March 29, 2017 Pakistan halts extradition of US man accused of terror plot A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has temporarily barred the extradition of a U.S. citizen of Pakistani origin accused of planning a terrorist attack in New York with help from the Islamic State group.
March 29, 2017 Indonesia man swallowed whole by python, reports say Villagers and news reports say a 25-year-old Indonesian man was swallowed whole by a python on the island of Sulawesi.
March 29, 2017 Mobs attack Africans in India after a local boy went missing Mobs of Indians have repeatedly attacked African students in a New Delhi suburb in recent days after rumors that a local boy had been kidnapped by Nigerians.
March 29, 2017 Lab opens at Egypt's pyramids to restore pharaonic boat Egypt is inaugurating its largest on-site antiquities laboratory, to restore the second ceremonial boat of Pharaoh Cheops, known for building the largest of Egypt's iconic pyramids.
March 29, 2017 Slain man's daughter disputes police account of Paris raid The adult daughter of a Chinese man killed in a police raid in Paris says her father never had a chance against the officers who broke down their door and shot him.
March 29, 2017 Duterte to US: Why didn't you send armada vs China islands? The Philippine president says he asked the U.S. ambassador why America did not deploy an armada of warships to pressure China to stop constructing man-made islands that are now at the heart of regional concerns in the disputed South China Sea.
March 29, 2017 France pledges $2.6 billion for Indonesia as Hollande visits France has pledged $2.6 billion in investments for Indonesia and affirmed deepening ties with Southeast Asia's biggest economy during a visit by President Francois Hollande.
March 29, 2017 Paris, London, Seoul to 'grade' cars based on emissions The mayors of Paris, London and Seoul are creating a system to grade vehicles based on their emissions in real-life conditions, after growing uncertainty about automakers' efforts to skirt rules intended to limit pollutants.
March 29, 2017 Fears for Indonesian park's rare species as Trump town rises Shrouded in mist and cloud, the twin volcanoes of the lushly forested Gunung Gede Pangrango national park are the brooding guardians of nature's last stand on teeming Java island.
March 29, 2017 China confirms detention of Taiwanese pro-democracy activist China's government confirmed Wednesday it is holding a Taiwanese pro-democracy activist and is investigating him on suspicion of "pursuing activities harmful to national security," the latest detention in an ongoing crackdown on civil society.
