March 16, 2017 AP Explains: What to know about China's legislative sessions Democracy Chinese-style will go on display when the country's rubberstamp legislature, the National People's Congress, and its advisory body open their annual sessions in Beijing over the next few days.
March 16, 2017 Fukushima cleanup chief urges better use of probe robot The head of decommissioning for the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant says more creativity in needed in developing robots to locate and assess the condition of melted fuel rods.
March 16, 2017 Pacific island nations call for UN report on Papua abuses Seven Pacific island nations have called for a U.N.
March 16, 2017 Rights groups says Philippine police has falsified evidence A human rights watchdog on Thursday accused the police in the Philippines of falsifying evidence to justify unlawful killings in the government's war on drugs that has caused more than 7,000 deaths, and pointed the finger at President Rodrigo Duterte as being ultimately responsible.
March 16, 2017 Suspects charged with murder in airport nerve agent attack Appearing calm and solemn, two young women accused of smearing VX nerve agent on Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader, were charged with murder Wednesday.
March 16, 2017 North Korea vows toughest response to South Korea-US drills North Korea on Thursday reacted to the start of U.S.-South Korean war drills with its typical fiery rhetoric.
March 16, 2017 The Latest: Malaysia says no evidence against N. Korean man The Latest on the investigation into the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader, in Malaysia (all times local): 12:15 p.m.
March 16, 2017 Afghan official: 2 separate suicide bombings in Kabul An Afghan official says that a suicide car bomber attacked at the gates of a police station in the western part of the capital Kabul.
March 16, 2017 Afghan envoy appeals on Pakistan to reopen border crossings Afghanistan's envoy to Islamabad has appealed on Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to order the reopening of the border crossings between their two countries.
March 16, 2017 Pakistani PM Sharif opens key regional economic summit Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has opened a key economic summit aimed at improving trade ties amid unprecedented security.
