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Ranjan Chowdhury and Pradi Marak are senior United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) figures.

Islamic State Targets Palestinian Refugee Camp in Syria

The Islamic State has overrun parts of the Yarmuk refugee camp in southern Damascus, according to refugees who fled the onslaught.

Suspected leader of ring that abducted more than 100 people is now in Bangladeshi custody.

Two decades on, Indonesian man still wishes he could thank the man who saved him.

Officers opened fire “in self-defense” as wood cutters came after them with sickles and other sharp tools, police say.

But the killing of Daeng Koro won’t weaken the Eastern Indonesia Mujahideen, expert says.

Their Islamic State captors let them go because they were devout Muslims, the two say.

The army’s regional commander for the Deep South apologizes for the killings.

Parliament passes the Prevention of Terrorism Act bill soon after officials announce arrests of 17 people suspected of plotting attacks in Kuala Lumpur.

The military swept up 22 students from in Narathiwat province on suspicion of terrorism.

Prosecutions of alleged criminals from the 1971 war are politically motivated, critics say.

Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia steps outside and is granted bail in graft cases against her.

Cartoonist Charged with Sedition in Malaysia

Police arrested more than 100 people for sedition in March – the biggest crackdown on dissent in Malaysia in decades.

Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque faces up to 43 years in prison, if convicted.

Prayuth Chan-o-cha says Thais need not fear the military’s increased power, but he warns journalists about their reporting.

Two villagers and two university students were killed during a raid by security forces last month.

Article 44 of the interim constitution is actually worse than martial law, one critic says.

Thailand Replaces Martial Law With 'Total Authoritarianism'

Chulalongkorn University Associate Professor Puangthong Pawakapan predicts that Thais will live without democracy and civil rights "for quite some time".

Zulkifli bin Hir – better known as Marwan – was one of Southeast Asia’s most wanted terrorists.

The government’s crackdown on dissenters is the most aggressive since 1987.

A Setara Institute survey of 684 students also revealed a far higher rate of intolerance toward religious minorities.

Witness says the four men were driven at night to a remote part of Central Sulawesi.

The Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist group, however, has a foothold in three Indian states, an investigation reveals.

The Fourth Army regional commander promises a transparent investigation into the operation in Pattani province.

Six suspected members of Burma’s Rohingya minority are among the detainees.

But the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) could invite human rights abuses, critics say.

Washiqur Rahman becomes the third Bangladeshi blogger since 2013 to be slain for criticizing Islamic fundamentalism online.

Singapore Bids Farewell to Lee Kuan Yew

Tens of thousands of people including international dignitaries gathered in rain-soaked Singapore for the funeral of the tiny nation's founding father.

Anti-Christian incidents are rising under the Hindu nationalist-led government, members of the minority group say.

The family of 17 includes two children who were born in Thai custody.