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.
December 20, 2016 Key issues for Japan's economy as BOJ monetary easing stays Japan's central bank issued an upbeat assessment of the world's third-largest economy when it wrapped up its final meeting of the year Tuesday by keeping its ultra-lax monetary policy unchanged.
December 20, 2016 Sri Lankans rush to build towering Christmas tree on time The goal has been to erect the world's tallest artificial Christmas tree, but Sri Lankan organizers now say they'll be lucky to get the tree up in time for the holiday.
December 20, 2016 The Latest: Russian ambassador has gunshot wound The Latest on the attack on Russia's ambassador to Turkey (all times local): 7:45 p.m.
December 20, 2016 Canada calls for release for kidnapped couple in Afghanistan Canada called Monday for the unconditional release of a Canadian man and his American wife after a new video appeared to show them begging their governments to intervene on their behalf with their Afghan captors.
December 20, 2016 BOJ keeps monetary policy intact, says economy recovering Japan's central bank wrapped up its final meeting of the year Tuesday on an upbeat note, citing signs of improvement in exports, investment and industrial production, while keeping its ultra-lax monetary policy unchanged.
December 20, 2016 History of searches for missing Malaysia Airlines airliner A look at the progressive searches for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which are the most challenging and expensive undertaken in aviation history.
December 19, 2016 China disputes US claim it's top source of synthetic drugs Chinese officials tell the Associated Press that U.S. assertions China is America's biggest source of deadly synthetic opioids are unsubstantiated.
December 19, 2016 Beijing denies US claim that China is synthetic drug king U.S. assertions that China is the top source of the synthetic opioids that have killed thousands of drug users in the U.S. and Canada are unsubstantiated, Chinese officials told The Associated Press.
December 19, 2016 Vietnam jails 2 activists for attempted subversion A court in northern Vietnam sentenced two activists to more than 10 years in prison each for attempted subversion.
