February 18, 2017 N. Korea, Malaysia lock horns over apparent killing A dispute over custody of a slain North Korean's body pushed two governments further apart Saturday as they tried to navigate the aftermath of what appeared to be the assassination of an outcast member of North Korea's ruling elite.
February 18, 2017 Library grounds in southern India turn into quiet study area Nowhere is the search for jobs more desperate than in India, where around 13 million young people enter the job market every year.
February 18, 2017 Desert to ice: Qatar takes on curling at Asian Winter Games For members of Qatar women's curling team, just about everything is a new experience.
February 18, 2017 Pakistan detains dozens after 75 killed at Shiite shrine Pakistani security forces have arrested dozens of suspects in sweeping raids a day after a massive bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed 75 worshippers at a famed Sufi shrine in a southern province.
February 18, 2017 Was it brother? Lover? Or crime gang? N. Korea rumors abound As Malaysian police continue their inquiry into the death of Kim Jong Nam, the outcast half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, there's plenty of speculation surrounding what seems as one of the stranger killings the world has recently seen.
February 18, 2017 The Latest: Pakistani ambassador summoned by Afghanistan The Latest on developments in Pakistan (all times local): 2:05 p.m.
February 18, 2017 Philippine Catholics rally vs. drug killings, death penalty Thousands of Catholics have joined a march with church leaders in Manila in one of the largest shows of opposition to President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly crackdown against illegal drugs and attempts to revive the death penalty.
February 18, 2017 Samsung's billionaire heir tries to avert arrest in court The billionaire heir to Samsung, South Korea's most successful and best known conglomerate, made his second attempt Thursday to block efforts by prosecutors to arrest him on bribery and other charges in connection with a corruption scandal that has engulfed the country's president.
February 18, 2017 3 Sri Lanka soldiers arrested for abducting journalist Sri Lanka police have arrested an army officer and two soldiers over the abduction and assault on a prominent journalist nine years ago.
February 18, 2017 The Latest: Malaysia readies 2nd autopsy on N. Korean The Latest on the suspected assassination of the half brother of the North Korean leader in Malaysia (all times local): 11:30 a.m.
