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March 22, 2017

Clean water plant brings hope to one village in north India

Schoolchildren cheered and village women clapped as a gush of clean water flowed through a set of gleaming steel taps connected to a newly installed water filtration plant in a dusty north Indian village on Wednesday.

March 22, 2017

1 student dead, 20 injured in stampede at Chinese school

A local government in central China says one student has died and 20 others were injured following a stampede during a morning bathroom break at an elementary school.

March 22, 2017

Naan starter: UK curry restaurants feel betrayed by Brexit

Mohammed-Faizul Haque makes it all look so easy.

March 22, 2017

Seoul says N. Korea's latest missile test ends in failure

South Korea says the latest missile launch test by North Korea has ended in a failure.

March 22, 2017

Endangered elephant in Cambodia electrocuted by power pole

A park ranger in Cambodia says an endangered wild elephant has died after an electrical pole fell and electrocuted the animal.

March 22, 2017

Pakistani troops clash with militants near Afghan border

Pakistan's military says troops have clashed with militants during a raid in a tribal region near the Afghan border, with two soldiers and five "terrorists" killed.

March 22, 2017

Philippines seeks China's clarification on shoal plans

The Philippines says it has asked China to clarify its reported plans to build an environmental monitoring station on a disputed shoal.

March 22, 2017

Japan logs biggest trade surplus since 2010 in Feb

Japan reports it logged its biggest monthly trade surplus since 2010 in February, as exports to China surged by 28 percent.

March 22, 2017

Vietnam sentences 9 men to death for drug trafficking

Vietnamese state media say a court has sentenced nine men to death for trafficking more than 1,000 pounds of heroin.

March 22, 2017

Earthquake hits Indonesia's Bali island, but no casualties

An earthquake has hit Indonesia's resort island of Bali, causing some panic among residents, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.