February 23, 2017 How North Korean mountain and myth may have inspired murder A desolate but lovely volcano on the North Korea-China border could be the key to unraveling the sudden, mysterious death of an exiled scion of North Korean royalty.
February 23, 2017 Police hunting for monk increase pressure on Thai temple Police in Thailand who spent three days in an orderly but unsuccessful search of a vast Buddhist temple for a prominent monk accused of financial wrongdoing appear to be preparing to force their way in.
February 23, 2017 Romania, South Korea concerned about N Korea missile test The foreign ministers of Romania and South Korea have expressed concern about North Korea's missile test last week.
February 23, 2017 Philippines: Vietnamese ship attacked; 1 dead, 6 abducted The Philippine coast guard says gunmen attacked a Vietnamese ship off the Philippines' southern tip, killing a Vietnamese crewman and abducting six others.
February 23, 2017 Cambodia lawmakers approve law threatening opposition party Cambodia's legislature has approved amending a law governing political parties that would allow the government to apply to the courts to have a party dissolved, an act clearly aimed at the sole opposition group in parliament.
February 23, 2017 Hong Kong Disneyland posts 2016 loss on tourism softness Hong Kong Disneyland has posted another annual loss as attendance by mainland Chinese tourists dropped amid a softer tourism market.
February 23, 2017 Ex-cop says Duterte paid him, others to kill crime suspects A retired Philippine police officer says President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was a city mayor, ordered and paid him and other members of a so-called liquidation squad to kill criminals and opponents, including a kidnapping suspect and his entire family and a critical radio commentator.
February 23, 2017 The Latest: Malaysia PM defends probe into N. Korean's death The Latest on the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother, Kim Jong Nam (all times local): 5 p.m.: Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak is defending his country's investigation into the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother in the face of criticism by Pyongyang's ambassador.
February 23, 2017 Official: Gunmen kill at least 10 from Afghan family An Afghan official says at least 10 civilians were killed and four others wounded when unknown gunmen attacked a home in eastern Laghman province.
February 23, 2017 Taiwan protests Spain's deporting of 200 Taiwanese to China Taiwan's foreign ministry has protested Spain's decision to deport more than 200 Taiwanese telecom fraud suspects to China, in the latest instance of a government moving to deport citizens of the self-governing island to its rival.
