Malaysia’s PM says he’s serious about good governance
By EILEEN NG Malaysia’s prime minister said Thursday he is serious about good governance and vowed to “fully cooperate” with a U.S. investigation into a $3.5 billion scandal involving a…
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Taiwan-China meeting brings together former Cold War foes
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and RALPH JENNINGS The presidents of China and Taiwan are meeting this weekend for the first time since the Chinese revolution ended in 1949, with the once-bitter…
Maldives vice president arrested over president’s boat blast
By SINAN HUSSAIN The vice president of the Maldives will be charged with high treason after being arrested Saturday in connection with an explosion aboard the president’s boat last month…
Pacific trade ministers fail to reach deal in Hawaii talks
By AUDREY McAVOY Trade ministers from a dozen Pacific Rim nations failed to reach a deal on a new trade agreement that would cover nearly 40 percent of the global…
Bill Clinton’s lucrative speeches got fast approval at State
By LISA LERER and STEPHEN BRAUN State Department officials gave speedy and sometimes only cursory consideration to potential conflicts of interest when approving former President Bill Clinton’s lucrative speeches to…
4 large objects detected in AirAsia wreckage hunt
By TATAN SYUFLANA Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials said Saturday that they were confident wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501 had been located after sonar equipment detected four massive objects on…
Indonesia official: Some AirAsia victims belted in seats
By ROBIN McDOWELL After nearly a week of searching for the victims of AirAsia Flight 8501, rescue teams battling monsoon rains had their most successful day yet on Friday, more…
Bad weather hobbles Indonesia jet recovery; 7 bodies found
By EILEEN NG and ROBIN McDOWELL Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 on Wednesday and sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving…