December 4, 2015 Freeport to restart Indonesia mine after accident US mining giant Freeport-McMoRan said it will resume underground operations at its site in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, nearly two months after a tunnel collapse killed 28 workers.
December 4, 2015 Nazi-themed cafe in Indonesia to ditch swastikas A controversial Nazi-themed cafe in Indonesia would be reopened with a broader World War II theme -- without the swastika symbols but retaining images of Adolf Hitler, the owner's lawyer said Tuesday.
December 3, 2015 Dhoni blasts India to last-over win in series final India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni dragged his side to a pulsating one-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the final of the Tri-Nation Series in Port of Spain.
December 3, 2015 Japan deep sea drilling boat casts off to find quakes A Japan-led team of seismologists set off Friday on a mission to drill deep beneath the seabed in a search for the origin of earthquakes.
December 3, 2015 Cambodian opposition threatens general strike Cambodia's opposition on Wednesday threatened a nationwide strike to protest at strongman premier Hun Sen's disputed return to power, as a UN envoy warned the nation was at a crossroads.
December 3, 2015 Japan factory output slips ahead of tax hike decision Japan's factory output slipped more than expected in August but the government put an upbeat gloss on the data Monday, a day before Premier Shinzo Abe issues his long-awaited decision on hiking sales taxes.
December 3, 2015 Obese South African 'too fat' for New Zealand An obese South African man has been told he is too fat to live in New Zealand despite shedding 30 kilograms since he moved to the country six years ago, a report said on Saturday.
December 3, 2015 North beats South in Korean rivals' football match North Korea edged out South Korea 2-1 in an inter-Korean football showdown at the Women's East Asian Cup here on Sunday.
December 3, 2015 Japan, Canada pension funds in $2 bln US power deal A Japanese pension fund is joining a Canadian partner and other firms in the $2.0 billion purchase of a US power plant, a company involved in the deal said on Tuesday.
December 3, 2015 New Zealand prime minister apologizes for repeatedly pulling cafe worker's hair New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key has apologized to a cafe worker who said he'd repeatedly pulled her ponytail when he visited the cafe near his home over a period of months, even after she'd told him to stop.