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Roma has 2 sections of stadium closed for 2 matches after territorial chants by fans

ROME—Roma has had two sections of its stadium closed for two matches following anti-Neapolitan chants by the clubs’ fans. The …

UN report says UAE judiciary under ‘de facto’ control of rulers, calls for torture probe

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates—A United Nations human rights expert said Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates’ judiciary is under …

Indonesia’s economy grows at slowest pace since 2009 on commodity slowdown

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s economy grew at its slowest pace in four years in 2013 because of a slump in commodity prices …

Asia shares mostly higher as Japan market rebounds modestly

TOKYO—Shares held steady Wednesday as wary investors took heart from modest recoveries from sell-offs the day before, but there wasn’t …

Philippine police arrest 10 South Koreans for allegedly operating online gambling site

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine police anti-cybercrime agents have arrested 10 South Koreans for allegedly operating an illegal online gambling site in a posh apartment …

US intel chief: Sense of destiny drives China’s aggressive pursuit of territorial claims

WASHINGTON—The chief of U.S. intelligence said Tuesday China’s aggressive pursuit of territorial claims in the seas of East Asia is …

86 Cambodian factory workers hurt in truck accident

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—At least 86 workers have been injured in a truck crash on their way to work at factories …

World stock markets sink after weak manufacturing reports from China, United States

Graft watchdog says Philippine outflows, inflows of illicit money hit $410.5 bln since 1960

MANILA, Philippines—An anti-graft watchdog said Tuesday the Philippine government was cheated of $3.85 billion in tax revenues in 2011, part of massive illicit …

Study: Vodka responsible for high death risk in Russian men, binge drinking a major problem

LONDON—Russian men who down large amounts of vodka—and too many do—have an “extraordinarily” high risk of an early death, a …