December 12, 2015 Taiwan activists clash with police over China pact Dozens of Taiwanese pro-independence activists clashed with police during a protest Tuesday against an agreement to further open up service sector trade with China as lawmakers debated the pact.
December 12, 2015 All Blacks 15 Argentina 10 at halftime New Zealand led France 15-10 at halftime in their third-round Rugby Championship match at Waikato Stadium on Saturday.
December 12, 2015 Outrage in Indonesia over schoolgirl virginity tests The education chief of an Indonesian city sparked outrage Wednesday after proposing that teenage schoolgirls should undergo virginity tests to enter senior high school.
December 12, 2015 Violence flares at Thai rubber farmer protest Rubber farmers clashed with security forces in southern Thailand as protesters torched cars and police fired tear gas in the latest unrest to shake the politically turbulent kingdom, officials said on Friday.
December 12, 2015 Elderly Koreans distraught as reunion hopes crushed The cancellation of a reunion for families separated by the Korean War has dealt a devastating blow to elderly Koreans denied a longed-for, and probably final, meeting with surviving relatives.
December 12, 2015 China coastguard near disputed islands: Japan China's coastguard approached disputed islands in the East China Sea for the first time Wednesday and a Chinese military plane made an unprecedented journey between Okinawan islands, Japanese officials said.
December 12, 2015 Man held after Buddhists use Malaysia Muslim prayer room Malaysian police said Tuesday they have arrested a resort owner after he allowed Buddhists to use a Muslim prayer room in the country's latest religious controversy.
December 12, 2015 As dams loom, Mekong fishermen fear for their future The waters of the mighty Mekong have sustained generations of families but nowadays its fishermen often find their nets empty and fear hydropower mega-dams will destroy their livelihoods.
December 12, 2015 S. Korea to parade North-focused cruise missile South Korea will show off a cruise missile capable of surgical strikes on the North Korean leadership when it stages a military parade in Seoul next month, the defence ministry said Wednesday.
December 12, 2015 New Zealand coaches want Pacific Super 15 rugby team New Zealand's Super 15 coaches are pushing for a team of Pacific island players to be included in the southern hemisphere competition when it expands in 2016, a report said Wednesday.