BAGHDAD, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Shi'ites in Iraq gathered in their thousands to observe an annual ritual of mourning on Wednesday, an event that has become a show of strength for a majority whose public worship was repressed by Saddam Hussein. ... > full story
BOSASSO, Somalia, Jan. 2, 2009 (Reuters) — French forces handed over eight pirates to Somali authorities Friday and a new get-tough approach by foreign navies thwarted more attacks in vital shipping lanes linking Europe to Asia. ... > full story
PORT BLAIR, India, Dec. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Indian authorities said on Monday they still hope to find survivors among about 300 men, mainly Bangladeshis, missing near remote islands in the Bay of Bengal, although the navy said it had recovered two more bodies. ... > full story
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Malaysia is not expected to sink into recession and the government is ready to further pump-prime the economy if conditions worsen, a local newspaper quoted Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Najib Razak as saying. ... > full story
JAKARTA, Dec. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — When Indonesia's president delivered his independence day speech to parliament, stressing the need to eradicate corruption, it was clear to many onlookers that the biggest problem was staring him in the face. ... > full story
SINGAPORE, Dec. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — To understand the challenge faced by emerging southeast Asian economies struggling to shake off a corrosive culture of corruption, you can start by counting the parking tickets issued to foreign diplomats in Manhattan. ... > full story
SINGAPORE, Dec. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — Fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is looking for an exile home to avoid a prison sentence for corruption. An ex-Indonesian central bank chief has been sent to jail for five years on corruption charges. ... > full story
SINGAPORE, Dec. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — Southeast Asian nations signed three economic agreements on Tuesday to encourage investment and reduce tariffs, as the region looks to integrate economically and fend off the ill effects of an ailing global economy. ... > full story
JAKARTA, Dec. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers met on Monday to implement a charter setting up a bloc of half a billion people, but hopes of building a European Union-style community may be blown off course by the global economic crisis. ... > full story
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Pirates seize Egyptian ship Jan. 2, 2009 (The Province, Canada) — Somali pirates seized an Egyptian merchant ship off the Somali coast yesterday and are taking it to Somalia with the crew of 28 Egyptians as ...
French warship foils Somali pirate attack Jan. 2, 2009 (Australian Broadcasting Company) — A French warship thwarted an attack by Somali pirates on a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden and arrested eight men, the French military said.. . The ...
Pirate clampdown 'working' Jan. 1, 2009 (BBC News) — There has been a sharp reduction in the number of ships seized by pirates off Somalia in December, the International Maritime Bureau says. ...
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