January 3, 2017 Philippine FDA orders Sanofi to take down dengue vaccine ads The Philippine Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it has ordered pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur Inc. to stop airing television and radio advertisements for its dengue vaccine in violation of a ban on promoting prescription or ethical drugs in mass media.
January 3, 2017 SKorean president refuses to testify in impeachment trial South Korean President Park Geun-hye has refused to testify in a case that will decide her future following her impeachment over a corruption scandal, forcing the Constitutional Court to delay the start of oral arguments.
January 3, 2017 Taliban ambush kills 4 police in northern Afghanistan Afghan officials say a Taliban ambush in the northeastern Badakhshan province has killed at least four police.
January 3, 2017 Video weakens Myanmar claims it's not abusing Rohingya Newly revealed video of Myanmar police beating Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine state has weakened months of government claims that its forces have not committed abuses in the tense and isolated region it has largely closed off to foreigners since a deadly insurgent attack in October.
January 3, 2017 Son of slain governor threatened for angering Islamists The son of a Pakistani politician killed for opposing the country's harsh blasphemy laws says he is now receiving death threats for supporting a Christian woman on death row for insulting Islam.
January 3, 2017 Months-long dry spell ends in Pakistan with rain, snowfall A senior meteorologist says the first rain and snowfall of the winter season have come to Pakistan, ending a months-long dry spell which caused breathing problems and water shortages.
January 3, 2017 Indonesia police arrest ferry captain after 23 killed in disaster The captain of an Indonesian tourist ferry that caught fire on New Year's Day was arrested Tuesday for alleged negligence in a disaster that left at least 23 people dead, police said.
January 3, 2017 Indonesian police arrest ferry captain after deadly fire Indonesian police have arrested the captain of a tourist ferry that caught fire on New Year's Day, leaving 40 people dead or missing.
January 2, 2017 Reports: IS believed to be behind Istanbul nightclub attack Turkish media reports say that authorities believe that the Islamic State group is behind the attack on a popular Istanbul nightclub during New Year's celebrations.
January 2, 2017 The Latest: Islamic State claims Istanbul nightclub attack The Latest on the Istanbul nightclub attack (all times local): 11:45 a.m.
