Malaysia on Sunday deported Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari, who was wanted in his home country after his tweet about the Prophet Mohammed sparked calls for his execution and prompted top clerics to brand him an "infidel".
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted on Monday of sodomy charges, bringing an end to a two-year trial that he maintains was politically motivated. Ibrahim has vowed to return to politics ahead of elections this year.
A Facebook group calling for the resignation of the Malaysian Prime Minister has drawn over 200 000 people. The man who tried to ‘pie’ Rupert Murdoch has been identified by web users. An online campaign is urging Russian women to support Vladimir Putin by taking off their clothes.
Malaysian police said Sunday that they had released all 1,667 people who had been arrested for attending the country’s largest pro-democracy rally in four years on Saturday. One man also died in the protests.
Malaysian police arrested over 300 pro-reform campaigners early Saturday in order to stop them from attending a banned opposition-backed rally in Kuala Lumpur. The demonstration had been ruled illegal by officials.
China denies online rumours that former president Jiang Zemin is dead. An opposition movement in Malaysia is calling for electoral reforms. Wikileaks is pressing charges against MasterCard and Visa.
Malaysian police ended a seven-hour siege with a machete-wielding man holding 30 children and teachers hostage at a kindergarten in Malaysia, local police said Thursday. All hostages were safe though the man is believed to have been injured.
At least five children were killed and ten others buried when a landslide hit an orphanage south of the capital, Kuala Lumpur, police said. The orphanage had 49 occupants including caretakers, and rescuers fear the death toll will mount.
A landslide that hit an orphanage in the state of Selangor on the west coast buried at least 20 children and four adults on Saturday, some of who were critically injured. Local police think the landslide was caused by heavy rain.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel drove a flawless race to win the Malaysian Grand Prix Sunday - his second pole-to-flag victory in as many races - while ex-champions Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso were slapped with 20-second penalties after colliding.
