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March 16, 2017

In break with past, China releases no exact defense budget

In a break with past practice, China has not provided a figure for its defense budget at the opening of its annual legislative session.

March 16, 2017

Afghan official: District police chief killed by bomb

An Afghan official says that a district police chief was killed when his vehicle was detonated by a bomb in northern Faryab province.

March 16, 2017

Rule change could make Abe longest-serving leader in Japan

Japan's ruling party is expected to approve a change in party rules Sunday that could pave the way for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to become the country's longest-serving leader in the post-World War II era.

March 16, 2017

China sets 2017 growth target of '6.5 percent or higher'

China's top economic official on Sunday set this year's growth target at about 6.5 percent, down from last year's 6.7 percent expansion as Beijing tries to build a consumer-driven economy and reduce reliance on trade and investment.

March 16, 2017

Deported Korean says Malaysia threatened to harm his family

A North Korean chemist deported from Malaysia accused police of threatening to kill his family unless he confessed to the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, calling it a plot to tarnish his country's honor.

March 16, 2017

Pakistan's police find body bearing marks of IS execution

Pakistani police have found body of a man in the central city of Multan with chained feet, tied hands, and wearing a Guantanamo-style orange jumpsuit.

March 16, 2017

UN report shows North Korea using Africa to slip sanctions

A confidential report says North Korean weapons barred by United Nations sanctions ended up in the hands of U.N.

March 16, 2017

Families aim to raise $50 million to search for Flight 370

The families of those onboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have launched efforts to raise at least $50 million to fund a private search as they mark the third anniversary of the plane's disappearance.

March 16, 2017

Gunmen kill leading lawyer in NW Pakistan

Pakistani police say unidentified gunmen have killed a prominent attorney in an apparent targeted shooting in a northwestern town near a tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

March 16, 2017

8 civilians killed in Afghanistan by alleged air strike

Afghan officials say that at least eight Afghan civilians, including four children, have been killed in an attack in western Farah province.