Southeast Asia
Philippine Military Bomb Islamist Militants In Urban Battle
Philippine security forces dropped more bombs Saturday on a southern city where they have been battling Islamist...
Philippine Military Flags Martial Law Censorship
The Philippine military said Friday it would censor the press and social media to protect "national security" across...
China-Backed Militia New Powerbrokers In Myanmar Peace Process
Branded as Asia's most heavily-armed drug dealers, the China-backed ethnic Wa rebels have emerged as key players in...
Ex-Philippine President Fidel Ramos Slams Martial Law
Ex-Philippine leader and democracy hero Fidel Ramos on Friday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte's threats to impose...
How A Botched Raid Led To Martial Law In the Philippines
It was meant to be a "surgical operation" to capture one of the world's most wanted terrorists, who was hiding and...
China Says US Warship Entered Its Waters ‘without Permission’
The Chinese government charged on Thursday that a US warship had entered its waters in the South China Sea "without...
US Warship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing
A US warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea on Thursday, a US official said, the first...
US Says Navy Ship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing
A US Navy ship has sailed in disputed South China Sea waters near a reef claimed by Beijing in the first "freedom of...
US Warship Sails Close To Disputed Mischief Reef
A US warship has sailed close to an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, the first challenge to...
Indonesia Probes Suicide Attack That Killed Three Policemen
Indonesia's elite anti-terror squad was Thursday investigating a suicide bombing attack near a busy Jakarta bus station...
Martial Law In Southern Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed martial law on the southern region of Mindanao to combat militants who...
Mindanao Martial Law Could Last A Year
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said martial law on Mindanao island could last a year, while the army fights...
Duterte Vows ‘harsh’ Martial Law In Southern Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Wednesday that martial law would be "harsh" and like a dictatorship, after...
Martial Law In Southern Philippines Could Last A Year
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday martial law in the southern region of Mindanao could last a year,...
Duterte Declares Martial Law In Southern Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law Tuesday in the southern region of Mindanao, where security...
Indonesian Police Arrest 141 Men Over ‘gay Sex Party’
Indonesian police have arrested 141 men attending what they called a “gay sex party” at a sauna in the capital...
China Sidesteps Duterte Claim of War Threat Over Sea Row
China on Monday sidestepped claims by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that it had threatened to go to war over the...
Three Years After Coup, Rural Thais Yearn For Democracy
Three years after their latest coup, Thailand's arch-royalist military is firmly dug-in. Dissent is banned, a...
Indonesian Police Make Mass Arrests Over ‘gay Party’
Indonesian police have detained 141 men who were allegedly holding a gay party at a sauna, an official said Monday, the...