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Paper Edition | Page: 5 BATAM: Thirteen fishermen from Tangkahan hamlet in Batubara, North Sumatra, who were caught fishing...

Paper Edition | Page: 4 JAKARTA: The House of Representatives will soon start deliberations on a bill on mental health, a senior lawmaker says. Nova Riyanti Yusuf, the...

KABUL, Afghanistan — A decision by an American commander to suspend the training of new Afghan Local Police recruits for at least a month and rescreen thousands of members was the first tap on the brakes for what has been a headlong drive to fill out a force that, from the very beginning, has been one of the most controversial programs in the Afghan security plan. Related U.S. Halts Training Program for Some Afghan Recruits (September 2, 2012) Afghans Protest Vengeful Militias (September 3, 2012) Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors The suspension, by Maj. Gen. Raymond Thomas III, the head of...

Paper Edition | Page: 5 SEMARANG: A man, identified as Andi, was arrested after allegedly instructing his wife, Sunarti, to smuggle crystal...

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets are mostly lower following data that showed a contraction in Chinese manufacturing for August. An industry report said that China's purchasing managers index fell to 49.2 in August from July's 50.1 on a 100-point scale. Numbers below 50 show a contraction. It was the group's weakest reading to date. That fueled doubts about whether China has started to recover from its deepest economic downturn since the 2008 global financial crisis. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.4 percent to 8,807.40. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was marginally lower at 19,473.23. South Korea's Kospi was down nearly 0.1 percent to 1,904.02. But shares in mainland China and Taiwan were...

Paper Edition | Page: 4 JAKARTA: An antigraft watchdog said on Sunday that holding simultaneous regional elections would save the government Rp 7 trillion (US$735...

Paper Edition | Page: 4 JAKARTA: Businesswoman Mindo "Rosa" Rosalina Manullang, a convict in the bribery case to rig a SEA Games...

BEIRUT: The U.N.’s new envoy to Syria told President Bashar Assad’s regime Saturday that change is both “urgent” and “necessary” and that it must meet the “legitimate” demands of the Syrian people, words that will not win the seasoned Algerian diplomat and international troubleshooter any friends in Damascus. On his first day on the job, Lakhdar Brahimi also called on both sides to end violence in Syria, but said Assad’s government bears more responsibility than anyone else to halt the bloodshed. These remarks were seemingly intended to push the Damascus government to ease up on military operations to create a better atmosphere for his...