March 17, 2017 Pakistan PM seeks help from clerics in war against militants Pakistan's prime minister is seeking help from the country's clerics to fight extremism.
March 17, 2017 Al-Qaida-linked group claims deadly attack in Syrian capital An al-Qaida-linked group has claimed responsibility for twin blasts near holy shrines frequented by Shiites in the Syrian capital Damascus that killed at least 40 people.
March 17, 2017 Chinese Communist Party officials harden rhetoric on Islam China's ruling Communist Party is hardening its rhetoric about Islam, with top officials making repeated warnings this past week about the specter of global religious extremism seeping into the country.
March 17, 2017 Pakistan to conduct 1st population survey in 19 years Pakistan's information minister says the country is set to launch a national census for the first time in 19 years.
March 17, 2017 Malaysia now says only 315 North Koreans left in the country Malaysia has lowered its estimate of how many North Koreans are in the country and barred from leaving amid a dispute over the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother, saying 315 remain.
March 17, 2017 The Latest: Ousted S.Korea leader leaves presidential palace The Latest on the removal from office of South Korean President Park Geun-hye (all times local): 7:20 p.m.
March 17, 2017 Philippines, communist rebels agree to resume talks, truce The Philippine government and communist rebels say they have agreed to resume peace talks and restore separate cease-fires after an escalation of deadly clashes.
March 17, 2017 China praises courts for punishing state security crimes The convictions of a prominent defense attorney and his associates were among the country's top legal achievements last year, China's chief justice said Sunday, highlighting a case that has been criticized by Western governments and rights groups.
March 17, 2017 Tens of thousands of South Koreans celebrate Park's ouster Carrying flags and candles and cheering jubilantly, tens of thousands of South Koreans occupied a boulevard in downtown Seoul on Saturday to celebrate the ouster of President Park Geun-hye, a day after the Constitutional Court removed her from office over a corruption scandal that consumed the nation for months.
March 17, 2017 Indian Prime Minister Modi's party ahead in state polls India's governing Hindu nationalist party is heading for major victories in key state legislature elections that are seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nearly 3-year-old rule.
