COLOMBO, May 19, 2012 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s president on Saturday rejected international calls to withdraw troops from the island’s former war zone as he marked the third anniversary of crushing Tamil rebels. President Mahinda Rajapakse, in an address to … Read more →

Bangkok, May 19, 2012 (AFP) – Tens of thousands of “Red Shirt” supporters were expected to bring central Bangkok to a standstill Saturday on the second anniversary of a deadly crackdown on street protests, city police said. At least 1,200 … Read more →

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 (AFP) – China is exploiting Western commercial technology, conducting aggressive cyber espionage and buying more anti-ship missiles as part of a steady military build-up, the Pentagon said Friday. Beijing aims to take advantage of “mostly US” … Read more →

HANOI, May 18, 2012 (AFP) – Thirty-four people were killed and 20 injured — some seriously — after a bus overturned, ploughed off a bridge and crashed into a river in central Vietnam, traffic police said. The bus was travelling … Read more →

Beijing, May 17, 2012 (AFP) – Twenty-nine Chinese fishermen have been kidnapped at sea by unidentified North Koreans who have demanded 1.2 million yuan ($190,000) in ransom, fellow sailors and media said Thursday. The men were fishing in three separate … Read more →