Thai police: Suspect acknowledges being near bomb scene
By NATTASUDA ANUSONADISAI and JOCELYN GECKER Thai police said Wednesday a prime suspect in Bangkok’s deadly bombing has admitted to being near the shrine where the attack took place but…
Southeast Asia
Airliner with 54 aboard goes missing in eastern Indonesia
By NINIEK KARMINI An Indonesian airliner carrying 54 people went missing Sunday after losing contact with ground control during a short flight in bad weather in the country’s mountainous easternmost…
Japanese leader Abe stops short of apology for World War II
By KEN MORITSUGU and MARI YAMAGUCHI Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged Friday that Japan inflicted “immeasurable damage and suffering” on innocent people in World War II, but stopped short of…
Indonesia navy nabs cargo ship loaded with slave-caught fish
By MARGIE MASON A massive refrigerated cargo ship believed to be loaded with slave-caught fish was seized by Indonesia’s navy and brought to shore Thursday, officials said, after The Associated…
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…
Malaysian premier: plane debris to be sent to France
By GREG KELLER and SYLVIE CORBET A sea-crusted wing part washed up on an island in the western Indian Ocean may be the first trace of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370…
Myanmar fisherman goes home after 22 years as a slave
By MARGIE MASON All he did was ask to go home. The last time the Burmese slave made the same request, he was beaten almost to death. But after being…
AP Essay: Of a plane still missing, and a planet still vast
By TED ANTHONY BANGKOK (AP) — The towering Danish ship Kobenhavn set sail from Argentina one December day, bound for Australia with five dozen souls aboard. Eight…