December 6, 2016 UNICEF survey: 80 percent of Filipino youth suffer violence A United Nations agency that promotes children's rights says its survey shows a high prevalence of violence against Filipino children, with eight out of 10 suffering some form of physical or psychological abuse, with the highest number of incidents found among lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender youth.
December 6, 2016 Chinese firm buys British pub that state leader visited A Chinese firm is buying the landmark British pub where former Prime Minister David Cameron shared a pint with China's leader last year.
December 6, 2016 Severe flooding in southern Thailand kills 14 Thailand's interior ministry says 14 people have died from severe flooding in the country's south.
December 6, 2016 UN representative presses China on missing rights activist A United Nations representative has pressed China to investigate the fate of prominent human rights campaigner Jiang Tianyong, who disappeared two weeks ago and is believed by friends to be held by state security agents.
December 6, 2016 South Korean leader to accept impeachment outcome, lawmakers say South Korean President Park Geun-hye will calmly accept impeachment if the opposition-controlled parliament votes for her removal this week, but prefers to resign on her own terms, lawmakers from her party said Tuesday.
December 6, 2016 Sri Lanka's former strongman sets stage for comeback attempt A year after losing Sri Lanka's presidency in a stunning electoral upset, strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa is making unusual political moves to regain power in the South Asian island nation — through a newly launched political party in which he has no actual stake.
December 6, 2016 South Korea's Park would leave economy mired in challenges The heir to the Samsung empire and other tycoons took a public drubbing by lawmakers Tuesday over deep-rooted ties between politics and business that helped drive South Korea's economic ascent but are central to its political crisis.
December 6, 2016 Carter: US to return Okinawa land to Japanese government U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the U.S. will give back to the Japanese government nearly 10,000 acres of land on Okinawa that U.S. Marines use for jungle warfare training.
December 6, 2016 China sends another 120 army peacekeepers to South Sudan The first 120 troops of a 700-member Chinese U.N.
December 6, 2016 Malaysian investigator of missing plane visits Madagascar A Malaysian investigator of the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane in 2014 has traveled to Madagascar to pick up debris that possibly came from the missing plane and drifted across the Indian Ocean.
