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December 24, 2016

Sri Lankan court acquits 5 men accused in lawmaker's death

A Sri Lankan court has acquitted five suspects including three navy personnel who were accused in the shooting death of an outspoken ethnic Tamil lawmaker.

December 24, 2016

South Koreans to march against president on Christmas Eve

Large crowds of South Koreans were expected to march in the streets on Saturday, calling for the permanent removal of impeached President Park Geun-hye and extending the historically biggest protest movement in the country to Christmas Eve.

December 24, 2016

Sri Lankan court acquits 5 suspects accused in lawmaker's shooting death

A Sri Lankan court has acquitted five suspects including three navy personnel who were accused in the shooting death of an outspoken ethnic Tamil lawmaker.

December 23, 2016

South Koreans to march against president on Christmas Eve

Large crowds of South Koreans are expected to march in the streets calling for the permanent removal of impeached President Park Geun-hye, extending the historically biggest protest movement in the country to Christmas Eve.

December 23, 2016

Putin reaches out to Trump, while thumping Dems

Russian President Vladimir Putin followed up a warm letter to Donald Trump with a more terse message for U.S. Democrats Friday: Don't blame me for your November drubbing.

December 23, 2016

Philippines seizes huge haul of suspected meth, arrest 6

Philippine authorities say they have seized more than half a ton of suspected methamphetamine in suburban Manila and arrested six people in what could be one of the largest drug seizures under President Rodrigo Duterte.

December 23, 2016

GM's China partnership $29 million in anti-monopoly case

General Motors Co.'s main joint venture has been fined 201 million yuan ($29 million) for violating anti-monopoly rules, adding to a string of penalties imposed on foreign auto brands over the past two years.

December 23, 2016

Charges dropped for Beijing police in death in custody case

Beijing prosecutors say they have dropped charges against five police officers over the death of a man who died in their custody, a 180-degree turn in a case that has sparked outrage in a country deeply suspicious of police abuse.

December 23, 2016

The Latest: Putin: 'Nothing unusual' in Trump nukes comment

The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin's end-of-year press conference (all times local): ___ 1:30 p.m.

December 23, 2016

Snatched in the night, Pakistani girl is enslaved for a debt

The mother rummages through a large metal trunk, searching for a picture of her young daughter taken away in the night to be the bride of a man who says the family owed him $1,000.