The Star’s front page story on a Malaysian terrorist leader was accompanied by a photograph of Muslims praying at a mosque in Putrajaya. — Picture by Boo Su-LynKUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — The Star …
SRINAGAR, May 28 — Authorities clamped a curfew across most of Indian-administered Kashmir for the first day of the Muslim Ramadan festival today and partially cut telephone services to thwart protests over the killing …
28 Malaysians join Maute militants, intelligence official says By Tony Emmanuel,The Malay Mail Online 13 hours ago PETALING JAYA, May 28 — Twenty-eight Malaysians have joined the Islamic State-backed Maute militants in the battle …
By Jeremy Page in Beijing and May 26, 2017 11:32 p.m. ET The Pentagon said two Chinese jet fighters unsafely intercepted a U.S. naval surveillance plane over the South China Sea in the second such …
By James Hookway May 27, 2017 7:00 a.m. ET PATHUM THANI, Thailand—Phra Dhammachayo, a Buddhist monk, shouldn’t be too hard to find. With his orange robes and dark glasses, the 73-year-old is one of Thailand’s …
By Matthew Tostevin HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam could hardly have asked for more: a U.S. warship challenging Chinese claims in the South China Sea, a meeting at the White House and six new coastal …
Militants fighting under the black flag of the Islamic State group have turned a southern city into a battleground, and triggered warnings by President Rodrigo Duterte of a potential IS caliphate. The violence is …
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte joked Friday that soldiers could rape up to three women, as he reassured them of his full support under his newly imposed regional martial law. Duterte, who often peppers his …
MANILA– The Philippines has become the first nation in Asia to have one of its cities fall to the international terror group Daesh (ISIS). Clashes between militants and Filipino security forces began Monday night …