December 7, 2016 Court to review UK marine's conviction for Taliban murder A court will review a British Royal Marine's murder conviction for killing a wounded Taliban fighter in Afghanistan.
December 7, 2016 Philippine rebels threaten to end monthslong cease-fire Philippine communist rebels have warned President Rodrigo Duterte that they may be forced to end their cease-fire and resume fighting if he does not suspend the government's counterinsurgency program and withdraw troops from rebel-influenced areas.
December 7, 2016 Thailand: 'No exceptions' on lese majeste for news outlets Thailand's defense minister says the government will not back down from prosecuting news outlets that publish "illegal" content, following scrutiny of the BBC's bureau in Bangkok for an article about the country's new king.
December 7, 2016 Bangladesh court confirms death for Islamic group leader Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld death sentences for the leader of a banned Islamic group and two of his associates found guilty in a 2004 grenade attack on a British envoy.
December 7, 2016 Woman at heart of South Korean scandal refuses to testify Ahead of an impeachment vote later this week, lawmakers took turns grilling a K-pop music director, a fashion designer and nearly a dozen others said to be linked to a woman at the heart of a scandal that threatens to bring down South Korea's president.
December 7, 2016 Study: Thousands of Bangladesh kids working 64 hours a week A new study says thousands of Bangladeshi children who live in the capital's slums are working an average of 64 hours a week.
December 7, 2016 A look at the rise and fall of South Korea's president South Korean President Park Geun-hye, who faces impeachment this week, rose to power with the support of conservatives enamored of the economic growth ushered in by her late dictator father decades ago.
December 7, 2016 Time to reconcile: 2 cities overcome Pearl Harbor legacy Seventy-five years after a Japanese admiral led the attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, the mayor of his hometown is joining his Honolulu counterpart to mark the anniversary — as friends.
December 7, 2016 SKorean president to 'calmly' accept impeachment outcome South Korean lawmakers say President Park Geun-hye is willing to "calmly" accept impeachment if the opposition-controlled parliament votes for her removal this week, but prefers to resign on her own terms.
December 7, 2016 Japan's defense chief says alliance with US will endure Japan's defense chief said Wednesday she believes her country's alliance with the United States will endure in the Trump administration because it benefits both countries.
