Three southeast Asian nations to designate shipping corridor in piracy battle

MANILA (Reuters) - Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on Monday agreed to designate a transit corridor for commercial vessels crossing a maritime zone hit by a spate of hijackings by Islamist militants in the southern Philippines.


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Japan to offer patrol planes to Malaysia: report

Japan plans to donate retired military patrol aircraft to Malaysia, a report said Friday, as alliances strengthen in response to China's...