December 2, 2015 Japan hangs murderer, bringing Abe's toll to six Japan hanged a 73-year-old man on Thursday, bringing to six the number of inmates executed since the conservative government of Shinzo Abe came to power in December.
December 2, 2015 Myanmar Rohingya face limbo in Indonesia A group of Rohingya asylum-seekers from Myanmar prayed peacefully alongside Indonesians at a mosque in Sumatra, a sign of the solidarity they have found in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation after fleeing sectarian bloodshed.
December 2, 2015 Philippines opens ferry disaster probe as toll hits 80 Philippine authorities Friday began a formal inquiry into a collision between a ferry and a cargo ship which killed at least 80 people and left 40 missing, as they considered calling off the search for survivors.
December 2, 2015 US, Philippines launch war games near South China Sea The Philippines and the United States launched war games Wednesday at a naval base facing turbulent waters claimed by China, as the allies sought to highlight their expanding military ties.
December 2, 2015 Japan steelmaker 'will accept S.Korea slave labour ruling' A Japanese steel giant sued by South Korean wartime slave workers is ready to pay compensation if it loses a long-running legal battle abroad, Japanese media reported on Sunday.
December 2, 2015 Australia-bound boat sinks off Indonesia '20 dead' At least 20 people, mostly children, have drowned and scores are missing after an Australia-bound boat carrying Middle Eastern asylum-seekers sank off Indonesia, police said Friday.
December 2, 2015 Indonesian president apologises over haze Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has apologised to Singapore and Malaysia after they were cloaked in thick haze from raging forest fires on Sumatra island.
December 2, 2015 Philippine troops advance as ceasefire falters Philippine troops were Sunday closing in on Muslim rebel positions and cutting off escape routes to end a week-long standoff that has left more than 60 people dead in the southern city of Zamboanga, officials said.
December 2, 2015 Thailand denies Tony Blair $640k speaker fee Thailand has denied it will pay former British prime minister Tony Blair $640,000 to speak at an upcoming government-sponsored forum in Bangkok on bridging the kingdom's festering political divides.
December 2, 2015 New coach vows 'Korean-style' football tactics New South Korean coach Hong Myung-Bo promised Tuesday a new "Korean style" of high-energy, pressure football that would give the out-of-form national team an edge at the next year's World Cup in Brazil.