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Malaysia PM criticises upcoming demonstration
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak criticised organisers of a weekend protest demanding his ouster, saying the timing and venue of the demonstration would clash with independence day parade rehearsals.
28 August 2015
Vietnam to free 18,200 prisoners in amnesty but no activists
Vietnam said it will free more than 18,200 prisoners to mark its independence day celebrations, but political activists will be excluded from the country's second biggest-ever amnesty.
28 August 2015
Kim Jong-Un credits nukes not talks for deal with S. Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said nuclear weapons -- not negotiating skills -- secured what he described as a "landmark" agreement this week with South Korea.
28 August 2015
Kazakh fans revel in historic Champions League success
Bars spilled joyous supporters into the streets of oil-rich Kazakhstan's capital Astana early after the Central Asian country's leading football club became its first to make the Champions League group stages.
27 August 2015
Australian PM dismisses Treasurer's republican push
Monarchist Prime Minister Tony Abbott insisted that efforts to resurrect a push for Australia to become a republic were doomed despite his treasurer's new role as a bipartisan torchbearer for the movement.
27 August 2015
Dutch lecturer accuses Kazakhstan of sacking him under Russian pressure
A Dutch lecturer accused a top university in Kazakhstan of sacking him after he tried to hold a talk on the "Russian-Ukrainian conflict", a claim denied by the university.
27 August 2015
Erdogan urges Turkey to choose 'stability' in November polls
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turkey to vote for "stability" in November 1 polls, as three pro-Kurdish MPs were invited into a caretaker government in an unprecedented move.
27 August 2015
Fear and despair in Kashmir as India-Pakistan talks falter
India and Pakistan aborted rare talks on their festering conflict in Kashmir this weekend under a cloud of recriminations.
26 August 2015
Nazarbayev to visit China
President of Kazakhstan is going to meet PRC Chairman Xi Jinping in Beijing as part of his official state visit to the Asian country.
25 August 2015
China poses risks to global economic recovery: France
China's faltering growth poses a threat to a recovery in the global economy, France's economy minister Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.
25 August 2015
Turkey's Erdogan officially calls snap elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called snap polls after his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) failed to form a coalition government with the opposition.
25 August 2015
Steenkamps adamant Pistorius deliberately killed their daughter
Reeva Steenkamp's devastated parents remain adamant Oscar Pistorius deliberately killed their daughter, telling Australian television their life has been ruined.
24 August 2015
Japan premier hits out at Russian PM's visit to disputed islands
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday criticised his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev's weekend visit to disputed islands.
24 August 2015
Huge blaze breaks out at steel plant near Tokyo's Haneda airport: official
A huge blaze broke out Monday at steel plant near Tokyo's Haneda airport as television images showed plumes of thick black smoke and flames shooting up into the air.
24 August 2015
No end to marathon Korean crisis talks
Top-level North and South Korean negotiators talked through the night with no sign of an agreement to exit a high-stakes standoff.
24 August 2015
North, South Korea hold top-level talks to defuse military tensions
North and South Korea sat down to urgent top-level talks, seeking some way out of an escalating crisis that has pushed both their militaries to the brink of an armed conflict.
22 August 2015
Russian PM visits disputed Kuril islands, triggering Japan protest
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev landed Saturday in the Kuril islands, prompting a swift rebuke from Tokyo, which claims sovereignty over the northwest Pacific archipelago in a long-running dispute.
22 August 2015
Turkey to hold snap polls on Nov 1: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he would call snap elections likely to be held on November 1, after coalition talks failed in an unprecedented political impasse.
22 August 2015
Thai police chief hails bomber hunt 'progress', but still no arrests
Thailand's police chief insisted his officers were making "a lot of progress" in the hunt for the Bangkok shrine bomber despite the lack of arrests and mystery over the attackers' motives.
21 August 2015
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