Asia Pacific
Australia pleads for stay in executions, demands Jakarta probe
Australia made a last-minute plea on Monday for a stay in the imminent execution of two Australian drug traffickers in Indonesia, saying ...Kazakhstan goes to polls as president expected to win
Voters in Kazakhstan turned out in abundance at polling stations Sunday for a presidential election guaranteed to overwhelmingly reconfirm the incumbent, who ...Australians get 72-hour notice of execution in Indonesia
Indonesia said Saturday it has officially notified eight foreign drug convicts that they will be executed, but a Frenchman was granted a ...Thousands turn out in Australia for Gallipoli centenary
Thousands turned out across Australia on Saturday morning for dawn services commemorating the 100th anniversary of the doomed WW1 campaign at Gallipoli, ...Indonesia orders preparations for executions of drug convicts
The Indonesian government said Thursday it had ordered officials to make preparations to execute a group of drug convicts, most of them ...Islamic school in Australia bans girls from running over virginity fears
An Islamic college in Australia is under investigation after claims that its principal has banned girls from taking part in running competitions ...Hong Kong unveils Beijing-backed election reform plan
The Hong Kong government gave lawmakers their first look on Wednesday at a long-awaited electoral blueprint for selecting the city\'s next leader, ...Powerful quake hits Taiwan and Japan, tsunami warning lifted
One man died and another was hospitalised Monday after a fire caused by a powerful quake off Taiwan that also set buildings ...Australia arrests 5 teens for alleged terror plot
Hundreds of Australian police on Saturday arrested five teens planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack next week at an event to mark ...Grief and anger as South Korea marks ferry disaster anniversary
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony on Thursday, as organizers called ...