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March 22, 2017

Brazil meat scandal deepens as China, EU, Chile bar imports

A scandal over allegations of bribery in Brazil's meat-packing industry to allow the sale of expired meat deepened as the European Union, China and Chile decided to halt some meat imports from Latin America's largest nation.

March 22, 2017

Vietnam suspends air controller for sleeping on duty

Vietnam's aviation authority has suspended three air traffic controllers, including one who fell asleep while on duty, for causing delays for two flights.

March 21, 2017

S. Korea prosecutors grill Park over corruption allegations

South Korean prosecutors grilled the country's just-ousted president on Tuesday in a long-awaited investigation of corruption allegations that ended her rule and now threaten to put her in jail.

March 21, 2017

Turkmenistan leader's son gets senior parliament job

The only son of Turkmenistan's longtime president has become a senior lawmaker.

March 21, 2017

North Korea's agitation game

The aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, cut through seas off South Korea on Tuesday as Navy F-18 fighter jets took off from the flight deck.

March 21, 2017

Ukraine lawmaker: Manafort tried to hide $750,000 payment

A Ukrainian lawmaker has published a document that he said ties Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, to attempts to hide a $750,000 payment from a pro-Russia political party.

March 21, 2017

Afghan official: Attack kills 6 from intelligence service

An Afghan official says that at least six members of an intelligence service unit were killed when a suicide car bomber targeted them in southern Helmand province.

March 21, 2017

Thailand's coin-eating turtle dies of intestinal blockage

Tourists used to toss coins at a green sea turtle that lived in a pond in eastern Thailand, wishing for luck and longevity.

March 21, 2017

Cambodia halts export of human breast milk

Cambodia has suspended the export of human breast milk, a business pioneered last year by a former Mormon missionary.

March 21, 2017

Saddam Hussain can't find a job

Saddam Hussain's name is making it difficult for him to get a job.