China responded Wednesday to claims it's been building in the contested waters of the South China Sea, reiterating it has "indisputable sovereign rights over islands" in the sea and their surrounding waters.

Kim Jong Nam didn't have a heart attack and the medics who conducted his autopsy found no obvious puncture marks or wounds, a top Malaysian health official said Tuesday, compounding the mystery over the North Korean's death.

One of the fiercest critics of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and his bloody crackdown on illegal drugs was arrested Thursday evening on drug-related charges in what supporters say is a politically motivated vendetta.

South Korea's ousted President Park Geun-hye will meet with prosecutors Tuesday, the first time since she lost her executive immunity.

Two women accused of killing Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur airport have been charged with murder.

South Korea President Park Geun-hye's removal from office comes at the end of a week of huge instability in East Asia.