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Philippine storm death toll rises to 11 Two days of heavy flooding and landslides killed 11 people as tropical storm Jangmi crossed the central Philippines on Tuesday, with water in some areas "neck deep".
30 December 2014
Items resembling slide, plane door seen in AirAsia search Items resembling an emergency slide, plane door and other objects were spotted in the sea during an aerial search Tuesday for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501.
30 December 2014
©REUTERS China blocks access to Google e-mail service China has blocked the last remaining way to access Google's popular e-mail service, as authorities work to establish "Internet sovereignty".
30 December 2014
UN chief urges peaceful Sri Lanka vote UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged the Sri Lankan government to ensure next week's elections are peaceful and that minorities are able to vote without fear.
30 December 2014
©Reuters Taliban claim NATO 'defeat' in 13-year Afghan war The Taliban responded scornfully to the formal end of NATO's war in Afghanistan, describing the US-led mission as a "fire of barbarism and cruelty".
29 December 2014
Family of 10 misses ill-fated AirAsia flight An Indonesian family of 10 said they had a miraculous escape when they arrived too late to catch AirAsia Flight QZ8501, which went missing.
29 December 2014
China bird flu death reported as 2014 toll rises A man has died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in eastern China, at the end of a year in which cases of the virus have accelerated.
29 December 2014
Widely-hailed AirAsia boss facing first major crisis Tony Fernandes has been hailed for transforming AirAsia from a floundering carrier into the region's largest budget airline, but now faces his biggest challenge.
29 December 2014
Under fire from bishops, Pope shirts pulled from Philippine stores The Philippines's largest broadcaster pulled souvenir T-shirts for an upcoming papal visit from its stores.
29 December 2014
Indonesia resumes search for missing AirAsia plane Indonesia resumed a sea and aerial search at dawn for an AirAsia plane that went missing in the Java Sea with 162 people on board.
29 December 2014
Photo courtesy of natochess.com NATO to hold ceremony Sunday marking end of its Afghan war NATO will hold a ceremony in Kabul later formally ending its war in Afghanistan, officials said, after 13 years of conflict.
28 December 2014
Japan plans law to speed up overseas deployment of troops Japan plans to draw up a law to speed the deployment of troops overseas for peacekeeping operations and to support alliesю
28 December 2014
No escape for those stuck in Malaysian 'forced labour' Toiling 12 hours a day in a Malaysian electronics factory amid broken promises on wages and working conditions, Manu dreams of returning to his poor Nepal village.
28 December 2014
N. Korea calls Obama 'monkey', blames US for blackout North Korea on Saturday called US President Barack Obama a "monkey" for inciting cinemas to screen a comedy featuring a fictional plot to kill its leader.
27 December 2014
©REUTERS McDonald's putting big-sized fries back on the menu in Japan McDonald's said that an emergency airlift has eased a french fries shortage in Japan which forced the chain to ration the crispy treat at more than 3,000 restaurants.
26 December 2014
LG offices raided over suspected washing machine vandalism South Korean prosecutors raided the Seoul headquarters of LG Electronics following allegations that the firm's executives vandalised their rival Samsung's washing machines.
26 December 2014
Prayers and tears as Asia mourns tsunami dead 10 years on Tearful memorials were being held across tsunami-hit nations for the 220,000 people who perished when giant waves decimated coastal areas of the Indian Ocean a decade ago.
26 December 2014
©REUTERS Top Japan lab dismisses ground-breaking stem cell study Japan's top research institute hammered the final nail in the coffin of what was once billed as a ground-breaking stem cell study.
26 December 2014
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak. ©REUTERS PM under fire as 100,000 flee worst Malaysia floods in decades Malaysia's worst flooding in decades forced more than 100,000 people to flee as premier Najib Razak came under fire after photos showed him golfing with US President.
26 December 2014
'The Interview' draws crowds of US free speech advocates A fictional plot to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un drew throngs of moviegoers, as it became an unlikely symbol of free speech thanks to hacker threats.
26 December 2014

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