February 16, 2017 Trump's secretary of state faces questions on first trip Recently-installed U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has his work cut out for him.
February 16, 2017 The Latest: Malaysia makes 3rd arrest in N. Korean's death The Latest on the apparent assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother, Kim Jong Nam, at a Malaysian airport (all times local): 4:30 p.m.
February 16, 2017 Harsh Mongolian winter risks livelihoods of herder families The Red Cross says exceptionally cold weather is putting the livelihoods of thousands of Mongolian herders at risk just one year after another extreme winter killed more than 1 million animals.
February 16, 2017 Mystery deepens, questions build in N.Korea princeling death What do we really know about the sudden death of an exiled North Korean princeling? Aside from heated media speculation and an instant "it's-gotta-be-Pyongyang" reaction from Seoul's spy agency, not much.
February 16, 2017 SKorean court refuses to allow search of presidential palace A South Korean court has denied a bid by prosecutors to force aides of impeached President Park Geun-hye to comply with a search on the presidential compound.
February 16, 2017 North Koreans, in eye of storm, fete leader's birthday Unaware of reports his eldest son — and current leader Kim Jong Un's half brother — was killed just days ago in what appears to have been a carefully planned assassination, North Koreans marked the birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il on Thursday as they do every year, with dancing, special treats for children and reverential bows and bouquets of flowers before bronze statues.
February 16, 2017 Quakes rock area of Indonesian province devastated in Dec Two earthquakes rocked an area of Indonesia's Aceh province devastated by a quake in December, damaging houses and causing injuries.
February 16, 2017 Report: Human rights lawyers in China beaten, arrested Lawyers who defend human rights activists and dissidents targeted by China's communist government have increasingly themselves become subject to political prosecutions, violence and other means of suppression, according to a report released Thursday.
February 16, 2017 The Latest: Malaysia arrests woman in N. Korean killing The Latest on the apparent assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half brother in Malaysia (all times local): 5:50 p.m.
February 16, 2017 Indonesian capital votes in test for moderate values After months of acrimonious campaigning, the capital of predominantly Muslim Indonesia on Wednesday faced a stark choice: elect an outspoken minority Christian who has made progress in cleaning up the chaotic city or heed the urgings of influential conservative clerics to vote in a Muslim.
