April 1, 2017 Dalai Lama recalls flight to India ahead of northeast trip Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has recalled his 1959 flight to India from Tibet ahead of a visit to northeast India's Arunachal Pradesh state despite objections by China, which considers it a disputed region.
April 1, 2017 Brothers recount Indian mob attacks leaving Africans fearful The Amalawa brothers were wandering through a mall in a New Delhi suburb when the phone rang with warnings from a friend: Hurry home, mobs of Indians are attacking Africans across the area.
April 1, 2017 Kashmiris incensed as Indian troops make children do situps The 11-year-old boy set out for a stroll with a friend in the main city of the disputed region of Kashmir.
April 1, 2017 Japanese fleet returns with 333 whales from Antarctic hunt Japan's whaling fleet has returned home after killing 333 whales in the Antarctic, achieving its goal for the second year under a revised research whaling program.
April 1, 2017 South Korean supporters of arrested ex-president to protest Thousands of supporters of arrested former President Park Geun-hye were expected to gather in South Korea's capital on Saturday to call for her release.
March 31, 2017 Imprisoned Pakistani Christians offered release if they convert to Islam Pakistani Christians imprisoned on terrorism charges for the lynching of two men after the 2015 church bombings in Lahore were allegedly told that if they renounced their faith and embraced Islam, their acquittal would be guaranteed.
March 31, 2017 North Korea's 'reckless' actions must be stopped, Mattis says North Korea’s “reckless” actions in regards to its nuclear weapons and missile programs “has got to be stopped,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday.
March 31, 2017 China outlaws elephant ivory trade but worries remain over black market Officials in Beijing said that by the time stores close on Friday almost half the country’s official ivory factories and shops will have locked their doors for good, with the rest of the 34 factories and 138 shops following by the end of the year.
March 31, 2017 AP Explains: Park's fate and what happens next in S. Korea South Korea's embattled former President Park Geun-hye was jailed Friday in a scandal that has set off a political firestorm and led to the arrests of dozens of high-profile figures.
