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Indonesia Issues Death Penalty to Cleric for IS Ties

JAKARTA/WASHINGTON — A court in the capital Jakarta on Friday sentenced an Indonesian Islamist leader to death for inciting terrorist attacks in support of the Islamic State (IS). The South Jakarta District Court...

Analysts: Don’t rush North Korea denuclearization

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — The U.S. insistence on the complete denuclearization of North Korea could work against America’s interests as political pressure mounts to make rapid progress, analysts say. “It actually creates incredible...

New credit rating speaks of Vietnam’s complicated makeover

HO CHI MINH CITY — A decent rating from Fitch this month has Vietnam riding high on the small victory, despite some of the less favorable economic trends connected to this first-of-its-kind...

No signs yet of North Korean denuclearization

PENTAGON — A week after U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed North Korea no longer posed a nuclear threat, his top military official cautioned there are no new signs Pyongyang is doing anything...

Indonesia hopes to flex diplomatic muscle with Security Council seat

JAKARTA — Indonesia has been chosen as one of five non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council after a competitive bidding process, inaugurating what is likely to be a period of...

N. Korean Leader Kim Jong Un ends two-day trip to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will return to Pyongyang Wednesday after a two-day visit to China, the chief economic and diplomatic ally of his impoverished regime. The North's official Korean Central...

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