November 20, 2016 Thousands hold anti-PM rally in Malaysia; 17 detained More than 10,000 yellow-shirt protesters rallied Saturday in Kuala Lumpur seeking Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's resignation over a financial scandal, undeterred by a police ban and the arrest of more than a dozen activists.
November 19, 2016 Afghan cave dwellers brace against a shifting landscape Marzia and her husband Qadeer thought themselves lucky when they moved into a 1,700-year-old Buddhist cave hand-carved into the side of a mountain in Afghanistan's central highlands — it was clean and dry, warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and there was plenty of work on the local farms.
November 19, 2016 Rebels kill 3 Indian army soldiers in troubled northeast Police say rebels have ambushed two Indian army vehicles and killed at least three soldiers and critically wounded four others in India's remote northeast.
November 19, 2016 Vulnerable countries pledge to go all-renewables, with help More than 40 developing nations on the front lines of climate change have pledged to pursue 100 percent renewable energy.
November 19, 2016 Hong Kong, Chile ink investment deal at APEC meeting Hong Kong and Chile have signed a bilateral investment agreement on the sidelines of an Asian-Pacific summit in Peru.
November 19, 2016 Malaysian reform group office raided ahead of rally, 2 held Malaysian police have raided the office of electoral reform group Bersih and detained two officials on the eve of a street rally by the group seeking the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak over a financial scandal.
November 18, 2016 Burmese exorcist admits killing 3 'possessed' children A Burmese man pleaded guilty Friday to killing three children in front of their families over two days in a horrific display of ancient superstition.
November 18, 2016 2 Syrians in Germany face terrorism charges German prosecutors have charged two Syrian men with membership in a terrorist organization on allegations they fought with the ultraconservative Ahrar al-Sham group in Syria.
November 18, 2016 China condemns Vietnam's extension of runway on disputed South China Sea island China lashed out at Vietnam Friday for extending a runway on a contested island in the South China Sea – even as Beijing takes heat for what neighboring countries call land grabs of its own.
November 18, 2016 Despite protests, Marcos is buried at heroes' cemetery Ferdinand Marcos was buried at a heroes' cemetery Friday in a secrecy-shrouded ceremony, police officials said, despite growing opposition after the Supreme Court ruled that one of Asia's most infamous tyrants can be entombed in the hallowed grounds.
