December 11, 2015 Malaysian arrested over Eid greeting featuring dogs Malaysian police on Wednesday arrested a woman who angered Muslims by posting a video greeting for the Eid al-Fitr holiday that featured her dogs, her lawyer said.
December 11, 2015 Typhoon Man-yi hits Japan Typhoon Man-yi hit southern Japan Monday, bringing heavy rains as officials warned of floods and strong winds, amid fears the storm could go on to hit the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
December 11, 2015 Pacific's Tuvalu wracked by constitutional crisis The tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu was caught in a constitutional crisis Friday after its prime minister and governor general tried to sack each other, sources in the capital Funafuti said.
December 11, 2015 Pressure on 'world's best' All Blacks flyhalf Carter All Blacks star Dan Carter goes into Saturday's Rugby Championship Test against Argentina anointed as the top flyhalf in rugby history yet under growing pressure to hold down his place.
December 11, 2015 Cambodia PM says garment firms may quit over wage rows Cambodia's strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday warned garment workers that protests demanding higher wages could push manufacturers to quit the country.
December 11, 2015 Haute-couture hiking in South Korea If you want to go hiking in South Korea, you're going to have to spend a substantial amount of money on stand-out designer gear if you want to blend in.
December 11, 2015 Australian PM to visit Indonesia on first foreign trip Australia's Tony Abbott makes his debut foreign trip as prime minister on Monday, visiting Indonesia where he will discuss asylum-seekers following the first deadly accident involving boat people since he took power.
December 11, 2015 US debt deal helps Philippines save forests The United States will help preserve the Philippines' rapidly vanishing tropical rainforests under a $31.8-million debt-to-aid conversion signed in Manila on Thursday, the two governments said.
December 11, 2015 Netherlands apologises for Indonesian colonial killings The Netherlands sought to "close a difficult chapter" with its former colony Indonesia Thursday by publicly apologising for mass killings carried out by the Dutch army in the 1940s war of independence.
December 11, 2015 Thailand 'white mask' protesters rally in Bangkok Hundreds of anti-government protesters -- many wearing white masks -- converged on Bangkok's shopping district, Thai police said Sunday, in a reminder of the kingdom's political divisions.