March 16, 2017 China arrests 800 in crackdown on underground banking China's policy ministry says more than 800 people have been arrested in a crackdown on unlicensed banking operations as authorities try to stem outflows of money from the country.
March 16, 2017 Tiger zoo to open next to Thailand's raided Tiger Temple A new zoo is planned in western Thailand right next to the closed Buddhist temple that ran a lucrative tiger attraction while allegedly trafficking the endangered beasts.
March 16, 2017 Afghan President: Taliban shadow governor killed in Kunduz Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says that a senior Taliban commander has been killed.
March 16, 2017 Leading critic of Philippine leader arrested on drug charges A senator who has been a leading critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly anti-drug crackdown was arrested Friday on drug charges but professed her innocence and vowed she would not be intimidated by a leader she called a "serial killer." Sen. Leila de Lima was arrested a day after the Regional Trial Court in Muntinlupa city in the Manila metropolis issued the warrant for her and other officials who have been charged by state prosecutors for allegedly receiving bribes from detained drug lords.
March 16, 2017 EU boosts North Korea sanctions in line with UN The European Union is boosting its sanctions against North Korea in line with a U.N.
March 16, 2017 South Korea's opposition threatens to impeach acting leader South Korea's main opposition parties threatened Monday to impeach the country's acting leader after he refused to extend a special investigation into the huge corruption scandal that toppled conservative President Park Geun-hye.
March 16, 2017 Pakistani capital on high alert after a series of attacks Pakistani officials say the capital Islamabad and other parts of the country have been put on high alert after a series of militant attacks.
March 16, 2017 Indonesian police shoot suspected militant after standoff Indonesian police say they have shot a suspected militant in the West Java capital of Bandung after his bomb exploded in a vacant lot and he fled into a municipal building and set it alight.
March 16, 2017 Japan emperor's Vietnam visit a sign of improved ties When Nguyen Thi Xuan said goodbye to her Japanese husband in 1954, she thought he was going off for a year or two on another long assignment.
March 16, 2017 S Korea's acting leader rejects to extend probe into scandal A special investigation team is wrapping up its probe into a huge scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye after the country's acting leader refused to extend its investigation past a Tuesday deadline.
