A Myanmar court postponed its ruling Monday on whether two Reuters journalists violated a state secrets law while reporting on a massacre of Rohingya Muslims, delaying the decision for a week. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, have been detained in Myanmar's infamous Insein prison since December in the ...
ICC to probe nonsignatory Myanmar's alleged crimes against Rohingya
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor opened a preliminary probe on Tuesday into Myanmar's alleged crimes against Rohingya Muslims, including killings, ...
Australia offers reward amid mystery strawberry needle scare
An Australian state has offered a large reward for information after sewing needles were found in strawberries sold in supermarkets, ...
Chinese A-list actress Fan Bingbing last seen in June amid culture crackdown
Fan Bingbing, an A-list Chinese movie star who has appeared in the "X-Men" and "Iron Man" film franchises, has more than 62 million followers online in China and fronted campaigns for Montblanc watches and De Beers diamonds, has disappeared. The star's vanishing act — she ...
Pakistani police say a court has sentenced a Muslim man to death after finding him guilty of using derogatory remarks against Islam and its religious figures. Local police official Noor Mohammad says judge Sadfar Iqbal in Friday's ruling also imposed a 50,000 rupee ($400) fine ...
A young man has been charged with the murder of five people, including three toddlers, after a mass killing in a suburban home, Australian police said Monday. Police found the remains of three young girls as well as those of their mother and grandmother in ...
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha released from jail as Hun Sen eases crackdown on foes
Cambodia's opposition leader Kem Sokha was released from jail early Monday a year after he was detained on treason charges, as the country's strongman ruler loosens his grip on opponents after sweeping one-sided elections. Over a 33-year rule the wily Hun Sen has tightened and ...
Judges rule ICC has jurisdiction over Myanmar's expulsions of Rohingya masses
Judges at the International Criminal Court ruled Thursday that the court has jurisdiction to investigate widespread allegations that Myanmar forces have driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from their homes. The decision opens up the possibility of crimes against Rohingya people being prosecuted at ...
Wives of Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar call for their release
The wives of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar jailed for seven years on official secrets charges insisted on Tuesday that the men were innocent and called for them to be released and reunited with their young families as soon as possible. A court found the ...
Reuters reporters who exposed Myanmar military abuses are jailed for seven years
In a landmark case seen as a test of progress toward democracy in the Southeast Asian country, a Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state "secrets," sentencing them to seven years in prison. Yangon Northern District Judge ...
Two Malaysian women were caned Monday for having lesbian sex in violation of strict Islamic laws, despite an outcry from activists at the "cruel and unjust" punishment. The case has sparked widespread condemnation and focused attention on what rights groups say is a deteriorating climate ...
China to launch nationwide inspections of ride-hailing companies
China will conduct comprehensive inspections on all ride-hailing service companies, the transport ministry has said, after a driver from dominant firm Didi Chuxing murdered a 20-year-old passenger this month. The inspections, starting from Sept. 5, will cover all ride-hailing service platforms nationwide, the ministry said ...
Taiwan has executed a death row inmate, the first execution carried out under President Tsai Ing-wen's government, despite ongoing calls from rights groups to abolish the death penalty. Lee Hung-chi was executed at a prison in the southern city of Kaohsiung on Friday afternoon by ...
U.S. Rohingya report 'consistent' with U.N. findings of genocide by Myanmar regime: Nikki Haley
Findings of a U.S. State Department investigation into Myanmar's Rohingya crisis are "consistent" with those of a report by U.N. investigators released this week that called for Myanmar's commander-in-chief and other generals be tried for genocide, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said ...
Chinese ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing admits 'responsibility' after passenger is raped, murdered
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said Sunday it will suspend its carpooling service after the rape and murder of a passenger, the second such killing this year. Police have arrested a 27-year-old man who worked as a driver in the eastern city of Wenzhou on ...
