Duterte Says Trump Made Him Feel ‘Like a Saint’
MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he felt "like a saint" after his phone conversation last week with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who he said praised him for "doing great" in his deadly campaign against illegal drugs.
Pakistani National Carrier’s Plane Crashes After Takeoff
ISLAMABAD — A plane belonging to Pakistan's national carrier crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from the country's north with about 40 people on board, a spokesman and the police said.
Cambodian Deputy Opposition Leader Reconciles with Hun Sen
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's deputy opposition leader who was pardoned from jail time for ignoring a court summons has returned to parliament, saying he and Prime Minister Hun Sen have agreed to reconcile.
An Afghan Woman Goes from Refugee to Military Pilot
KABUL, Afghanistan — From a childhood as a refugee, Capt. Safia Ferozi is now flying a transport plane for Afghanistan's air force as the country's second female pilot, a sign of the efforts to bring more women into the armed forces.
Earthquake Rocks Indonesia’s Aceh Province; Death Toll Rising
BIREUEN, Indonesia — A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's province of Aceh early Wednesday, causing several deaths and building collapses in districts near the epicenter.
China Sends Another 120 Peacekeepers to South Sudan
BEIJING — The first 120 troops of a 700-member Chinese U.N. peacekeeping force have departed for South Sudan, deepening China's commitment to the troubled East African nation, where two of its peacekeepers were killed in fighting over the summer.
Fake US Embassy in Ghana Shut Down After ‘About a Decade’
ACCRA, Ghana — A fake U.S. embassy that operated for "about a decade" in Ghana's capital issuing counterfeit and fraudulently obtained visas has been shut down, the U.S. State Department announced.
Jayaram Jayalalithaa, Actress and Politician, 68
CHENNAI, India — Jayaram Jayalalithaa, the hugely popular south Indian actress who later turned to politics and became the highest elected official in the state of Tamil Nadu, died Monday. She was 68.
Now in Bangladesh, Rohingya Describe Rape, Murder in Myanmar
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — The Myanmar soldiers came in the morning, the young mother says. They set fire to the concrete-and-thatch homes, forcing the villagers to cluster together. When some of her neighbors tried to escape into the fields, they were shot. After that, she says, most people stopped running away.
Families of Flight MH370 Victims Offer Reward for Debris
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Anyone who finds a piece of debris from a Malaysia Airlines plane that is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean in 2014 could receive a financial reward, relatives of those who were on the plane said Monday in Madagascar.
