December 20, 2016 4 Filipino fishermen feared kidnapped by southern militants The Philippine military says Abu Sayyaf militants are suspected of kidnapping four Filipino fishermen in the latest such attack by the ransom-seeking gunmen despite increased security in the south.
December 20, 2016 Russian diplomat found dead in Moscow Just hours after a Russian ambassador was gunned down Monday by a Turkish assassin, another high-ranking Russian diplomat was found shot in the head at his Moscow home, The Mirror reported, citing local media.
December 20, 2016 Afghan official says foreign national abducted in the north An Afghan official says a foreign national was abducted by gunmen in northern Kunduz province in an attack on a Red Cross convoy.
December 20, 2016 Cambodia signs pact to renew UN human rights presence Cambodia has agreed to let the U.N.
December 20, 2016 Swiss man tied to Malay 1MBD scandal freed from Thai prison A Swiss man convicted of blackmail linked to a Malaysian development fund scandal has been freed after serving over a year in a Thai prison.
December 20, 2016 Investigators admit MH370 could be north of search area For two years, a handful of ships have diligently combed a remote patch of the Indian Ocean west of Australia in a $160 million bid to find Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
December 20, 2016 Afghan officials destroy 98 tons of seized opium, liquor Afghan authorities say they have destroyed 98 tons of seized narcotics, mostly raw opium but also heroin and hashish, as well as liquor.
December 20, 2016 China, Norway to resume talks on free trade as ties warm China says Beijing and Norway will resume talks over a free trade deal as part of normalizing ties six years after Beijing froze out the Scandinavian country over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to an imprisoned Chinese dissident.
December 20, 2016 MH370 officials: Crash site could be north of search area A team of international investigators hunting for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said Tuesday it has concluded the plane is unlikely to be found in a stretch of the Indian Ocean search crews have been combing for two years, and may instead have crashed in an area farther to the north.
