Lion Air plane crash: Body parts found as rescue agency says ‘likely’ all 189 aboard crashed jet dead
Around 30 divers were trying to reach the main wreckage of the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane, according to the agency.
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Rohingya crisis: Firebrand monk Wirathu hits back at UN, international community
'The day when the ICC comes here...Is the day that Wirathu holds a gun,' monk Wirathu said in a speech.
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Myanmar newspaper journalists held after handing themselves in to police
Three senior journalists at Myanmar's largest private newspaper were remanded in custody after handing themselves in to police on Wednesday, facing accusations of causing "fear or alarm" following Read Article →
Indian tourist dead in Thai teenage gang shoot-out
There was a group of Indian tourists waiting for a tour bus nearby when gunfire broke out.
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Suu Kyi's actions 'regrettable' but she will keep peace prize: Nobel chief
Some of the actions Aung San Suu Kyi has taken as Myanmar's civilian leader are "regrettable" but her Nobel Peace Prize will not be withdrawn, the head of the Nobel Foundation told Reuters in an in Read Article →
Myanmar's neighbours urge accountability for Rakhine violence
The ministers, who met informally on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly last week, expressed grave concern over the violence, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told parliament,…
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Death toll in Indonesia quake-tsunami doubles to 832, final number could be in thousands
Almost all the deaths had been recorded in Indonesia’s Palu, two days after waves 1.5 metres-high slammed into the city of 350,000 on Sulawesi island.
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832 dead in Indonesia earthquake; food, water shortage looms large
Almost all the deaths had been recorded in Indonesia’s Palu, two days after waves 1.5 metres-high slammed into the city of 350,000 on Sulawesi island.
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Death toll in Indonesia quake-tsunami reaches 420: State media
At least 540 people had been badly injured, an agency spokesman said, as hospitals struggled to cope with the influx of casualties.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai to testify before US House panel in November
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai has agreed to testify before the US House Judiciary Committee in November, a senior Republican said Friday. Read Article →
Indonesia kicks off presidential race as currency slumps
Opinion polls show Widodo well ahead of his main challenger Prabowo Subianto.
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Level of Myanmar army brutality 'hard to fathom': UN probe
Myanmar's ambassador to the UN, Kyaw Moe Tun, slammed Tuesday's report as 'one-sided' and 'flawed'. Read Article →
Myanmar army should be removed from politics: UN probe
Some 700,000 Rohingya fled the crackdown and most are now living in refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh. Read Article →
Vietnam: Seven die of suspected drug overdose at Hanoi music festival
The victims, who were all Vietnamese, "all tested positive for drugs", deputy director of Hanoi police Nguyen Van Vien told reporters on… Read Article →