A day after a retired colonel seized Papua New Guinea's military headquarters in an attempt to force out the prime minister, the ex-soldier was holed up in a nearby barracks on Friday, demanding a pardon for himself and his supporters.

In Myanmar's sprawling parliamentary complex, lawmakers flexed their newly democratic muscles on Thursday.

A Tibetan-inhabited region of China appeared to be under lockdown Thursday after it was rocked by deadly clashes, as exile groups gave grisly details of how the unrest unfolded.

About 300 Cambodians working at the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal will not be paid this month - and some have worked without pay since October - because funds from donor countries have dried up, a tribunal spokesman said Thursday.

The Philippines announced plans on Friday to allow a greater US military presence on its territory, in a move analysts said was directly aimed at trying to contain a rising China.

It took her 33 years to put pen to paper and write the screenplay that would change everything.

A Tibetan-inhabited region of China appeared to be under lockdown Thursday after it was rocked by deadly clashes, as exile groups gave grisly details of how the unrest unfolded.

Ten foreign tourists were rescued but three local crewmen remain missing after their boat capsized off the popular Philippine resort island of Boracay, according to police.

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