December 9, 2015 Thai 'Red Shirt' wins appeal over royal seating claim A leading Thai "Red Shirt" leader was Tuesday cleared of slander over claims that he accused the former premier of sitting incorrectly during an audience with the king, his lawyer said.
December 9, 2015 Rough seas hinder Philippine rescuers after sinking Philippine rescuers struggled in rough seas Sunday as they resumed a bleak search for 170 people missing in the country's latest ferry disaster, but insisted miracle survivor stories were possible.
December 9, 2015 World champ Wang avenges Olympic loss to Li World champion Wang Yihan exacted revenge for her heart-breaking Olympic final loss to Li Xuerui Sunday when she thumped her Chinese team-mate in the Singapore Open final to topple her from the top of the rankings.
December 9, 2015 S.Korea to buy European missiles South Korea will buy European bunker-busting missiles as the United States refused to sell the same kind of weapons to the country, the state procurement agency said on Wednesday.
December 9, 2015 Rival Koreas hold fresh talks on joint zone North and South Korea will sit down for talks on Saturday about reopening a jointly-run industrial zone that is seen as the last remaining symbol of cross-border reconciliation.
December 9, 2015 Philippines says all hostages in southern city free Philippine officials said Saturday they believed that all hostages held by Muslim gunmen during a nearly three-week battle in a city in the south of the country were now free.
December 9, 2015 Google Street View driver in triple crash and run A driver collecting video data for internet giant Google's Street View feature in Indonesia slammed into two vehicles after trying to flee responsibility for an earlier crash, police said Saturday.
December 9, 2015 S.Korea blames North for recent cyber attack South Korea on Tuesday blamed North Korea for a crippling cyber attack last month against a number of government and news media websites.
December 9, 2015 No decision on extending US wartime command of SKoreans: Hagel US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel late Saturday ruled out any quick decision on extending US wartime command over South Korea troops, a move authorities in Seoul are seeking.
December 9, 2015 Thousands rally in Malaysia for polls reform About 20,000 Malaysian opposition supporters gathered in the capital Saturday demanding the resignation of the country's Election Commission in the wake of contentious polls.