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March 16, 2016

Chinese premier strikes mild tone on regional disputes

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says there is no contradiction between Beijing's insistence on safeguarding its sovereign rights and its desire for peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

March 16, 2016

Chinese insurer has global ambitions

Young, privately owned and ambitious, Anbang Insurance Group stands out in China's staid, state-dominated insurance industry.

March 16, 2016

The Latest: Russia says first Russian warplanes left Syria

The latest developments on ongoing Syria peace talks and the pullout of Russian forces from the country (all times local): 10:30 a.m.

March 16, 2016

22 people feared dead after Ecuadorean army plane crashes

Twenty-two people are feared dead after an Ecuadorean military plane crashed southeast of the capital of Quito.

March 16, 2016

Argentine navy sinks illegal fishing boat with Chinese flag

Argentina's navy says it used gunfire to sink a boat flying the Chinese flag that was fishing illegally in national waters.

March 16, 2016

Peruvians take to streets to protest Fujimori candidacy

Hundreds of people marched in Peru's capital Tuesday night for the second time in under a week to protest the presidential candidacy of the daughter of imprisoned former leader Alberto Fujimori.

March 16, 2016

Power to the people: Venezuela calls holiday to save energy

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has a new strategy to stave off a major power crisis: a weeklong holiday for all workers.

March 16, 2016

Journalist sentenced to 10 years in Honduras for defamation

A court in Honduras has sentenced a television host and ex-legislator to 10 years in prison for defamation of the wife of a prosecutor.

March 15, 2016

Iraqi official, Syrian activist: Senior IS leader dead

A senior Iraqi intelligence official and the head of a Syrian activist group say top Islamic State group leader Omar al-Shishani has died outside the IS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria.

March 15, 2016

Police: Man charged in Toronto stabbing cites Allah

Police say a 27 year-old Canadian man said, "Allah told me to come here and kill people" at a double stabbing at a military recruitment center in Toronto.