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March 28, 2017

American Airlines buys stake in China Southern Airlines

American Airlines has agreed to pay $200 million for a stake in China Southern Airlines, one of the country's three major state-owned carriers, and expand commercial cooperation.

March 28, 2017

South Korea holds memorial for 9 missing ferry victims

South Korea has held a memorial ceremony for the nine passengers still missing from the 2014 ferry disaster that killed 304 passengers near the ship's wreckage that was raised last week.

March 28, 2017

Fiery train, oil truck collision in Pakistan kills 1

Authorities in Pakistan say a passenger train has collided with an oil tanker truck, killing at least one person and injuring others.

March 28, 2017

US, Russia, China, others sit out nuclear ban talks at UN

The United States, Russia, China and more than a score of other countries are sitting out new talks at the United Nations toward a treaty that would ban nuclear weapons.

March 27, 2017

Dogs eat patient dragged from India hospital, report claims

In what's been described as a health care "horror," a pack of dogs dragged a 70-year-old woman from a hospital in India before chewing up her body, according to a local report.

March 27, 2017

Bangladesh army kills 4 insurgents, ends 4-day standoff

The Bangladesh army says it has killed all four militants believed to have seized a building in an eastern city four days ago with a large cache of ammunition.

March 27, 2017

Maldives government thwarts opposition bid to oust speaker

A bid by the opposition to wrest control of the Maldives' Parliament has failed after its lawmakers were either evicted or walked out from a vote on ousting the speaker following a dispute over problems with the electronic voting system.

March 27, 2017

Activists: Hong Kong to arrest democracy protest leaders

Hong Kong activists say police are planning to arrest student leaders and other prominent figures involved with the huge 2014 "Umbrella Movement" pro-democracy protests, a day after the city picked a new leader.

March 27, 2017

8 students feared dead in Japan avalanche

Eight Japanese high school students are feared dead after being caught in an avalanche Monday during a mountain climbing outing at a ski resort, authorities and media said.

March 27, 2017

Scottish kickboxer dead of heatstroke ahead of Thai match

A Scottish kickboxer has died after an apparent attempt to lose weight in preparation for a fight in Thailand.