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Four Chinese nationals slaughtered in Papua New Guinea

Four Chinese nationals have been hacked to death in Port Moresby, with one reportedly beheaded and the others dismembered in an attack condemned as “brutal and cowardly” on Wednesday by Papua New...

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Pakistan bombing kills seven in Karachi, injuring senior judge

Bombers targeted a senior judge in Karachi on Wednesday, killing at least seven people on a busy street during morning rush hour in Pakistan’s business capital, officials said.

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New bid to oust Australia's Gillard

Moves were underway on Wednesday to oust embattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard and return Kevin Rudd to the Labor leadership, reports said, as the Australian premier faces defeat at the upcoming...

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North and South Korean websites still offline after war anniversary hack attack

Several North and South Korean websites that went offline on a war anniversary remained shut down on Wednesday, a day after what Seoul partly blamed on a hacking attack.

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India flood rescue helicopter crash kills eight

A rescue helicopter delivering wood for the mass cremations of the victims of flooding in northern India crashed on Tuesday, killing the eight people on board, the government said.

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Written Chinese collides with the digital age in Asia

Millions of people across East Asia are forgetting the pictographs and ideographs that have been used in Japan and greater China for centuries. While some bemoan what they see as the loss of...

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Ex-wrestler, doctor challenge incumbent in Mongolian presidential poll

A popular ex-wrestler and a doctor, the first woman to seek Mongolia's top office, are the main rivals to the Harvard-educated incumbent in today's presidential elections, but neither is likely to...

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Asia Pacific military spending to overtake US by 2021

Asian powers are outpacing the US to become the biggest spenders on defence by 2021 and are fuelling an "explosion" in the global arms trade, a study said.

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Cyberattack alert in South Korea after president's website hacked

South Korea issued a cyberattack alert yesterday after hackers penetrated several official websites, including the presidential Blue House, on the anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War.

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Myanmar seen as likely to reopen natural-resource deals

The Myanmar government plans to renegotiate billions of dollars of natural-resource deals as it imposes tougher environmental standards and clamps down on corruption, a leading US think tank said...

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Former Cambodia governor jailed in absentia for shooting three factory workers

A Cambodian court sentenced a former governor in absentia to 18 months in prison for shooting three female workers at a factory supplying sportswear giant Puma, a judge said yesterday.

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North Korea will dominate China and South Korea summit agenda

South Korean President Park Geun-hye heads for a summit in China on Wednesday, looking to exploit signs of Beijing’s growing frustration with its unpredictable ally North Korea.

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Indian PM on landmark Kashmir trip after deadly attack

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was to pay a landmark visit to troubled Indian Kashmir on Tuesday, a day after heavily-armed militants killed eight soldiers in the deadliest attack in the region for...

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