December 3, 2016 Relatives of Flight 370's missing seek help in Madagascar Relatives of some of the 239 people who were on a Malaysia Airlines plane that vanished in 2014 have arrived in Madagascar to ask for help in the search for debris from the missing aircraft that may have drifted across the Indian Ocean.
December 3, 2016 Trump speaks directly with Taiwan's leader, irking China In a break with decadeslong diplomatic tradition, President-elect Donald Trump spoke directly with the president of Taiwan, a move that drew an irritated response from China and looked set to cast uncertainty over U.S. policy toward Asia.
December 3, 2016 S. Koreans rally for 6th weekend calling for leader's ouster Rallying for the sixth straight weekend in what has become perhaps South Korea's biggest protests ever, demonstrators in Seoul on Saturday got the closest yet to the president they desperately want removed.
December 3, 2016 Russia warns Japan not to expect quick progress on islands Russia's foreign minister warned Japan Saturday against expecting a quick breakthrough in the territorial dispute between the two nations ahead of President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to Japan.
December 3, 2016 Malaysia defends rally against 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar Malaysia's government has defended plans for a protest to condemn what it called ethnic cleansing of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority, saying it has an obligation to ensure that its neighbor takes steps to prevent the crisis from deteriorating.
December 3, 2016 Coal mine explosion in northern China kills 17, traps dozens Chinese state media say a coal mine explosion in a northern region has trapped 36 people, killing 17 of them.
December 3, 2016 Thai activist arrested for Facebook 'share' about new king Thai police have arrested a student pro-democracy activist for sharing a story about the country's new king that was posted on Facebook by the Thai-language service of the BBC.
December 3, 2016 Coal mine explosion in China kills 17, traps dozens Chinese state media say a coal mine explosion in a northern region has trapped 36 people, killing 17 of them.
December 3, 2016 Trump speaks with Taiwan's president, risking China tensions In a break with decadeslong diplomatic tradition, President-elect Donald Trump spoke directly with the president of Taiwan, a move that drew an irritated response from China and looked set to cast uncertainty over U.S. policy toward Asia.
December 3, 2016 Indonesia police release treason suspects, continue probe Indonesian police say they released eight people including prominent citizens who were arrested a day earlier for suspected treason but are continuing to investigate them.
