A Malaysian opposition party on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Najib Razak and the indebted state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad, saying they had violated electoral rules and a new election should be held.
Thailand's junta leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha has said he may appoint his brother as the next army chief, one of the most powerful jobs in the coup-prone kingdom.
Investigators studying the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 are "really getting closer" to finding out who was behind the attack, said Fred Westerbeke, the Dutch prosecutor leading a criminal investigation into the tragedy.
A bomb blast killed at least 50 people in northeastern Nigeria and hundreds of fighters invaded a town across the border in Cameroon in attacks on Tuesday that witnesses and officials blame on Boko Haram Islamic extremists.
An elderly South Korean man set himself on fire on Wednesday outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul during a protest over Japan's forced recruitment of sex slaves for military brothels during World War II.
A thumb drive and a server containing copies of emails Hillary Clinton sent and received while US secretary of state will be handed over to the FBI, media reports said on Tuesday.
South Korea announced on Wednesday a series of live-fire military drills with the United States as part of a response to a recent landmine attack it blames on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
In the past, when 37-year-old Nepal resident Monica Shahi introduced herself as transgender, people would stare, seeking outward signs. She tired of giving countless explanations about her existence and identity.
Iran's famed carpet weavers are busy at work following the country's historic nuclear deal with world powers, anticipating a boost in exports as sanctions are set to be lifted in the coming months.
Bollywood films, with their colorful sets and song-and-dance numbers, have catapulted five Indians into the ranks of the world's highest paid male actors.
Zimbabwean wildlife authorities have partially lifted restrictions on big game hunting imposed earlier this month following the outcry over the killing of Cecil the lion by a US trophy hunter.
A 91-year-old retired surgeon, Victor Twartz, has been charged with importing cocaine hidden in soap into Australia, prompting police to warn travelers to beware they are not tricked into becoming drug mules.
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