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Disaster declared in flood-hit Australia
AFP - Saturday, November 7SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australian authorities declared a natural disaster along parts of the country's east coast as heavy floods cut the main road linking major cities, stranding thousands of people.
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Miracle Aussie baby beats rare condition in world first
AFP - Friday, November 6MELBOURNE (AFP) - - A "miracle" Australian baby has become the first person cured of a rare and deadly brain-melting condition after doctors gambled on an experimental drug tested only on mice, they said on Thursday.
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Two dead in Australia psychiatric unit stabbing: police
AFP - Thursday, November 5MELBOURNE (AFP) - - Australian police laid murder charges against a 49-year-old male patient on Thursday over a stabbing rampage at a secure psychiatric hospital that left two people dead.
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China not courting Africa only for energy: Wen
AFP - Sunday, November 8BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao denied that Beijing was developing ties in Africa purely to satisfy its need for energy, as he headed for talks with the continent's leaders, according to state media.
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'US supports Dalai Lama visit to Indian state'
AFP - Saturday, November 7NEW DELHI (AFP) - - The United States has given its backing to a visit by the Dalai Lama to a remote Buddhist region in India that is claimed by China, according to reports.
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China a big winner in carbon credit game
AFP - Saturday, November 7KUNMING, China (AFP) - - In energy-hungry China's southwestern Yunnan province, power is being produced at wind farms, dams and garbage dumps as the Asian giant adopts more "green" technology thanks to carbon trading.
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Villagers flee war zone as India battles Maoists
Reuters - Saturday, November 7By Bappa Majumdar
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Indian Sikhs defy advice to pray in Pakistan
AFP - Friday, November 6HASAN ABDAL, Pakistan (AFP) - - Roads were closed, shops shuttered and police on guard in Hasan Abdal, near Pakistan's capital, as about 2,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims defied advice to honour the founder of the faith.
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Pre-paid mobile ban hits Kashmiri lovers
AFP - Thursday, November 5SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - - Secret lovers in Indian-controlled Kashmir, used to arranging trysts on their mobile phones, are up in arms over a ban on pre-paid connections announced last week by the government.
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Sri Lanka boat people leader a known trafficker: Colombo
AFP - Saturday, November 7COLOMBO (AFP) - - The leader of a boat of Sri Lankan asylum seekers held in Indonesia is a known people smuggler previously deported from Canada, the government said Friday, a charge he has strongly denied.
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Red Cross suspends work in Indonesia's Aceh
AFP - Friday, November 6BANDA ACEH (Indonesia) (AFP) - - The Red Cross suspended its activities in the Indonesian province of Aceh for a day on Friday after one of its German workers was shot and wounded by gunmen on a motorbike.
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Indonesia extends Australia refugee boat's stay
AFP - Friday, November 6JAKARTA (AFP) - - Indonesia extended by a week on Friday a deadline for an Australian customs ship loaded with 78 protesting Sri Lankan asylum seekers to leave its territory.
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Obama delays Japan visit following Texas shooting: Tokyo
AFP - Sunday, November 8TOKYO (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas, according to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.
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Report: Obama may delay Japan arrival next week
AP - Saturday, November 7TOKYO - Japan's public broadcaster says President Barack Obama may delay his arrival in Tokyo to attend a memorial service for those killed in a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas earlier this week.
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Japan and Mekong nations to wrap up summit
AFP - Saturday, November 7TOKYO (AFP) - - The leaders of Japan and Southeast Asia's five Mekong River nations will on Saturday wrap up a summit at which Tokyo has pledged more than 5.5 billion dollars in loans and grants.
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Accused Philippine rebel kidnapper to remain hidden: MILF
AFP - Friday, November 6COTABATO, Philippines (AFP) - - Philippine Muslim rebel leaders on Thursday refused a government demand to force one of their members accused of kidnapping an Irish priest to come out and personally deny the allegation.
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Gunmen fire on bus in south Philippines, killing 2
AP - Thursday, November 5ZAMBOANGA, Philippines - Gunmen opened fire on a commuter bus in the restive southern Philippines, killing two and wounding eight passengers, authorities said Thursday.
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Philippines frees officers cleared over coup: military
AFP - Wednesday, November 4MANILA (AFP) - - Eleven Philippine military officers who were cleared of involvement in a coup plot against President Gloria Arroyo were freed Tuesday and will be able to rejoin their units, military officials said.
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Delegates start arriving in Singapore for APEC Summit
Channel NewsAsia - 2 hours 19 minutes agoSINGAPORE: Delegates attending the 20th Asia—Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit starting Sunday have started arriving in Singapore.
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Alleged murderer says he didn’t intend to kill girlfriend
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, November 7SINGAPORE — He had bought a knife to force a confession out of his teenage girlfriend about her infidelity, but alleged murderer Pathip Selvan Sugumaran argued on the stand on Friday that he never had the intention to stab or kill her.
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Football: Sengkang save best for last in S.League
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, November 7SINGAPORE : An injury—time goal from Murphy Wiredu sealed a last—gasp victory for Sengkang Punggol, as they beat Woodlands Wellington 2—1 at Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday evening.
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ASEAN urges Thailand, Cambodia to resolve feud
AP - Sunday, November 8BANGKOK - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations expressed concern Saturday over a worsening diplomatic feud between Cambodia and Thailand and urged the neighboring countries to exercise restraint.
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ASEAN urges 'maximum restraint' in Thai-Cambodia row
AFP - Sunday, November 8BANGKOK (AFP) - - The head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged Thailand and Cambodia to show "maximum restraint" amid tensions over Phnom Penh's job offer to a fugitive former Thai premier.
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Thaksin on a mission to humiliate Thai government
AP - Saturday, November 7BANGKOK - Thailand's fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has spent much of the past three years roaming the globe, shopping for diamonds in Africa, golfing at Asian resorts _ and humiliating the government from a distance.
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Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander
AP - Sunday, November 8DANANG, Vietnam - On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees.
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Storm-triggered landslide kills 13 in Vietnam
AFP - Saturday, November 7HANOI (AFP) - - At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in central Vietnam following storms and flooding that have now left almost 130 people dead, according to officials.
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Tapes show Kennedy was conflicted over Saigon coup
AP - Wednesday, November 4WASHINGTON - Newly released White House tapes from the Vietnam War era portray President John F. Kennedy wrestling over the fate of South Vietnam's strongman in a situation that appears to mirror President Barack Obama's quandary today in dealing with Afghanistan's shaky government.
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