December 5, 2015 Indonesians rescued from tigers after days up tree A group of Indonesian men who spent four days trapped up a tree by Sumatran tigers were rescued Monday when wildlife experts induced the snarling creatures to leave, police said.
December 5, 2015 Taiwan legislators in brawl over tax Fighting broke out in Taiwan's parliament Tuesday as legislators scuffled and threw coffee during a debate on whether a controversial capital gains tax on share trading should be revised less than a year after it was brought in.
December 5, 2015 US Vice President Biden arrives in Singapore US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Singapore on Thursday for a visit in which he is expected discuss trade ties and ways to calm regional maritime tensions.
December 5, 2015 Japan police arrest haiku poet after five killings Japanese police on Friday arrested a man who left a "haiku" poem when he disappeared after five people were murdered in a tiny mountain village.
December 5, 2015 Japan beat Canada in Pacific Nations Cup Full back Ayumu Goromaru scored all the points to lead Asian champions Japan to a 16-13 victory over Canada in the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament in Nagoya on Wednesday.
December 5, 2015 Seven dead in Philippine communist attack Seven people were killed when communist insurgents attacked a rural army outpost in the southern Philippines, the military said.
December 5, 2015 Hundreds escape from Indonesia prison amid riot Around 200 prisoners escaped from an Indonesian jail Thursday after violent riots erupted, with inmates setting fire to the prison and hurling bottles at guards.
December 5, 2015 Chinese military in S.China Sea 'threatens peace' The Philippines said that an increasing Chinese military and paramilitary presence in the disputed South China Sea was a threat to regional peace.
December 5, 2015 Lebanese ref 'given match-fixing lessons on YouTube' A Lebanese football referee jailed for accepting sex in exchange for agreeing to rig matches testified Monday that a Singaporean businessman used YouTube to show him how to fix a game.
December 5, 2015 More rain adds to misery in flooded Philippine capital Heavy rain pounded the Philippine capital and surrounding areas for a third day Wednesday, adding to the misery of nearly 300,0000 exhausted people displaced from their flooded homes.