January 16, 2017 Police report a new riot in Brazil prison where 26 were slaughtered over weekend It is the fourth prison riot in the country's isolated northeast since the start of year. At least 140 inmates have died so far.
January 16, 2017 Oman says it accepts 10 Guantanamo Bay inmates at US request Oman says it has accepted 10 inmates from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay ahead of President Barack Obama leaving office.
January 16, 2017 Trump partner eyes Indonesia power, sees faults in democracy President-elect Donald Trump's billionaire business partner and possible political proxy in Indonesia nurses big leadership ambitions in the vast but perennially lagging Southeast Asian nation, which he says isn't developed enough to have a successful democracy and needs strong leadership.
January 16, 2017 Davos forum chief: 'It's important to listen' to populists The head of the Davos economic conference says "it's important to listen to the populists" and hopes to welcome Donald Trump one day to "hear his ideas." Critics often accuse the yearly World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps as a snowbound playground for well-heeled business and political elites.
January 16, 2017 'One China principle' not negotiable, China tells Trump Responding to remarks by Donald Trump, China's Foreign Ministry on Monday said the country's "one-China principle" regarding Taiwan is not negotiable and any attempt to reconsider the issue would be self-defeating.
January 16, 2017 Philippines protests China's weapons installation on islands An official says the Philippines has filed a low-key diplomatic protest with China after a U.S. think thank reported that Beijing appears to have installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the strategically vital South China Sea.
January 16, 2017 Muted reaction in Russia to Trump's talk of nuclear arms cut Suggestions by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that sanctions against Russia could be lifted in exchange for a nuclear arms cut have attracted a frosty reception in Moscow.
January 16, 2017 A look at how Trump might shake things up in Asia Donald Trump has offered views on U.S. relations with Asia that could indicate radical shifts in long-standing policy toward the region.
January 16, 2017 China again rejects Trump's suggestion to negotiate Taiwan China's Foreign Ministry has rejected President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that he might use support of Taiwan as a bargaining chip in future negotiations between the two sides.
January 16, 2017 Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves: ___ EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.