March 17, 2017 Lawyers deny all charges against Samsung heir Samsung lawyers have denied all charges brought against Lee Jae-yong, the billionaire heir to Samsung, in a massive corruption scandal that has ensnared the country's president.
March 17, 2017 Pakistan police investigate allegations of blasphemy Pakistani police have opened an investigation into allegations of online "blasphemy" after a court in the country's capital Islamabad asked the government to remove material from social media that insults Islam's Prophet Muhammad.
March 17, 2017 Dozens mark birthday of Indian engineer killed in America Dozens of people are holding a candlelight vigil in southern India to mark the birthday of an Indian engineer shot dead last month in Kansas in an attack the FBI is investigating as a possible hate crime.
March 17, 2017 AP Interview: Alleged killer to testify in court vs. Duterte A retired police officer who linked the Philippine president, when he was mayor of a southern city, to hundreds of extrajudicial killings in a local anti-drug crackdown says he's ready to testify in court and help authorities gather evidence of the slayings he says he and other paid assassins carried out.
March 17, 2017 After 2 days, Pakistan again shuts border with Afghanistan Pakistani officials say authorities have again closed the two main border crossings with Afghanistan after a temporary, two-day opening that enabled nearly 35,000 people to cross the border.
March 17, 2017 China says it followed law in approving 38 Trump trademarks China is defending its handling of 38 trademarks it recently approved provisionally for President Donald Trump, saying it followed the law in processing the applications at a pace that some experts view as unusually quick.
March 17, 2017 Key issues in trial of Samsung heir charged with bribery Lee Jae-yong, the billionaire Samsung Group heir, will stand trial Thursday in a Seoul court.
March 17, 2017 Catholic diocese in India removes vicar accused of rape A Roman Catholic diocese in southern India is considering using security cameras and other measures to curb sexual abuse by priests after a vicar was arrested on charges of raping a teenage girl.
March 17, 2017 Thai government, standing fast against Uber, offers taxi app Thailand's government is cracking down on private car-hailing services such as Uber and plans to introduce its own taxi app to appease passengers.
March 17, 2017 A look at S. Korea looming presidential impeachment verdict South Korean President Park Geun-hye finds out Friday whether a court will remove her from office over a corruption scandal or allow her to complete her term.
