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March 16, 2017

Australian woman apologizes over death of policeman on Bali

An Australian woman on trial with her British boyfriend in the death of a police officer on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali has expressed deep regret and apologized, but says she did not kill the victim.

March 16, 2017

China's coal consumption falls for 3rd year in a row

China says that its coal consumption fell in 2016 for a third year in a row.

March 16, 2017

Chinese troops rumble through Xinjiang city in new display

China has staged a fresh display of military might in its western Xinjiang region, sending more than 10,000 armed police, columns of armored vehicles and helicopters rumbling through the regional capital.

March 16, 2017

Philippine president apologizes to Germany over beheading

The Philippine president has apologized to Germany for failing to stop the beheading of a German hostage by militants and said a massive offensive backed by fighter jets against the extremists was underway.

March 16, 2017

What's next for Samsung as executives face criminal charges?

Five Samsung executives, including the company's 48-year-old billionaire heir, will stand trial in the coming months on bribery, embezzlement and other charges linked to a massive scandal that toppled South Korea's president.

March 16, 2017

Philippines marshals troops in deadly anti-drug crackdown

The Philippines' main antinarcotics agency has signed an agreement with the military to harness troops in President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly crackdown against illegal drugs.

March 16, 2017

Putin says Russia could close military base in Kyrgyzstan

President Vladimir Putin says Russia will close its military base in Kyrgyzstan if the government of the Central Asian nation asks it to.

March 16, 2017

EU court rejects bid to nix tariffs on Chinese solar panels

A European Union court has dismissed a bid by 26 companies to annul anti-dumping tariffs imposed by the bloc on Chinese solar panels more than three years ago.

March 16, 2017

Saudi Aramco inks $7 billion deal for Malaysian oil venture

Oil major Saudi Aramco has signed a $7 billion deal to take a 50 percent stake in a mega Malaysian oil refinery project, in a pact official said will help Saudi Arabia increase trade in Southeast Asia.

March 16, 2017

Thai university riled by lecturers' criticism of government

Rights groups are urging a university to drop an investigation of a group of lecturers who criticized Thailand's military junta, calling the university's response an attack on free speech and academic freedom.