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US urges China to help rein in N. Korea Top US officials urged China Friday to use all its leverage to stop North Korea's "destabilising" actions on the Korean peninsula.

12 April 2013

Assange voices confidence on Australia election WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is holed up in the Ecuador's embassy in London, gave an upbeat assessment late Thursday to his chances of winning a seat in Australia's Senate.

12 April 2013

Australia to tackle Japan on whaling at UN court Australia is to fire the opening salvoes in a legal battle before the United Nations' highest court in June aimed at stopping Japan's whaling research programme in Antarctica.

12 April 2013

Woodside shelves huge gas project in Australia Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd. on Friday announced it was shelving onshore plans for the controversial multi-billion-dollar Browse liquefied natural gas export project.

12 April 2013

Excitement builds in Japan for new Murakami novel The wait is nearly over for thousands of readers eager to get their hands on the new novel by celebrated Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami.

12 April 2013

Residents in China ordered to cull birds: media Residents of a Chinese city were ordered to cull all their poultry as authorities stepped up attempts to halt the spread of the deadly H7N9 bird flu.

11 April 2013

H.K. ferry crash captains face manslaughter charges: reports The two captains involved in a Hong Kong ferry collision last year that claimed 39 lives in the city's worst maritime disaster in decades will be charged with manslaughter.

11 April 2013

Psy's 'Gentleman' -- the only launch worth worrying about Even Kim Jong-Un's threats of nuclear war can't divert world attention from the main event on the Korean peninsula this week -- the launch of Psy's hugely anticipated follow-up to his global hit "Gangnam Style".

11 April 2013

N. Korea blames South's leader for Kaesong closure N. Korea on Thursday renewed a threat to permanently close its Kaesong joint industrial zone with S. Korea, blaming the "confrontation" policies of the South's new president.

11 April 2013

Asian gecko threatened by medicine trade: TRAFFIC Activists warned Thursday that wild populations of Southeast Asia's striking Tokay Gecko were in danger of being over-hunted for use in traditional medicine in China and other countries.

11 April 2013

Blind activist says China violated US freedom deal The Chinese human rights activist at the center of a diplomatic crisis a year ago on Tuesday accused Beijing of reneging on the agreement that freed him and urged the United States to intervene.

10 April 2013

N. Korea border crossing shut to tourists: China official The biggest border crossing between North Korea and China has been closed to tourist groups, a Chinese official said Wednesday as nuclear tensions mounted.

10 April 2013

S. Korea, US upgrade surveillance status: report South Korea and the United States upgraded their coordinated military surveillance status on Wednesday, a report said, ahead of an expected mid-range missile launch by North Korea.

10 April 2013

Execution-free world getting closer: Amnesty The use of the death penalty is broadly diminishing around the world although a handful of countries that had not used capital punishment for several years resumed executions in 2012.

10 April 2013

Want to be a sports star? Look in the mirror The shape of a man's face can help predict his sporting acumen, according to a study that found Japanese baseball players.

10 April 2013

Hong Kong 'Thatcher's biggest compromise': China media Chinese state media on Tuesday hailed late former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher as an "outstanding" figure who made her "biggest compromise" with the handover of Hong Kong, but said she had a mixed legacy.

09 April 2013

Asian economies to rebound but recovery fragile: ADB The Asian Development Bank said Tuesday the region's emerging economies would pick up this year but warned that the recovery remained fragile due to the eurozone crisis and tensions in Asia.

09 April 2013

Nazarbayev calls to reform global monetary system Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev took part in the Boao Forum for Asia started in China.

09 April 2013

Japan puts anti-North Korean missiles in Tokyo Japan has deployed Patriot missiles in its capital as it readies to defend the 30 million people who live in greater Tokyo from any North Korean attack.

09 April 2013

Ice Hockey: Kazakhstan women’s national team defeats North Korea in World Championship Kazakhstan’s Larisa Sviridova, Galina Shu, Zarina Tukhtiyeva and Victoria Sazonova delivered the pucks into the North Korea team's gates.

09 April 2013

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