Divided but peaceful 2 years after Thai violence
BANGKOK (AP) — Just two years ago, Thailand was at war with itself. Rifle shots and exploding grenades rang out in Bangkok as troops…
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Canada pleased with Chinese smuggler's sentence
BEIJING (AP) — The Canadian government says it is pleased that a high-profile Chinese smuggler who had been extradited from Canada has…
New Zealand police charge driver in Boston U crash
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police filed charges Friday against a 20-year-old Boston University student who drove a…
Myanmar welcomes easing of US economic sanctions
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Officials and businessmen in Myanmar welcomed U.S. plans to ease economic sanctions, saying Friday it will…
Rockets kill 2 NATO troops, 3 Afghan civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Rockets crashed into a U.S. base and a house Friday in a remote area of northeast Afghanistan along the…
Sri Lanka grants bail for ex-army chief
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A court granted bail for Sri Lanka's ex-army chief on Friday, a move seen as a step toward a full pardon for…
Vietnam bus plunges off bridge into river; 34 dead
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A crowded overnight bus plunged off a bridge into a river in central Vietnam, killing 34 people and injuring 21…
Suu Kyi photo exhibit opens in hometown Yangon
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A photography exhibit about Aung San Suu Kyi's successful campaign for Parliament is showing just how far…
China sentences fugitive smuggler Lai to life term
BEIJING (AP) — The man once considered China's most-wanted fugitive was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling and bribery in a…
Myanmar president feeling ill, resting at home
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's President Thein Sein was resting at his home in Yangon on Friday after military doctors paid a house…
