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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.

March 16, 2017

Taiwan marks crackdown anniversary amid China tensions

Taiwan is marking the 70th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters that is widely seen as a rejection of China's claims to the self-governing island democracy.

March 16, 2017

Afghan official: Policeman turns gun on colleagues, kills 11

Afghan officials say at least 11 police officers have been shot and killed by a fellow policeman at a checkpoint in the southern Helmand province.

March 16, 2017

Malaysian partner in Trump Vancouver project unnerved by

Malaysian property developer Tiah Joo Kim got way more than he bargained for when he signed a licensing deal to use the Trump brand on the Trump International Hotel and Tower that is opening this week in the Canadian city of Vancouver.

March 16, 2017

Bangladesh militants get death sentence for killing Japanese

A Bangladesh court has sentenced five members of a banned militant group to death for their involvement in the slaying of a Japanese agricultural researcher two years ago.

March 16, 2017

Japan's Emperor Akihito on first-ever visit to Vietnam

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have arrived in Vietnam for a visit during which they will meet the abandoned wives of former Japanese soldiers from World War II.

March 16, 2017

The Latest: N. Korea sends diplomats to Malaysia to get body

The Latest on the killing of Kim Jong Nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local): 3:15 p.m.

March 16, 2017

Japanese emperor departs for visit to Vietnam and Thailand

The emperor and empress of Japan have left Tokyo for a one-week trip to Vietnam and Thailand.

March 16, 2017

Rights group says Thai prisons fall short of world standards

An international human rights group says that Thailand's prisons fail to meet international standards, with inmates routinely shackled, stuffed into overcrowded cells and forced to work in harsh conditions.

March 16, 2017

UN condemns NKorea's provocative attempts to evade sanctions

The U.N.