Modern Singapore’s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, dies at 91
Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister and architect of the tiny Southeast Asian city-state's rapid rise from British tropical…
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Japan PM attends 20th memorial of sarin attack
Members of the Tokyo Metro bowed their heads for a minute of silence on Friday (March 20) in remembrance of…
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Japan unveils latest bullet train
Japan unveiled its latest bullet train, the Hokuriku Shinkansen, on Saturday (March 14) to run on a newly extended line…
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Interview: Mabel Au, Director of Amnesty International, China
Amnesty International Hong Kong director, Mabel Au said many helpers do not know their rights or who to ask for…
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Pro and anti-mainland protests in Hong Kong
Hundreds of police were on standby at Hong Kong's Government House on Sunday (March 15) at its bi-annual open day…
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Japan hosts UN conference on disaster risk reduction
Japan hosted a United Nations conference on Saturday (March 14) and pledged $4 billion towards a new plan to reduce…
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Islamic State ransacks Assyrian capital as Iraq appeals for help
By Dominic Evans BAGHDAD Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:51pm EDT (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have desecrated another ancient Iraqi…
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China defends reclamation of disputed isles in South China Sea
(Reuters) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday (March 8) defended China's activities in the South China Sea, hinted…
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Indonesia moves two Australian convicts to final prison
Indonesian authorities transferred two convicted Australian drug traffickers on Wednesday (March 4) to a maximum security prison inNusakambangan Island of…
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Nokor’s neighbors condemn firing of short-range missiles off coast
Both South Korea and Japan condemned Pyongyang firing of two short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday (March 2),…
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