Smiling teen charged for YouTube attack on Lee

A teenager arrested after posting an expletive-laden YouTube video attacking the country's late founding leader Lee Kuan Yew and Christianity was charged on Tuesday with offenses including obscenity and hurting religious feelings.

Royal approval sought for ending martial law

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday he has asked for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's permission to lift martial law, which has been in place since before a coup 10 months ago, replacing it with a law that maintains the army's wide-ranging powers.

President, rebels sign draft cease-fire

Myanmar's president on Tuesday signed a draft national cease-fire with armed rebel groups that the UN hailed as a "historic and significant achievement" as the country tries to end decades of civil war.

Poll finds more than half want PM to apologize

Japan's relations with its neighbors have been stretched for years due to some of the country's lawmakers, ministers and even the leader trying to deny it ever committed atrocities during World War II.

Tokyo planning to extend sanctions against DPRK

Japan plans to extend its sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for two more years when they expire on April 13, after failing to get promised updates on an investigation into the kidnapping of Japanese citizens decades ago, the government spokesman said on Tuesday.

Heavy Arab raids rock capital city

Explosions lit up the sky above Yemen's capital as Arab coalition warplanes pounded rebel positions in the heaviest raids yet of the 6-day-old Saudi-led operation, witnesses said on Tuesday.

More states to allow 'kill switch' for phones

US lawmakers in at least eight states are trying to mandate a "kill switch" for smartphones in an attempt to reduce thefts and robberies, local media reported on Monday.

Study links pesticides to poor sperm

Higher levels of pesticide residue in fruit and vegetables are associated with lower quality of semen, according to a study published on Tuesday.

Two shot as vehicle tries to ram NSA gate

Two people tried to run their vehicle through a National Security Agency gate near Washington on Monday before guards shot them, one fatally.

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Rebel artillery pounds Aden

Yemen's Shiite rebels and security forces loyal to the former president began a fresh offensive against the southern city of Aden on Monday, according to security officials.

South Korea to develop own fighter jet

South Korea on Monday selected Korea Aerospace Industries and partner Lockheed Martin for a multi-billion-dollar contract to develop 120 "indigenous" fighter jets to replace Seoul's aging fleet.