Michael Sullivan

The death of Thailand's king this month left a hole in the hearts of many. It also created uncertainty for some in the tourism industry — which accounts for at least 10 percent of the country's GDP.

President Duterte has vowed a more independent foreign policy, raising doubts about longstanding ties with the U.S. "We cannot forever be the little brown brothers," Duterte's foreign secretary said.

President Duterte has made noises about rethinking the long standing U.S.-Philippines defense alliance. He's even talked about buying military hardware from China and Russia.

The world's longest-reigning monarch has died. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej was 88 and had long been in ill health. He's the only king most Thais have ever known, and the nation erupted in outpourings of grief on Thursday.

Bhumibol Adulyadej had been in poor health for most of the past decade. He was the only king most Thais have ever known. Bhumibol was born in Cambridge, Mass.

Duterte isn't winning friends in the U.S. with his tirades against President Obama and threats to downgrade military ties. The roots of his dislike of the U.S. go back more than a century.

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines says he's "happy to slaughter" millions of drug addicts and likened it to Hitler's efforts to exterminate Jews.

President Rodrigo Duterte has earned many critics for his brutal war on drugs. But in Davao City, where he was mayor for more than 20 years, many say he transformed the city for the better.

More than 3,000 have been killed in the country's new war on drugs. More than 700,000 have surrendered to police, fearing for their lives. Police say those who surrender and stay clean will be safe.

The Philippines high court extended its temporary ban on the late dictator's burial. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Marcos to be buried in a hero's cemetery. Human rights activists are opposed.

President Obama cancelled a meeting with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte after the Filipino leader insulted Obama's mother. The U.S. has been critical of the Filipino government's crackdown on drugs with more than 2,000 people killed in the last two months.

Rodrigo Duterte is expressing regret for cursing President Obama during Monday's news conference, where he warned Obama that he would not be lectured to about his controversial war on drugs.

A series of bomb attacks on tourist sites in Thailand killed at least four people and wounded dozens.

In a victory for the military, referendum voters in Thailand approved a draft constitution. Critics say it will entrench military control in the country.

An international tribunal rejected China's claims to almost all the South China Sea. China dismissed the ruling. The next flashpoint between the Philippines, China and the U.S.: the Scarborough Shoal.

In a case that was brought by the Philippines, an international tribunal in The Hague has ruled against China over the disputed sovereignty of islands in the South China Sea.

The ruling on the case brought by the Philippines against the Chinese over their claims in the South China Sea comes Tuesday.

Rodrigo Duterte promised during his campaign that he would get tough with drug dealers. He's been in office less than two weeks, and more than 60 suspects have been killed by police.

In the Philippines, the recent beheading of a Canadian citizen re-focused attention on Abu Sayyaf, an al-Qaida-linked group, that now, some say is turning toward ISIS.

Authorities are removing the last of more than 100 live tigers from a temple west of Bangkok. The day before, they made a grisly discovery of 40 tiger cub carcasses in a freezer there.