Assassination of Kim Jong-nam may join list of unsolved Malaysian mysteries

The bizarre assassination of the banished son of the late North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il in Malaysia raises more questions than answers.

Kim Jong-un's estranged brother reportedly poisoned at airport

Two women believed to be North Korean intelligence agents fled the scene in a taxi, according to reports.

What defectors say about North Korea's spy network

Poison pens and torch guns are part of the arsenal of North Korea's spies who receive special privileges, defectors say.

Cambodia's exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy resigns

Cambodia's opposition leader has resigned to save his party from forced dissolution after threats from the country's strongman Hun Sen.

Outrage over Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya grows

Pressure on Myanmar grows after UN report which cited more than 200 witnesses and survivors to mass rapes, murders, and forced disappearances.

Thomas Keating faces month-long wait in Thailand

Thomas Keating will be banned from leaving Thailand until he faces a reckless driving charge over the death of his partner in a jet-ski crash.

Francis issues stinging rebuke of Myanmar over atrocities against Rohingya Muslims

UN concerned outside world has not fully grasped severity of the crisis unfolding in Myanmar's western Rakhine State.

Boyfriend of Thai jet-ski crash victim Emily Collie could face two-year suspended sentence

Thomas Keating, the boyfriend of a Victorian woman who was killed in a tragic jet-ski crash in Thailand, is expected to be formally interviewed and charged on Thursday.

Where is the outrage about Myanmar's devastating cruelty?

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A soldier slits a baby's throat for crying out for his mother's milk. Mass rapes, murders, forced disappearances, families burnt alive. And what is Australia doing?