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Candidate, 94, uses funeral fund for Japan election A 94-year-old man who cashed in his funeral savings to use as an election deposit was out canvassing for votes Friday, just two days ahead of Japan's general election.

15 December 2012

Myanmar makes new mine protest arrests Myanmar authorities on Friday said they had made a fresh round of arrests over a spate of protests demanding apologies for a police crackdown on a rally at a Chinese-backed copper mine last month.

15 December 2012

Death threats for royal prank call presenters: police Death threats have been made against the Australian radio hosts at the centre of the royal prank call tragedy, police said Friday, with station management reportedly hiring bodyguards and moving staff to safehouses.

14 December 2012

Sri Lanka defends China's expansion in Indian Ocean Sri Lanka has defended China's increased naval presence in the Indian Ocean and rejected claims that it is a threat to regional power India.

14 December 2012

Samoa cyclone kills two, knocks out power The Pacific nation of Samoa faces up to two weeks without electricity, officials said Friday, after a cyclone that killed two people and sent hundreds fleeing to safety destroyed its main power station.

14 December 2012

Mitsubishi Bank fined $8.6 mn for flouting US sanctions Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan's biggest bank, must pay US authorities a fine totaling some 8.6 million dollars for flouting US sanctions on Iran, Sudan, Myanmar and Cuba.

14 December 2012

Japan scrambles fighters for China plane Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after one Chinese state-owned aeroplane entered airspace over islands at the centre of a dispute between Tokyo and Beijing.

14 December 2012

Chinese part derailed freight train in Kazakhstan A freight train ran off the track near Astana and caused delays of 17 passenger trains in both directions.

13 December 2012

Power cuts, evacuations as Cyclone Evan lashes Samoa Flash floods and power cuts hit the Samoan capital Apia Thursday as Tropical Cyclone Evan lashed the Pacific island nation with high winds and heavy rain.

13 December 2012

Same laws must apply to bloggers, tweeters: Leveson The man who led the inquiry into Britain's phone-hacking scandal has warned that bloggers and tweeters should be subject to the same laws as traditional media outlets to prevent a decline in standards of journalism.

13 December 2012

India condemns N. Korea rocket launch, tests own missile India condemned North Korea's long-range rocket launch on Wednesday even as it tested one of its own ballistic weapons, which were developed when India was a nuclear pariah itself.

13 December 2012

Indian sitar legend Ravi Shankar dies, aged 92 Legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, a major influence on Western musicians ranging from The Beatles to Yehudi Menuhin, has died at the age of 92.

13 December 2012

World leaders face big challenges in 2013 Barack Obama is back and China has a new leader in Xi Jinping, but world leaders face heavyweight issues in the coming year, from lingering economic crises to bloody tumult in the Middle East.

13 December 2012

IMF warns Hong Kong property faces price correction The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday warned that Hong Kong could see an abrupt fall in property prices after years of dramatic increases in one of the world's most expensive housing markets.

12 December 2012

US seen as 'first among equals' in 2030: intel report The United States will likely be the "first among equals" rather than a lone superpower by 2030, in an increasingly chaotic world where China is the top economy.

12 December 2012

North Korea successfully launches long-range rocket North Korea successfully launched a long-range rocket on Wednesday, sharply escalating the security threat posed by the nuclear-armed state and provoking concern from China and global condemnation.

12 December 2012

500,000 entries for expanded Chinese dictionary: media China's "most inclusive" dictionary is set to expand by nearly a third to nearly half a million entries across 25 volumes.

12 December 2012

Limited options to punish N. Korea rocket launch With North Korea seemingly intent on going ahead with its planned rocket launch, the international community must decide how it can punish a country that has proved largely impervious to past sanctions.

12 December 2012

Petrol bombs thrown during Bangladesh protest Hundreds of protesters in Bangladesh threw petrol bombs at police on Tuesday as opposition parties enforced a nationwide strike demanding elections under a neutral caretaker government.

12 December 2012

PPR joins luxury sector rivals on China gold rush trail PPR, the French retailer that has snapped up Hong Kong jeweller Qeelin, intends to leverage the brand to build its presence in China and across Asia in a path already trodden by up-market rivals such as Richemont and Hermes.

12 December 2012

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