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North Korea has made the arrangements to put into position a long-range rocket for a controversial launch next week

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North Korea has made the arrangements to put into position a long-range rocket for a controversial launch next week - amid reports it is...

President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in India for the first visit there by a Pakistani head of state for seven years

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President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in India for the first visit there by a Pakistani head of state for seven years. Asif Ali Zardari...

The death toll of Kashmir avalanche has risen to 135

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The death toll of Kashmir avalanche has risen to 135, the Pakistan army has said. Spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said 124 Pakistani soldiers and...

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More than 100 Pakistani soldiers have been buried by an avalanche in the disputed Kashmir region, officials say. Local TV stations say that the incident...

A group of five persons has been arrested in southern China after a 17-year-old student sold his kidney so he could buy an iPhone and iPad

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A group of five persons has been arrested in southern China after a 17-year-old student sold his kidney so he could buy an iPhone...

Anonymous’ message urged Chinese people to join the group and stage their own protests against the regime

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Almost 500 Chinese websites have been defaced in an Anonymous attack, the hacking group claims. Targets hit in the mass defacement included government sites, its official...

Mumbai's Aquaria Grande skyscrapers will have swimming pools instead of balconies

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Aquaria Grande, the new towers in Mumbai, India, will feature swimming pools enclosed in glass instead of balconies. Aquaria Grande, the 37-storey skyscrapers were the...

At 1,102 ft up and 3,858 ft across the ambitious Aizhai suspension bridge has become the highest and longest in the world

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Workers put the finishing touches to the Aizhai Long-span Suspension Bridge in Jishou, Hunan, China, this week, just in time for its opening. At 1,102...

Victoria Cleven on board a Qantas flight discovered live maggots crawling inside a packet of the airline nuts

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An Australian mother on board a Qantas flight discovered live maggots crawling inside a packet of the airline nuts after she'd already begun eating...

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has won Burma by-election for parliament

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Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has won Burma by-election for parliament after a landmark vote which saw 45 seats contested. Aung San Suu Kyi's...

Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge is now the world's highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge

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China’s Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge has opened today allowing motorists to cross over a canyon - at 1,102ft. Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge is...

Six Chinese bloggers have been arrested and police shut 16 websites after rumors were spread that military vehicles were on the streets of Beijing

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Six Chinese bloggers have been arrested and police shut 16 websites after rumors were spread that military vehicles were on the streets of Beijing,...

Japan announces that will shoot down a North Korean rocket if necessary, as new satellite images appeared to show preparations for the April launch

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Japan announces that will shoot down a North Korean rocket if necessary, as new satellite images appeared to show preparations for the April launch. Japanese...

The allegations against Bo Xilai were "preposterous", said a source close to his family

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Bo Xilai, the politician at the heart of China's biggest political scandal in years, is the victim of a smear campaign, a source close...

The United States has confirmed the decision to put on hold planned food aid to North Korea

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The United States has confirmed the decision to put on hold planned food aid to North Korea. The decision comes after Pyongyang announced a new...

Almost 60 leaders from around the world attending 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit have called for closer co-operation to tackle the threat of nuclear terrorism

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Almost 60 leaders from around the world attending 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit have called for closer co-operation to tackle the threat of nuclear...

President Barack Obama said he is pushing for "a world without nuclear weapons" ahead of Seoul Nuclear Security Summit

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Speaking ahead of Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, which aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear terrorism, US President Barack Obama says he is pushing...

Sgt. Robert Bales had been formally charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, nine Afghan children and eight adults

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Families of the Afghan people who lost their lives in the Kandahar massacre have been paid compensation. The US military gave $46,000 for each person...

CY Leung is the newly elected leader of Hong Kong after an unusually turbulent campaign

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CY Leung is the newly elected leader of Hong Kong after an unusually turbulent campaign. Self-made businessman CY Leung, 57, was elected by a committee...

President Barack Obama has visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating South Korea from North Korea, amid rising tensions over the North's planned rocket launch

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President Barack Obama has visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating South Korea from North Korea, amid rising tensions over the North's planned rocket launch. Barack...

North Korean rocket due to be launched in April may affect an area between Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines

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North Korean rocket due to be launched in April may affect an area between Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines, says US Assistant Secretary of...

Japan prepares its anti-missile defense systems in response to the planned launch of a North Korean long-range rocket next month

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Japan prepares its anti-missile defense systems in response to the planned launch of a North Korean long-range rocket next month, Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka...

Audio recordings of a Chongqing senior officials meeting revealed that a police investigation into the family of Bo Xilai led to his downfall

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Audio recordings of a Chongqing senior officials meeting revealed that a police investigation into the family of top Chinese politician Bo Xilai led to...

North Korea sent an invitation letter to UN nuclear watchdog three months after Kim Jong-Un came to power following the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il

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UN nuclear inspectors have been invited to North Korea for the first time in three years, the country's chief nuclear negotiator Ri Yong-Ho has...

King George Tupou V of the South Pacific nation of Tonga has died in Hong Kong aged 63

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King George Tupou V of the South Pacific nation of Tonga has died in Hong Kong aged 63. King George Tupou V died at a...