Tokyo / AFP Prime Minister Shinzo Abe departed on Monday for Hawaii where he will visit Pearl Harbour with US President Barack Obama as the two countries highlight decades of post-World War II reconciliation. Abe’s visit to the site, which was bombed by Japan in a surprise attack in December 1941 that drew the United States into World World II, …

  Bangkok / AFP Thai authorities have detained at least nine people on suspicion of hacking, a senior junta official said on Monday, following days of disruption to government websites sparked by the passing of a controversial cyber censorship law. Earlier this month Thailand’s rubber-stamp parliament unanimously approved a new security law that will make it much easier for the junta …

  Kiev / AFP A new indefinite truce in Ukraine held by a thread for a third day Monday as both pro-Russian insurgents and Kiev reported clashes near a prized railroad hub but no deaths. Ukraine and Russia—two ex-Soviet neighbours that are now sworn foes—agreed to the armistice Wednesday with the help of mediation from the Organization for Security and Co-operation …