Asia - Page 817

March 17, 2017

For Colombian drug mules, trip to China can be deadly

In a tiny brick apartment above a lottery shop, Martha Antivar waits for a sign of life from her husband, who is languishing in a Chinese prison an ocean away.

March 17, 2017

Australian leader to continue free-trade talks in Indonesia

Australia's prime minister said Monday that he was looking forward to discussing a free-trade deal with Indonesia while attending a regional forum in Jakarta.

March 17, 2017

Australian trekker dies near Mount Everest base camp

Police in Nepal say an Australian trekker has died near the Mount Everest base camp, possibly due to high-altitude sickness.

March 17, 2017

Malaysia: Ambassador's expulsion is a warning to North Korea

Malaysia says its expulsion of North Korea's ambassador was intended to warn Pyongyang that it cannot manipulate the investigation into the killing of the North Korean leader's half brother.

March 17, 2017

South Korea says North Korea fired projectile into ocean

South Korea's military says that rival North Korea has fired a projectile into the waters off the North's east coast.

March 17, 2017

China premier pledges: 'We will make our skies blue again'

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has pledged to make the country's skies blue again and "work faster" to address pollution caused by coal burning.

March 16, 2017

Fierce gunbattle in Indian Kashmir kills 3 combatants

Police say anti-India protests have erupted in Indian-controlled Kashmir following a fierce gunbattle in which two rebels and a counterinsurgency policeman have been killed.

March 16, 2017

Rescue helicopter crashes in central Japan; at least 3 dead

A rescue helicopter carrying nine people has crashed in snow-covered mountains in central Japan during a training flight, leaving at least three people dead and four missing.

March 16, 2017

Air India says all-female crew flies around the world

Air India says it has set a world record by flying around the world with an all-female crew.

March 16, 2017

Philippine marines find remains of beheaded German hostage

Philippine troops have found the remains of a German hostage who was beheaded by Abu Sayyaf militants in the country's south after a ransom deadline lapsed.