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March 17, 2017

S. Korea women's school movement seen as root of Park ouster

When the Constitutional Court removed President Park Geun-hye from office last week, there were waves of social media messages thanking students at one South Korean university for sparking the historic change.

March 17, 2017

Police in Nepal capital tear down earthquake victim camp

Police tore down hundreds of temporary huts in the Nepalese capital where people who lost their homes in the 2015 earthquake have been living for two years.

March 17, 2017

Groups urge Thai action against torture, disappearances

Rights groups are urging Thailand's government to enact legislation banning torture and forced disappearances as its human rights record comes under United Nations review.

March 17, 2017

Karl Marx's German birthplace accepts Marx statue from China

The German city of Trier has decided to accept a statue of Karl Marx from China, marking the 200th anniversary of the father of communism's birth.

March 17, 2017

Pakistan police: Truck accidentally kills 7 Afghan refugees

A Pakistani police official says a truck loaded with sand toppled over, collapsing a mud shack and killing seven members of an Afghan refugee family living there.

March 17, 2017

23 Asian countries meet in Pakistan to mull union like EU

A Pakistani government official says representatives of 23 Asian countries are meeting in Islamabad to talk about creating a regional block similar to the European Union.

March 17, 2017

Toshiba delays earnings report on troubled US nuclear unit

Troubled Japanese nuclear and electronics company Toshiba Corp. has won approval for a second delay in reporting its earnings for October-December and has promised to review its money-losing Westinghouse operations in the U.S.

March 17, 2017

Kashmir ex-rebels, families live stateless in their own home

After former fighter Syed Bashir Bukhari gave up the rebellion against Indian rule in his home territory of Kashmir, he faced trouble.

March 17, 2017

Malaysia says Kim Jong Nam's body has been embalmed

Malaysia's deputy premier says the body of Kim Jong Nam, who was killed last month, has been embalmed to better preserve it, and that about 50 North Koreans whose work permits have expired will be deported.

March 17, 2017

North Korea blames US and South Korea for Malaysia attack

North Korea on Monday tried to shift the blame for the deadly attack in Malaysia on the estranged half- brother of its leader Kim Jong Un to the United States and South Korea.