Asia Pacific
Indonesia votes in parliamentary elections
Tens of millions of Indonesians went to the polls on Wednesday for nationwide legislative elections, the results of which will determine the ...South Korea and Australia sign free-trade pact
South Korea and Australia signed a free trade deal Tuesday which will scrap almost all tariffs within a decade while immediately lifting ...Malaysia, Indonesia bans Noah movie for depicting Islamic prophet
Malaysia and Indonesia have banned the biblical epic "Noah," joining other Muslim nations that forbid the Hollywood movie for its visual depiction ...Sixteen dead as flash flooding devastates Solomon Islands
Flash flooding has killed at least sixteen people and left 49,000 homeless in the Solomon Islands\' capital Honiara, with another 40 missing and the ...Underwater Indian Ocean search for Malaysian jet begins
The underwater search for the black boxes of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has begun as the window for detecting the locator beacon\'s ...The Struggle for Humanity
Sociologists, political scientists, activists of various persuasions and many others often ...Thai protester killed, four wounded in shooting at anti-government march
Gunmen killed one person and wounded four others in an attack Tuesday on anti-government protesters, in the latest violence in Thailand\'s long ...North and South Korean forces trade live fire over western sea border
North and South Korea traded fire across their disputed western maritime border on Monday, with the South\'s military saying it had responded ...Thousands of anti-govt protesters march in Bangkok
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched through the streets of the Thai capital Saturday, reviving their whistle-blowing, traffic-blocking campaign to force ...Search for MH370 plane shifted to new search area
The search area for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been shifted after a new credible lead was provided to the Australian ...