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January 11, 2017

China says committed to peace as carrier passes near Taiwan

China said Wednesday it was committed to promoting peace and stability in Asia, even as it sent an aircraft carrier battle group through the Taiwan Strait amid heightened tensions between Beijing and the self-ruled island.

January 11, 2017

Singapore jails, fines Swiss bank's ex-manager in 1MDB case

A Singapore court found a former manager at a Swiss private bank guilty of failing to report more than $1.26 billion in suspicious transactions in a case linked to the indebted Malaysian state fund 1 MDB.

January 11, 2017

US designates Indonesian group as terrorist organization

The United States designated an Indonesian radical group behind an attack in Jakarta as a terrorist organization on Tuesday.

January 11, 2017

Samsung heir named suspect in South Korean political scandal

South Korean authorities say a Samsung scion will be questioned as a suspect in a bribery case in the massive influence-peddling scandal that led to the president's impeachment.

January 11, 2017

Jewish-American pros look to boost baseball in Israel

Israel has just one baseball-specific field, and most Israelis know little about the game.

January 11, 2017

Taipei: Chinese aircraft carrier transiting Taiwan Strait

Taiwan's defense ministry said China's sole aircraft carrier on Wednesday was transiting the Taiwan Strait amid heightened tensions between the mainland and self-governing island it claims as its own territory.

January 11, 2017

Journalist Clare Hollingworth, who broke news of WW II, dies

British war correspondent Clare Hollingworth, who broke the news of the Nazi invasion of Poland that started World War II, died in Hong Kong on Tuesday at age 105.

January 11, 2017

Honda adds 772,000 vehicles to ongoing air bag recall

Honda Motor Co. says it is recalling 772,000 additional Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. for defective front passenger seat air bag inflators made by Japanese supplier Takata Corp.

January 11, 2017

Afghan official: Suicide attack kills 7 in Helmand province

An Afghan official says that at least seven people have been killed when a suicide bomber, who was on foot, carried out an attack in the southern Helmand province.

January 10, 2017

Palestinians seek weekend prayers to protest US Embassy move

An official says Palestinian leaders are calling for mosque and church prayers "from Pakistan to Tehran, from Lebanon to Oman" this weekend to protest the possible move of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to contested Jerusalem.