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February 14, 2017

Angry mob in Afghanistan kills lovers who eloped

A young couple eloped in Afghanistan and was later killed by an angry mob, the New York Times reports.

February 14, 2017

UN Security Council condemns North Korea missile test

The U.N. Security Council is strongly condemning North Korea's ballistic missile launches and warning of "further significant measures" if Pyongyang doesn't stop nuclear and missile testing.

February 14, 2017

German hostage says Abu Sayyaf threatening to behead him

A German hostage says Abu Sayyaf militants are threatening to behead him if a ransom is not paid within 12 days to the group holding him in the jungles of the southern Philippines.

February 14, 2017

North Korea celebrates its late leader, and missile launch

North Korea has celebrated its latest missile launch, which foreign experts were analyzing for evidence of advancement in the country's missile capabilities.

February 14, 2017

Pentagon reveals details on weekend launch of North Korean missile

The ballistic missile that North Korea claimed it successfully test-fired over the weekend "probably" traveled farther than any other missile of its type launched by the rogue nation, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters on Monday.

February 14, 2017

Report: Turkey arrests alleged nightclub attack planner

Turkish authorities have arrested a man they believe is among the planners of the New Year's nightclub massacre in Istanbul that killed 39 people, a news agency report said Tuesday.

February 14, 2017

Graft conviction keeps south Indian politician out of office

India's top court has upheld the corruption conviction of the head of the ruling party in Tamil Nadu state, ending her chances of becoming the southern state's next chief minister.

February 14, 2017

Indonesia lawmaker: Palm oil workers shot orangutan for meat

An Indonesian lawmaker says palm oil plantation workers killed and ate a critically endangered orangutan on the island of Borneo and police should investigate.

February 14, 2017

Myanmar imposes death penalty on border post attacker

A court in western Myanmar has sentenced to death a man arrested for his part in an attack on a border guard post that triggered a crackdown by security forces on the country's Muslim ethnic Rohingya minority.

February 14, 2017

Mongolia nationalizes mine, prompts warning on investors

Mongolian lawmakers have told the government to revoke a private company's purchase of a stake in a major copper mine, prompting the president to warn they might scare away investors as the country tries to reverse an economic slump.