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March 31, 2017

Raised South Korean ferry Sewol arrives at port

A corroding 6,800-ton ferry raised from the bottom of the sea last week arrived at a South Korean port Friday, where it will be searched for the remains of nine missing passengers from a 2014 sinking that killed 304.

March 31, 2017

China factory index rises to highest in almost 5 years

China's factory activity has ticked up again last month to its highest level in nearly five years, in a fresh sign the world's No.

March 31, 2017

Park just latest South Korean president to fall from grace

South Korean presidencies have a history of ending badly — the latest is that of Park Geun-hye, arrested Friday in a corruption case that could send her to prison.

March 31, 2017

Timeline: The rise and fall of South Korea's Park Geun-hye

The arrest of South Korea's first female president marks a stunning fall for the scion of a powerful general who himself ruled the country during her teenage years and into her 20s.

March 31, 2017

Malaysian police stop guarding morgue that held Kim's body

Malaysian police have stopped guarding the morgue that held the body of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's murdered half brother, after a van departed amid reports his remains may soon leave the country.

March 30, 2017

South Korean ex-president Park arrested, local media report

South Korea's disgraced ex-President Park Geun-hye was arrested early Friday local time on charges including bribery and abuse of power, the latest chapter in a dramatic downfall for the U.S. ally, the Yonhap news agency reported.

March 30, 2017

The Latest: S. Korea court approves arrest of ex-president

The Latest on legal problems of South Korea's disgraced ex-President Park Geun-hye (all times local): 4 a.m.

March 30, 2017

China affirms climate pledge after Trump rolls back rules

China's government says it will stick to its promises to curb carbon emissions after President Donald Trump eased U.S. restrictions on fossil fuel use that were meant to control global warming.

March 30, 2017

Duterte threatens to humiliate the media

The Philippine president unleashed an expletive-laden tirade Thursday against the country's leading newspaper and TV network and threatened to humiliate them and their owners, whom he accused of distorting news of his anti-drug crackdown.

March 30, 2017

Pakistan: Suspected militant kills lawyer over blasphemy

Pakistani police say a suspected militant has killed a lawyer from the country's minority Ahmadi sect over blasphemy allegations.