January 9, 2017 China reports 3 alleged assailants killed in far northwest A Chinese state media outlet has reported that three alleged assailants wanted in relation to a 2015 terrorist incident have been killed in the country's far northwest.
January 9, 2017 China's poorest, trying to stay warm, add greatly to smog An overloaded coal truck rumbles down from the steel factory and hits a bump, sending chunks of its black cargo skittering and click-clicking along the asphalt.
January 9, 2017 Monk critical after setting himself on fire over sex slavery A South Korean Buddhist monk is in critical condition after setting himself on fire to protest the country's settlement with Japan on compensation for wartime sex slaves, officials said Sunday.
January 9, 2017 Pakistan halts military trials begun after school attack Pakistan says military courts set up two years ago after a Taliban attack on a school have ceased functioning because of the expiration of their constitutional mandate.
January 8, 2017 Cruz meets with Taiwanese president, blasts China for directive to nix sitdown Texas Sen. Ted Cruz scolded China for trying to quash his meeting with the Taiwanese president on Sunday, the second time in just over a month a prominent Republican has publicly poked the People’s Republic over a communication with the contested island nation.
January 8, 2017 US official says 300 US Marines will deploy in Afghanistan Approximately 300 United States Marines will be deployed to train, advise and assist Afghan security forces in the southern province of Helmand.
January 8, 2017 13 people die in a road crash in Pakistan Pakistani police say 13 people have been killed in a head-on collision between a car and a passenger van in the eastern province of Punjab.
January 8, 2017 Turkish anti-terror police conduct more raids in club probe Turkey's state-run news agency says police have conducted more raids in their hunt for the gunman that killed 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub, detaining several people.
January 8, 2017 Just another Sunday? North Korea low key on Kim's birthday North Korea is marking Kim Jong Un's birthday in a decidedly low-key manner.
January 8, 2017 S. Korean critical after self-immolating over sex slave deal A South Korean Buddhist monk is in critical condition after setting himself on fire to protest the country's settlement with Japan on compensation for wartime sex slaves, officials said Sunday.
