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Limbless preacher tests Vietnam's religious freedoms

The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled...

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Rakhine state Rohingya face two-child limit on family size

Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have introduced a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, in an effort to ease tensions with the Rohingya's Buddhist neighbours after a spate...

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Filipino marines, militants die in clash

At least seven Filipino marines and four Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in a clash yesterday as the military launched an offensive against gunmen blamed for recent kidnappings and of trying to...

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Pakistan minibus explosion kills 16 schoolchildren and teacher

Sixteen schoolchildren and a teacher burned to death in eastern Pakistan early yesterday when a short-circuit near a leaking fuel tank caused their minibus to burst into flames.

7:09AM

Radiation leak reported at Japan lab

A nuclear research laboratory in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected 55 people, though none were hospitalised and no impact was expected outside the facility.

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Japan PM visit boosts huge Myanmar industrial zone

Japan’s premier agreed on Saturday to press on with work on a major industrial zone near Yangon on a visit to Myanmar aimed at deepening economic ties with the former junta-ruled nation.

5:10PM

Japan mayor to apologise to US over brothels advice

A Japanese politician who drew fire for calling “comfort women” a wartime necessity has been forced to apologise for suggesting US soldiers in Okinawa visit brothels to vent their violent...

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Korean 'comfort women' refuse to meet Osaka mayor

A Japanese politician on Friday apologised to women forcibly drafted into military brothels during the second world war after his comments about them being a military necessity sparked outrage.

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Policeman, four gunmen killed in Kabul Taliban attack

Explosions and gunfire rocked central Kabul on Friday as the Taliban launched a major attack close to an Afghan intelligence facility and the headquarters of a government force that protects...

2:01AM

Chinese firms in Malaysia face calls for boycott

Malay NGOs are demanding boycotts of Chinese businesses following Malaysia's divisive election, to teach them "a lesson" for backing opposition candidates. More than 20 non-governmental...

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Parties vie to control Indonesian soccer, seeing it as key to election victory

More than 60,000 people packed into Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on a recent Saturday night to see the national soccer team play. Another 100 million tuned in to television to watch the...

2:42AM

Kashmiri militants kill three soldiers in ambush outside Srinagar

Armed militants killed three soldiers on Friday in an ambush outside Srinagar, the main city of Indian Kashmir, an army spokesman said. The soldiers were searching for militants during a patrol...

1:26AM

Sri Lanka monk attempts to self-immolate

A Sri Lankan monk set himself on fire on Friday to protest the slaughter of cattle, in the country’s first attempt at self-immolation by a monk, police said.

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