March 17, 2017 Thai king's estranged former senior aide sentenced to prison A court has sentenced a former high-ranking police officer and aide to Thailand's king to three years in prison for dereliction of duty and land encroachment.
March 17, 2017 Pakistan assembly to legalize trials before military courts Pakistan's parliament is to adopt a bill legalizing trials before military courts for another two years.
March 17, 2017 Thai law enforcement seeks defrocking of Buddhist monk Law enforcement authorities have appealed to Thailand's ecclesiastical supervisory board to defrock a senior Buddhist monk they've been unable to arrest on charges of accepting embezzled funds for his temple.
March 17, 2017 India court convicts 31 autoworkers in 2012 factory riots Reports say 31 factory workers have been convicted in a north India court for taking part in violence at a factory run by the country's largest automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki that led to the death of a manager.
March 17, 2017 Thai turtle gets post-op rehabilitation after coins removed A sea turtle in Thailand that swallowed almost a thousand coins thrown into its pool by people seeking good luck is recovering well, four days after an operation that removed the 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of money from its stomach.
March 17, 2017 India hands over 2 teen-aged boys to Pakistani officials Indian authorities have handed over to Pakistan two teen-aged boys who mistakenly crossed to the Indian side of disputed Kashmir five months ago and were investigated for alleged involvement in a terrorist attack.
March 17, 2017 Key moments in the life of ousted South Korean president Key moments in the life of Park Geun-hye, who was ousted as South Korean president by the country's Constitutional Court on Friday: — Feb. 2, 1952: Park is born as the eldest child of Park Chung-hee and Yuk Young-soo.
March 17, 2017 Park stripped of right to be buried next to dictator father A South Korean court ruling that formally ended Park Geun-hye's presidency Friday has also stripped her of all the privileges she could have enjoyed as a former head of state, including the right to be buried alongside her late dictator father at a national cemetery.
March 17, 2017 On Trump trademarks, China says treats applicants equally A top Chinese regulator says China assesses all applications for trademarks equally, including those submitted by now-President Donald Trump.
March 17, 2017 Malaysian police formally ID Kim Jong Nam in airport attack Malaysian police say they have formally identified Kim Jong Nam as the victim of a fatal nerve agent attack at Kuala Lumpur's airport.
