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©Reuters Sony asks media groups to delete 'stolen' data Sony Pictures Entertainment pressed media outlets Sunday against using data hackers may have leaked about the studio.
15 December 2014
Turkey arrests 27 in swoop on anti-Erdogan media Turkish police arrested the editor of Turkey's biggest-selling newspaper and 26 others in lightning raids on supporters of a US-based cleric.
15 December 2014
US congratulates Japan's Abe on re-election The United States welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's easy re-election victor in snap polls, hailing his "strong leadership" on international crises
15 December 2014
China's Xi says Nanjing Massacre undeniable on 77th anniversary President Xi Jinping said that no one can deny the Nanjing Massacre, as China for the first time held a national day of remembrance for the Japanese military rampage.
13 December 2014
12 dead, nearly 100 missing in Indonesian landslide: official A landslide triggered by torrential downpours has killed at least 12 people and left nearly 100 others missing on Indonesia's main island of Java.
13 December 2014
Japan voters ready unenthusiastic yes to PM Abe Japan will hold a general election this weekend that looks likely to return Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to power.
12 December 2014
Australia's 'macho' PM points finger at sexism Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who was famously accused of misogyny by former leader Julia Gillard suggested sexism was behind criticism of his female chief-of-staff.
12 December 2014
Hong Kong 'business as usual' as activists vow to fight on Rush-hour traffic streamed through the heart of Hong Kong for the first time in more than two months after police cleared the city's main pro-democracy protest camp.
12 December 2014
©Reuters Sony says sorry to Obama, amid leaked emails storm Beleaguered studio Sony Pictures apologized for racially insensitive remarks about President Barack Obama in company emails.
12 December 2014
Japan's Abe set to win powerful majority: poll Japan's ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to sweep elections this weekend, retaining its unassailable two-thirds majority.
11 December 2014
Bollywood hit makes Indian history with 1000-week run It was October 1995 when the Maratha Mandir cinema first showed one of India's best-loved movies, a Bollywood romcom starring Shah Rukh Khan.
11 December 2014
Hong Kong police haul away protesters from rally site Hong Kong police began dismantling the city's main pro-democracy site and hauling off a hard core of protesters who nevertheless vow that their struggle lives on.
11 December 2014
Russia charms Uzbekistan with massive debt writeoff Russia's President agreed to write off most of the debt owed by Uzbekistan in an apparent bid to steer the Central Asian country towards joining the Eurasian Economic Union.
11 December 2014
Afghanistan's Ghani condemns CIA's 'inhumane actions' Afghanistan's new President condemned CIA torture detailed in a US Senate report, saying the United States' actions violated "all accepted norms of human rights".
11 December 2014
Abbott's 'shirtfront' is Australia's word of the year "Shirtfront", an aggressive Australian sports term used by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, was picked as the National Dictionary Centre's word of the year.
10 December 2014
India Nobel winner says helping poor kids a 'passion' For Indian campaigner Kailash Satyarthi, who receives his award as co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, giving poor children a better chance in life has been his "passion".
10 December 2014
Hackers urge Sony to pull N. Korea comedy film: reports A group which claims to have hacked Sony's servers demanded that its movie studio pull a soon-to-be-released comedy depicting a fictional CIA plot to kill North Korea's leader.
09 December 2014
Modi due in Indian Kashmir days after deadly attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hit the campaign trail for regional elections in Indian Kashmir Monday.
08 December 2014
Nicole Kidman admits 'toughest year' after father's death Australian film star Nicole Kidman has described 2014 as her toughest ever year, saying the sudden death of her father in Singapore had left her family in "so much pain".
08 December 2014
Rains lash disaster-weary Philippines as typhoon nears Heavy rain and strong winds began to hit the eastern Philippines ahead of a giant storm threatening more devastation to areas yet to recover from a super typhoon.
06 December 2014

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