Nov 3 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
The Malaysian government has refused to release 10,000 Bibles confiscated for using the word "Allah" to refer to God, a banned translation in Christian texts in this Muslim-majority country, an official said Wednesday.

Nov 1 - By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Writer
Iran said Monday it has not rejected a U.N.-backed plan aimed at limiting the country's ability to make nuclear weapons as it called for a technical panel to review its terms.
Oct 29 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
Malaysian authorities have confiscated more than 15,000 Bibles in recent months because they referred to "God" as "Allah," a translation that has been banned in this Muslim-majority country, Christian church officials said Thursday.
Oct 26 - By Associated Press
A new footbridge across a Malaysian river collapsed while schoolchildren crossed it during a camping trip, killing one girl and leaving two missing and feared drowned in the currents below, officials said Tuesday.
Oct 22 - By Sean Yoong, Associated Press Writer
A Malaysian woman who gave premature birth aboard a plane said Saturday that doctors are expected to release her son from a hospital Monday or Tuesday.

Oct 19 - By Sean Yoong, Associated Press Writer
R&B star Beyonce Knowles has postponed a planned concert in Malaysia, the event's organizer said Monday, following accusations by Islamic conservatives that the show would be immoral.
Oct 11 - By Associated Press
A Malaysian state government says it plans to offer free honeymoons to save the marriages of couples who are on the brink of divorce.

Oct 2 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
Tearful relatives of slain regional al-Qaida commander Noordin Top buried him in a traditional Muslim funeral at his Malaysian boyhood village Friday, two weeks after Indonesian security forces killed him in a shootout.
Sep 28 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
Malaysia has banned U.S. box office hit "Bruno" by Sacha Baron Cohen because it highlights gay life and has gay sex scenes, an official said Tuesday.

Sep 28 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
A Muslim woman sentenced to caning for drinking beer wants to get the punishment over with now that it has been confirmed by an Islamic appeals court judge, her father said Tuesday.
Sep 28 - By Associated Press
The first pan-ASEAN professional basketball league was officially launched Monday.

Sep 27 - By Sean Yoong, Associated Press Writer
When she was practicing law, Kartini Maarof once went beyond the call of duty for her divorce client.
Sep 17 - By Associated Press
An Islamic court has ordered an unmarried couple to be caned for trying to have sex in a car in the latest of a series of harsh punishments for Muslims in Malaysia, a lawyer said Friday.
Sep 16 - By Associated Press
Malaysian authorities captured a Muslim sect leader who claimed to be God's prophet and was on the run for three years, an official said Thursday.
Sep 15 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
Malaysia on Tuesday freed five terror suspects held for up to 7 1/2 years without trial under a strict security law that has been severely criticized by civil rights groups.
Sep 14 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
A judge has ordered a Muslim man to be caned and jailed for drinking alcohol, two months after triggering a national debate for sentencing a woman to be whipped for a similar offense.

Sep 8 - By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Writer
A Malaysian court charged 12 Muslims with criminal offenses Wednesday for parading a severed cow head to protest the construction of a Hindu temple in a case that stoked religious tensions in this multiethnic country.
Sep 8 - By Sean Yoong, Associated Press Writer
Indigenous tribal girls have been sexually abused by loggers in remote jungles on Borneo island, a Malaysian government report said, in the first official verification of rape accusations involving timber companies.

Sep 8 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
U.S. fast food giant McDonald's lost an eight-year trademark battle to prevent local restaurant McCurry from using the 'Mc' prefix in a precedent-setting judgment by Malaysia's highest court.
Sep 4 - By Associated Press
Malaysia sought Friday to allay anger in Indonesia over the use of a Balinese dance in a promotional spot for a TV documentary series on Malaysia, with officials laying the blame on cable network Discovery Channel.
Sep 3 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
The Malaysian government has agreed to let Muslims attend a concert by U.S. hip-hop stars Black Eyed Peas, reversing an earlier ban imposed because the show is sponsored by an alcoholic beverage company, officials said Wednesday.

Aug 31 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
A French climber nicknamed "Spiderman" has been fined 2,000 ringgit ($570) for climbing Malaysia's 88-story Petronas Twin Towers.
Aug 28 - By Vijay Joshi, Associated Press Writer
Dozens of Malaysian Muslims paraded Friday with the head of a cow, a sacred animal in Hinduism, in a dramatic protest against the proposed construction of a Hindu temple in their neighborhood.

Aug 27 - By Julia Zappei, Associated Press Writer
The Malaysian government has agreed to let Muslims attend a concert by U.S. hip-hop stars Black Eyed Peas, reversing an earlier ban imposed because the show is sponsored by an alcoholic beverage company, officials said Wednesday.
Aug 26 - By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Writer
The United States welcomes Malaysia's crackdown on human trafficking, but wants to see "results rather than rhetoric" before it can remove the Southeast Asian country from a blacklist, a senior official said Thursday.