An Australian court is asked for a decision on whether diplomats can be exempt from prosecution for torture.
Burmese campaign groups call for the suspension of China’s billion-dollar Shwe Gas and Oil Pipeline project.
Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has dropped amid concerns over the government's economic policies.
Two people arrested on suspicion of spreading rumors about the Thai King's health that caused a stock market slide.
An oil rig in the Timor Sea, which has been leaking for 10 weeks, caught fire on Sunday, officials said.
New evidence was released regarding the 15-day satellite signal blockade of the NTD APTV ST-1 satellite signal.
Taiwan's National Communications Commission will investigate the suspicious blockage of an NTD sattelite.
Singaporean border officials denied entry to two Falun Gong practitioners on Oct. 19 and 22, one from Indonesia and the other from Malaysia.
The two Koreas met last week in secret in Singapore to discuss a summit, a broadcaster in the South said on Thursday.
Arrest of 70-year-old man has seen the collision of freedoms with new laws that give police arbitrary powers.