indonesian part of Borneo has been ...

July 24, 2017

East Timor's main parties able to form gov't but lose ground

East Timor's two main political parties won enough votes in a weekend parliamentary election to form another national unity ...

July 24, 2017

Grab builds out war chest in a fight for car-share dominance

The taxi app Grab has been given an additional $2 billion in financing, revealing the intense competition among car services ...

July 21, 2017

IS galvanized in Asia by Philippine city siege, report says

The attack by Islamic State group-affiliated militants on a Philippine city has galvanized its Southeast Asian supporters and ...