December 28, 2016 Afghan officials: 3 people wounded in Kabul bomb blast Afghan officials say that at least three people have been wounded by a roadside bomb blast in the capital, Kabul.
December 28, 2016 Vietnam sees 2016 growth at 6.2 pct, aided by building boom Vietnam's economy is forecast to grow 6.2 percent in 2016, helped by a manufacturing and building boom.
December 28, 2016 Indian police say 40 injured in train accident At least 40 people were injured when 15 coaches of a train derailed in northern India early Wednesday, two of them falling into a dry canal bed, police said.
December 28, 2016 SKorean investigators detain ex-health minister South Korean investigators on Wednesday detained the country's former health minister as they expand their inquiry into a corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye.
December 28, 2016 Vietnam says economy expected to have grown 6.2 pct in 2016 Vietnam's gross domestic product was expected to have grown 6.2 percent this year, driven mostly by industrial expansion and growth in construction and services.
December 27, 2016 Japan's Abe offers 'everlasting condolences' at Pearl Harbor Under a warm Oahu sun, with the tranquil, teal waters of Pearl Harbor behind them, former enemies came together Tuesday to acknowledge the tremendous loss caused by the Japanese attack on U.S. military installations in Hawaii 75 years ago.
December 27, 2016 Tim Tebow Foundation helps widowed mom adopt 4-year-old deaf, abandoned boy The Tim Tebow Foundation has helped an American woman to adopt a 4-year-old boy, who was deaf and had been abandoned by his parents in China.
December 27, 2016 Turkey says Saudis, Qatar should attend Syria peace talks Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Saudi Arabia and Qatar should join its meeting with Russia and Iran to discuss Syrian peace efforts.
December 27, 2016 Afghanistan concerned over Afghan-centered summit in Russia The Afghan government is expressing concern over a high-level tripartite meeting taking place to discuss Afghan issues, but without Afghan representatives invited.
December 27, 2016 Why Japan's Prime Minister Abe should apologize at Pearl Harbor Does memory of past man-made disasters really make a difference?