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An Australian court on Friday ruled that a quadriplegic man who has begged to be allowed to die has the right to order his carers to starve him to death. In a landmark judgement, Western Australia's chief judge Wayne Martin said the Brightwater Care Group would not be criminally responsible if it stopped feeding and hydrating... 

Thailand said on Friday it was asking neighboring Asian states to support a request to Myanmar's junta to pardon opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, back under house arrest after a court conviction this week. A Myanmar court sentenced the 64-year-old Nobel peace laureate to three years in detention on Tuesday for violating an... 

By Aung Zaw from The Irrawaddy The court’s decision to extend the imprisonment of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was received with a chorus of condemnation from the international community and governments around the region and beyond. While the Philippines government called the sentence “incomprehensible”...