November 29, 2016 Afghan official says army general killed in chopper crash An Afghan official says that an army general has been killed alongside at least ten injured after a military helicopter malfunctioned over the western Badghis province.
November 29, 2016 Germany's Merkel thanked by Afghan boy at party meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel has moved a young Afghan boy to tears, shaking his hand after he publicly thanked her at a party meeting.
November 29, 2016 Indonesian lower court rejects bid to protect prized forest An Indonesian court has ruled against a case brought by Acehnese community leaders who want one of the country's most prized tropical forests to be protected from exploitation by mining and plantation companies.
November 29, 2016 Philippine gov't historian resigns over dictator's burial The Philippine government's top historian has resigned to protest the president's decision to allow the burial of dictator Ferdinand Marcos in a heroes' cemetery, in a growing political storm over the entombment.
November 29, 2016 Indian Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi ill, hospitalized An Indian opposition party official says the party's leader, Sonia Gandhi, has been hospitalized for a viral fever.
November 29, 2016 7 injured by turbulence as China airliner approaches Sydney Officials say seven people were injured when a Chinese airliner hit turbulence at it approached Sydney airport.
November 29, 2016 Taiwan holds rescue exercise in disputed South China Sea Taiwan has held a search-and-rescue exercise in the South China Sea as part of efforts to cement its claim to a key island in the strategically vital waterbody.
November 29, 2016 Transcript of South Korean President Park Geun-hye's speech In a speech to the nation, South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that she'll resign if parliament comes up with a plan to transfer power, her latest attempt to fend off impeachment efforts and massive street protests amid prosecution claims that a corrupt confidante wielded government power from the shadows.
November 29, 2016 China blasts Singapore's military cooperation with Taiwan A Chinese state newspaper is strongly criticizing Singapore over the Southeast Asian city state's military training agreement with self-governing Taiwan, following the impounding of nine Singaporean infantry fighting vehicles transiting through Hong Kong.
November 29, 2016 Duterte to go near battle scene despite wounding of 7 guards The Philippine president says he will proceed with a scheduled trip to a southern city against his security men's advice after an advance team of presidential guards were wounded by a roadside bomb.
