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December 9, 2016

A look at the rise and fall of South Korea's president

South Korean President Park Geun-hye, who was impeached Friday, rose to power with the support of conservatives enamored of the economic growth ushered in by her late dictator father decades ago.

December 9, 2016

Police: Gunbattle in Kashmir ends; 2 suspected rebels killed

Police say a 42-hour gunbattle has ended in Indian-controlled Kashmir and two suspected rebels were killed in the fighting, which triggered massive anti-India protests in the disputed region.

December 9, 2016

Key developments in South Korean presidential crisis

South Korean President Park Geun-hye's impeachment Friday is a stunning fall for a leader who convincingly beat her liberal opponent in 2012 to become South Korea's first female president.

December 9, 2016

North Korean delegation back from paying respects to Castro

A delegation of North Korean officials headed by one of Kim Jong Un's chief lieutenants has returned to Pyongyang after visiting Cuba to pay respects to "great comrade" Fidel Castro.

December 9, 2016

Panel rejects British company's $1.3B case against Indonesia

An international tribunal has ruled against a London-listed mining company seeking $1.3 billion in compensation from Indonesia's government for terminating coal mining licenses that were forged by an Indonesian business partner.

December 9, 2016

Australian-Chinese consortium wins bid for cattle empire

The Australian government on Friday approved the sale of the nation's largest cattle empire to Australia's richest woman and her Chinese business partner, ending a drawn-out battle over foreign ownership of farmland.

December 9, 2016

S. Korea's parliament sets up presidential impeachment vote

South Korea's opposition-controlled parliament introduced an impeachment motion Thursday on President Park Geun-hye, setting up a likely vote Friday on whether to suspend her powers over a huge political scandal.

December 9, 2016

Diggers find ancient tombs in Beijing suburb

The Chinese capital's future administrative hub was already bustling 2,000 years ago.

December 9, 2016

Reports: Tibetan Buddhist monk self-immolates in west China

A Tibetan Buddhist monk has set himself on fire in western China in what appeared to be the latest such radical protest against Beijing's rule, a U.S. government-backed radio station and rights monitoring group said.

December 8, 2016

Make India great again? Fighter jet giants look to move production to India

Donald Trump may meet his match when he goes toe-to-toe with another world leader who’s showing prowess at strong-arming American companies into helping make his country great again.