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Vietnamese authorities destroyed more than 2,200 kilograms (nearly 5,000 pounds) of seized elephant ivory and rhino horns on Saturday, sending a message ahead of a key international conference the country is hosting next week that they want illegal wildlife trafficking stopped.

Long lines have grown longer, scuffles have broken out and chaotic scenes are being seen across India as millions of people wait to change old currency notes that have become worthless after the government demonetized high-value bills.

Tens, and possibly hundreds, of thousands of South Koreans marched in Seoul on Saturday demanding the ouster of President Park Geun-hye in what one of the biggest protests in the country since its democratization about 30 years ago.

From as early as the 1950s, Egypt's rulers have had an unspoken social contract with Egyptians: Forfeit genuine democracy and freedoms and, in return, you get to live on the cheap with heavy state subsidies keeping down prices of basic items and services — bread, sugar, rice, fuel, water and electricity.

New reports emerged Friday of public killings and other atrocities committed against Mosul residents by Islamic State (ISIS) militants, including dozens of civilians whose bullet-riddled bodies were hung from telephone poles after they were accused of using cellphones to leak information to Iraqi security forces.

Kuwait's upcoming election will give the tiny emirate a chance to elect new representatives to what is arguably the Gulf's most powerful legislature, as the country is squeezed by low oil prices and fearful of extremist attacks.

NATO says an explosion inside Bagram Airfield, a large U.S. base north of Kabul, has caused casualties.

A former drug company chairman who was on a list of China's 100 most-wanted fugitives abroad has returned after 15 years on the lam in New Zealand and Australia, the government announced Saturday.

Tens, and possibly hundreds, of thousands of South Koreans were expected to rally in Seoul on Saturday demanding the ouster of President Park Geun-hye in what would be one of the biggest protests in the country since its democratization about 30 years ago.

Tucked within Kashmir's Himalayan foothills sits a freshwater lake that was once among Asia's largest.

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan early Saturday, but no damage or casualties were reported.

Cyprus' government spokesman says intensive talks at a Swiss resort aimed at reaching a deal reunifying the ethnically divided island have broken off and will reconvene in Geneva on November 20.

A newspaper reports that one of 18 employees of Australia's largest casino operator detained in China a month ago for suspected gambling crimes has been released on bail.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry didn't comment on President-elect Donald Trump's election victory on Friday while visiting Antarctica, but did say that citizens who care about limiting emissions might have to march in the streets to push for more aggressive action.

Soccer fans at Stade de France have observed a minute's silence one year after the Paris attacks.

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is condemning the use of the banned weapons in Syria.

Bosnian Serb police say they have filed complaints with the state prosecutor against several former members of the Croatian Army, including generals, alleged to have committed war crimes in Bosnia during the 1992-95 war.

Brazil has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization against the U.S. over duties imposed on Brazilian steel products.

A senior European Union official has told Kosovo that unless it approves a border demarcation deal with neighboring Montenegro it cannot enjoy EU visa liberalization.