Cambodian PM says sanctions wouldn’t hurt him
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen told his cabinet on Friday he had no fear of Western sanctions after some U.S. senators threatened to push for travel restrictions over his arrest of the main opposition leader, the government spo…
Late Thai king’s remains returned to palace after night of tears
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The ashes and bones of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej were returned to the palace on Friday as part of an elaborate, five-day cremation ceremony that drew hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners to Bangkok’s historic old qu…
Philippine mobile phone trader ‘collected funds’ for Marawi attackers
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine security forces have arrested a mobile phone trader suspected of collecting funds to help finance pro-Islamic State militants who took over a southern city for five months, police said on Friday.
Turnout of 34.5 percent in Kenya vote re-run: election commission head
NAIROBI (Reuters) – An estimated 6.55 million Kenyans voted in Thursday’s presidential election re-run, just 34.5 percent of registered voters, Wafula Chebukati, election commission chairman, said on Twitter.
Indonesia police comb site of deadly fireworks factory explosions
KOSAMBI, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian investigators combed a burnt-out fireworks factory on Friday after blasts killed 47 people and injured dozens, as doctors treated survivors suffering from horrific burns of up to 80 percent of their bodies.
Australian court rules deputy PM ineligible for parliament, government loses majority
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s High Court ruled on Friday that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is ineligible to remain in parliament, a stunning decision that cost the government its one-seat parliamentary majority and forced a by-election.
North Korea says to release South Korean fishing boat; Mattis visits DMZ
SEOUL/PANMUNJOM, South Korea (Reuters) – North Korea said it will release a South Korean fishing boat on Friday after it was found illegally in North Korean waters, state media reported, as the U.S. defense secretary visited the heavily militarized bor…
Remains of late Thai king collected after night of tears and ancient funeral rites
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The cremated remains of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej were collected on Friday as part of an elaborate, five-day funeral ceremony that drew hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners to Bangkok’s historic old quarter.
North Korea says to release South Korean fishing boat; Mattis in Seoul
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said it will release a South Korean fishing boat on Friday after it was found illegally fishing in North Korean waters six days ago, state news agency KCNA said, as U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis flew into Seoul for def…
Tillerson tells Myanmar army chief U.S. concerned about reported atrocities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke on Thursday with Myanmar’s army chief and expressed concern over reported atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.
