March 25, 2017 Dozens arrested in Kyrgyzstan protest over jailed dissident Supporters of a jailed former lawmaker tried to break through a police cordon outside the national security agency's headquarters in Kyrgyzstan's capital, but police turned them back with flash grenades.
March 25, 2017 3 dead as Bangladesh government troops raid militants Two civilians and a policeman were killed in explosions in Bangladesh on Saturday as troops raided a suspected military hideout in the country's east, police said.
March 25, 2017 US military plane makes emergency landing in Indonesia An American military plane made an emergency landing at an airport in Indonesia's Aceh province, an Indonesian air force spokesman said Saturday. There were no injuries.
March 25, 2017 Ex-guerrilla leader vows to keep fight for East Timor unity A former guerrilla fighter has vowed to keep peace and unity as East Timor's new president, delivering a victory speech after the final tally showed he's on course to win the election.
March 25, 2017 11 endangered wild elephants rescued from mud in Cambodia Eleven endangered wild elephants in Cambodia were rescued Saturday, four days after getting stuck in mud, officials said.
March 25, 2017 Maldives' first democratic leader, ex-strongman sign pact The first democratically elected president of the Maldives says he has signed an agreement with his one-time archrival and former strongman to try to restore democracy in the archipelago state.
March 25, 2017 Chinese premier wraps up Australia trip with football match China's premier has attended an Australian football game with the country's prime minister as he wraps up a visit Down Under aimed at boosting bilateral ties and expanding trade between the two nations.
March 25, 2017 Hong Kong leader's race pits Beijing's pick vs 'Uncle Chips' Hong Kong's next leader will be chosen Sunday by an election committee stacked with pro-Beijing elites who heed the wishes of China's communist leaders rather than the semiautonomous region's voters.
March 25, 2017 Recovering sunken ferry to heal or harden South Korea's rift Days after South Korea's president was removed from office, a ferry was lifted slowly from the waters where it sank three years earlier — a disaster that killed more than 300 people, mostly schoolchildren, and ignited public fury against Park Geun-hye and became a nationally polarizing issue.
March 25, 2017 Sunken S. Korean ferry set to be loaded on transport vessel Salvage crews towed a corroded 6,800-ton South Korean ferry toward a transport vessel on Friday after it was successfully raised from waters off the country's southwest coast.
