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Philippines’ Duterte Threatens To Jail Martial Law Critics

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail critics of his use of martial law in the violence-wracked...

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Obama Calls For Tolerance and Unity In Childhood Home Indonesia

Barack Obama called for tolerance and respect in his childhood home of Indonesia Saturday, amid rising religious...

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Apple Opens First Store In Taiwan

Apple opened its first store in Taiwan on Saturday with more than a thousand shoppers flocking to the site located in...

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Obama Visits Childhood Home Jakarta

Former US president Barack Obama arrived Friday in his former childhood home Jakarta, where he met Indonesia's...

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Philippines’ Duterte Rides High After ‘rough’ First Year

Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader, after taking...

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Duterte’s Philippine Presidency By the Numbers

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte marks his first year in power on Friday. Here are key numbers that help explain...

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China Offers Philippines More Aid Against Drugs, Terrorism

China vowed Thursday to continue providing the Philippines with "necessary assistance", a day after Beijing donated...

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Obama On Temple Sojourn During Indonesia Holiday

Barack Obama took his wife and daughters to the ancient Borobudur temple on Java on Wednesday on a family vacation to...

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China Donates Arms To Philippines For Raging Islamist Fight

China on Wednesday donated thousands of guns to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to help Manila in its battle...

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Fears For Three Myanmar Journalists Taken By Military

Fears were mounting on Tuesday for three Myanmar journalists who are being interrogated by the military after they were...

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Militants Used Water Route To Beat Philippine Offensive

Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern Philippine city used a water route to bring in ammunition and evacuate...

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Abducted Priest Seen Alive As Islamists Hold Out In Philippines

A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen...

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Myanmar and Thailand Torch $1 Billion of Seized Drugs

Myanmar and Thailand started torching nearly $1 billion worth of seized narcotics on Monday, a defiant show of force as...

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Philippine Forces Declare Eid Truce In War-Torn City

The Philippine armed forces declared an eight-hour ceasefire Sunday in its ongoing offensive against Islamist militants...

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GTMO Detainee Charged With Bombing In Indonesia

A US military court has charged an Indonesian detainee at Guantanamo Bay in connection with the 2002 bombing in Bali,...

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US Wanted Terror Leader May Have Fled Philippine City

One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern...

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Obama Kicks Off Tropical Holiday In Indonesia

Barack Obama kicked off a 10-day family holiday in Indonesia that will take in Bali and Jakarta, the city where he...

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Two Bali Escaped Inmates Captured In East Timor

Two foreign inmates who tunnelled their way out of a Bali prison have been captured in East Timor, police said Friday,...

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Dusty Teddy Bear Lies In War-Ruined Philippine City

A dusty teddy bear strewn on the floor, family photos on a wall and dried underwear on a clothesline are among the few...