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Landslide kills at least 12 people in Bangladesh

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) — A landslide triggered by days of incessant rain killed at least 12 people Friday in southeastern Bangladesh, a fire official said. A big...

Candidates rally ahead of vote in divided Thailand

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s two biggest political parties exhorted their supporters in rain-soaked rallies Friday ahead of elections that are the latest battle in...

Pakistan college contest: Praise for bin Laden (AP)

AP – Two months after the covert U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden, posters emblazoned with images of the burning World Trade Center towers appeared at the...

Treasure unearthed in Indian temple in Kerala

Treasure, thought to be worth billions of rupees, has been unearthed from secret underground chambers in a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Precious...

Indonesian president names relative to lead army (AP)

AP – Indonesia’s president has apppointed his brother-in-law as the country’s army chief.

Swiss couple kidnapped in SW Pakistan: official (AFP)

AFP – A Swiss couple have been kidnapped while travelling in southwestern Pakistan, a senior government official said on Friday, triggering a police search.

Marchers vent anger on Hong Kong prices, policies (AP)

AP – Tens of thousands of people vented anger over Hong Kong’s skyrocketing property prices and government policies Friday at an annual march held on the...

Singapore not serious about an extradition treaty: Marzuki

Indonesian House of Representatives speaker Marzuki Alie accused Singapore of downplaying the need for “pure” talks on an extradition treaty between…

‘Becak’ drivers in Surakarta defend their mayor

Dozens of becak (pedicab) drivers from Surakarta, Central Java, rallied in front of Pasar Gede Solo on Friday to protest a statement by the Central Java governor that...

Asia-Pacific States agree at UN meeting to cooperate on disaster risk reduction

1 July 2011 – Ministers and senior government officials from 31 countries, meeting at a United Nations-supported conference in Bangkok, have agreed to work more closely...