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March 27, 2017

Avalanche leaves 6 students unconscious in Japan

Authorities say six Japanese high school students have been found unconscious after they were caught in an avalanche at a ski resort Monday morning.

March 26, 2017

Russia anti-corruption protests: ‪Alexei Navalny‬‬, Putin opponent, arrested

Thousands of people crowded into Moscow's Pushkin Square on Sunday for an unsanctioned protest against the Russian government, part of a wave of demonstrations taking place throughout the country.

March 26, 2017

China blocks outspoken academic from returning to Australia

The lawyer for a professor at an Australian university says the academic has been prevented by Chinese authorities from returning to Sydney because he's suspected of endangering national security.

March 26, 2017

France's Hollande looks to strengthen ties with Singapore

French President Francois Hollande, on an official visit to Singapore, expressed a desire Sunday to strengthen France's partnership with the Southeast Asian city-state.

March 26, 2017

Blasts kill 6 as troops battle militants in east Bangladesh

Police say at least six people, including two policemen, have died in a series of explosions in Bangladesh as troops battle suspected militants in the country's east.

March 26, 2017

Carrie Lam chosen to be Hong Kong's first female leader

The candidate favored by China's Communist leadership was chosen as Hong Kong's new leader on Sunday, in the first such vote since huge pro-democracy protests erupted over the city's election system in 2014.

March 26, 2017

No surprise: Beijing's pick Lam chosen as Hong Kong leader

A Hong Kong committee has chosen the government's former No.

March 26, 2017

4 dead, 23 wounded in grenade attack in southern Philippines

Officials say a man lobbed a grenade at a store in the southern Philippines, killing four people and wounding 23 in an attack that appears to be unrelated to terrorism.

March 26, 2017

Blasts kill at least 6 as troops battle militants in Bangladesh

At least six people, including two policemen, have died in explosions in eastern Bangladesh as troops battle suspected militants holed up with an ammunitions cache, police said Sunday.

March 26, 2017

Hong Kong set to get new leader as anointed by Beijing

A committee dominated by pro-Beijing elites is set to cast ballots to choose Hong Kong's next leader in the first such vote since 2014's huge pro-democracy protests.