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November 21, 2016

Japanese peacekeepers arrive in South Sudan with new mandate

Japanese peacekeepers, with a broader mandate to use force, land in South Sudan, the first overseas deployment of the country's troops with those expanded powers in nearly 70 years.

November 21, 2016

Afghan official: suicide bomber kills 27 in a Shiite mosque

An Afghan official says that at least 27 civilians have been killed after a suicide bomber attacked a Shiite mosque in the capital, Kabul.

November 21, 2016

Coffee from an elephant's dung fills a $50 cup

In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world's most expensive coffee.

November 21, 2016

Pakistan says Indian fire kills 4 civilians in Kashmir

Pakistan's military says Indian shelling has targeted several villages in Kashmir, killing four civilians and wounding 10.

November 21, 2016

Pakistani army chief Gen Raheel starts farewell visits

Pakistan's army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif has started his farewell visits a week before his scheduled retirement.

November 21, 2016

South Korea's presidents make disgraced exits

If there's one thing that South Korean presidents dread more than the looming threat of rival North Korea, it may be this: becoming an ex-president.

November 21, 2016

Rescuers finish search of Indian train wreck, 133 dead

Rescuers finished searching the last of 14 mangled train carriages that derailed in northern India, killing at least 133 people and leaving more than 200 injured, officials said Monday.

November 21, 2016

Indonesian military, police warn against possible treason

Indonesian authorities have warned conservative Muslim groups from holding a rally next month that they believe will have a hidden agenda of treason against the government.

November 21, 2016

3 bidders in running for sale of Germany's Hahn airport

German officials say they will enter negotiations with three bidders on the sale of the Hahn regional airport outside Frankfurt — a process that was restarted from scratch after its planned sale to a Chinese company was scrapped last year.

November 21, 2016

Duterte to declare disputed area a no-fishing zone for all

A Philippine official says President Rodrigo Duterte will issue a formal order declaring a sprawling lagoon in a disputed shoal a maritime sanctuary where Filipinos and Chinese will be prohibited from fishing.