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New Netanyahu government wins MPs' approval as Obama urges deal The Israeli parliament late narrowly approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government.
15 May 2015
Netanyahu denounces 'resurgent' anti-Semitism Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced a resurgence in anti-Semitism both in the Middle East and in the West.
13 May 2015
Black Miss Japan fights for race revolution Ariana Miyamoto entered the Miss Universe Japan beauty contest after a mixed-race friend committed suicide.
12 May 2015
Aged 100, Australian dancer still hears call of the stage Starring in music videos at the age of 100, Eileen Kramer is probably the oldest working dancer and choreographer in Australia.
11 May 2015
Beijing raises cigarette tax to deter smoking China will more than double the tax on tobacco to 11 percent, as authorities try to deter smoking in the world's largest producer and consumer of tobacco.
08 May 2015
Vitaly Churkin, Russia's permanent representative to the UN.  ©RIA Novosti Russia expects UN peace talks on Yemen to re-start quickly Russia's UN envoy said he expected UN-brokered peace talks on Yemen to re-start quickly and warned that sending ground forces to Yemen would be a reckless escalation.
08 May 2015
Bollywood's Khan jailed for 5 years for deadly hit-and-run Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in prison for killing a homeless man with his SUV in a 2002 hit-and-run after a night out drinking at an upmarket bar.
06 May 2015
Rebuilding the economy of Nepal after the earthquake crisis Recommendations that may bring good results in Nepal: Rethinking monetary policy in order to take into consideration the growing economic relation with China, pushing for a Roosevelt infrastructure plan, developing the hydro energy sector.
05 May 2015
Malaysian opposition activists held after May Day protest More than two dozen protesters including a leading human rights activist and opposition politicians were detained overnight in Malaysia.
02 May 2015
Passion and lunchboxes: K-pop's 'auntie' fans stand proud They don't fit the normal fan profile, but South Korea's 40-something K-pop "aunties" are every bit as obsessed with their idols as their teenage counterparts.
30 April 2015
Australia calls for regional fight against drug trade after executions Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop called for a regional approach to tackle drug trafficking, saying the death penalty would not halt the illegal trade.
30 April 2015
©REUTERS McDonald's supplier gets Beijing's biggest pollution fine: Xinhua A McDonald's joint venture in China supplying its outlets with French fries has been slapped with a record 3.9 million yuan fine for water pollution.
30 April 2015
Katy Perry risks China Firework as she dons Taiwan flag The intricacies of cross-strait diplomacy may not have been uppermost on her mind but Katy Perry caused a stir in both Taiwan and China.
30 April 2015
Nepal quake survivors clash with riot police, UN seeks $415 mn Desperate survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people clashed with riot police in Nepal's capital.
30 April 2015
Female Afghan 'Top Gun' soars above gender barrier With a hint of swagger, Afghanistan's first female pilot since the fall of the Taliban is defying death threats and archaic gender norms.
29 April 2015
Japan PM says 'deeply pained' over WWII 'comfort women' Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his remorse over the sexual slavery of Asian women during World War II.
29 April 2015
Sam Smith cancels Australia tour over vocal hemorrhage Young singing sensation Sam Smith canceled the rest of an Australian tour after developing a hemorrhage on his vocal cords.
29 April 2015
Russian cargo spacecraft hit by glitch: official Russian officials said an unmanned Progress spacecraft carrying supplies to the International Space Station had suffered a glitch.
28 April 2015
Iran's Rouhani warns change coming for 'sanctions busters' President Hassan Rouhani warned that middlemen who have circumvented sanctions will need to "think of another job."
28 April 2015
Australia's FM slams chaos ahead of Indonesia executions Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop criticised Indonesia's "chaotic" handling of the execution of nine prisoners.
28 April 2015

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