A Philippine senator, the son of an ex-president, surrendered to police on Monday after a court ordered his arrest on corruption charges, the second celebrity politician in days to end up in jail allegedly for plundering this poor Southeast Asian nation's coffers.
A prominent cleric arrived in Pakistan on Monday with the self-declared aim of leading a "peaceful democratic revolution" against the civilian government there, a process he started with mass rallies last year.
Republic of Korea runaway soldier accused of killing five comrades
Sri Lankan police announced on Sunday they were tightening security in the capital after local media, in a rare show of unity, condemned them for failing to control Buddhist extremists behind deadly anti-Muslim riots.
Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank early on Sunday in separate clashes as Israel continued its crackdown on Hamas in the wake of the alleged disappearance of two Israeli teenagers.
One of the two hopefuls in Indonesia's presidential election has been accused of being a closet Christian, the other of being a foreigner and unfit to lead the nation.
Rouhani says militants' backers will themselves become targets
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Ukraine's leadership and rebels to start genuine dialogue, saying Kiev should halt military operations and guarantee the rights of Russian speakers in the separatist east.
Sewol was routinely overloaded after redesign had jeopardized its safety
A street demonstration in Brazil's biggest city ended in violence on Thursday as anti-government protesters vandalized cars and banks and police responded with tear gas.
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