December 11, 2015 Malaysia shift on affirmative action angers minorities The Malaysian government's new measures to benefit the Malay majority are angering the multi-ethnic nation's other races and raising fears they could accelerate a "brain drain" of talent heading overseas.
December 11, 2015 Vietnam flood toll hits 21 At least 21 people have been killed as flash floods and landslides ravaged mountainous areas in northern Vietnam, disaster officials said on Friday.
December 11, 2015 Wenger positive after 'very difficult' tour Arsenal have gone home on a positive note after what manager Arsene Wenger called a "very difficult" pre-season Asian tour in sweltering temperatures.
December 11, 2015 All Blacks legend Lomu says he almost died in 2011 All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu has revealed he almost died as his body went into "total meltdown" during the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand.
December 11, 2015 Thailand cuts rice-buying subsidy after big losses Thailand said Wednesday that it would slash the price paid to rice farmers under a controversial scheme that caused the kingdom to lose its place as the world's top exporter of the commodity last year.
December 11, 2015 UK woman may face death for Indonesia drug trafficking A British woman has appeared in an Indonesian court charged with trafficking around 1.5 kilograms (three pounds) of crystal methamphetamine, an offence punishable by death, prosecutors said Wednesday.
December 11, 2015 Iran, South Korea qualify for 2014 World Cup Iran beat South Korea 1-0 to reach the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday but the hosts also qualified on goal difference despite a heroic effort by group rivals Uzbekistan.
December 11, 2015 Inter-Korean industrial zone reopens South Korean businessmen crossed into North Korea on Monday as the joint Kaesong industrial zone reopened five months after it was closed by soaring military tensions and threats of war.
December 11, 2015 Alonso rebuffs McLaren over shock move Former world champion Fernando Alonso rebuffed McLaren Friday over a shock return to the British team, and said he would stay at Ferrari for at least another three years.
December 11, 2015 Dramatic escapes as blaze rips through Philippine slum Three hundred homes were destroyed in a fire that tore through a slum in the Philippine capital on Thursday, forcing residents to make dramatic escapes, authorities said.