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Iraq PM says graft probe found 50,000 'ghost soldiers' Iraqi Prime Minister announced that an investigation had uncovered the existence of 50,000 "ghost soldiers", and promised a widening crackdown on corruption.

01 December 2014

Amnesty warns against 'excessive force' by Hong Kong police Amnesty International warned Hong Kong police against "excessive force" ahead of a planned rally by pro-democracy demonstrators.

29 November 2014

E-cigarettes have 10 times carcinogens: Japan researchers E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times the amount of cancer-causing agents as regular tobacco, Japanese scientists said.

27 November 2014

Sony Pictures network reportedly hit by hackers Sony Pictures' computer network has reportedly come under cyberattack, with hackers threatening to release key information.

26 November 2014

Britain's Prince William to visit China in 2015: reports Britain's Prince William is to visit China next year, though his pregnant wife Kate is thought unlikely to go with him.

25 November 2014

Japan's Abe vows support for victims after quake injures 41 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised "firm" support after meeting victims of a weekend earthquake.

25 November 2014

Oil prices mixed ahead of key OPEC meeting Oil prices were mixed in Asia ahead of a crucial meeting of the OPEC cartel later in the week that will discuss whether to trim output, analysts said.

24 November 2014

Hong Kong democracy movement split in protest-weary city Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are at a crossroads -- as public support fades after nearly two months of mass sit-ins and gridlocked traffic.

22 November 2014

China rejects Uighur scholar's appeal against life sentence A Chinese court rejected an appeal against a life sentence handed to a prominent scholar from the mostly-Muslim Uighur minority.

22 November 2014

Russian navy ships steam off after G20 in Australia Four Russian navy ships that appeared off Australia's northern coast amid heightened tensions ahead of the G20 summit have now left.

20 November 2014

India's Modi in Fiji to meet Pacific leaders Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted by cheering crowds clamouring for selfies when he visited Fiji.

19 November 2014

Samsung scraps unit merger on shareholder opposition South Korea's Samsung scrapped a merger between two major units, citing the spiralling cost of buying back stock from shareholders opposed to the deal.

19 November 2014

Jerusalem facing 'terror' onslaught: Israeli PM Israel is facing an ongoing wave of terror which is focused on Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after an attack on a synagogue.

19 November 2014

China will never use force to achieve its goals: Xi Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed never to use force to achieve Beijing's goals, including in maritime disputes.

17 November 2014

Modi's singing, dancing fans arrive for Australia address Thousands of fans readied for a public address by Narendra Modi during the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Australia in 28 years.

17 November 2014

Japan's Okinawa elects governor opposed to US base Residents of Japan's Okinawa Sunday elected a governor who opposes plans to relocate a US military base within the island chain, a fresh setback in efforts to resolve a thorny issue in military relations.

17 November 2014

Napoleon's two-pointed hat auctioned for 1.9 mln euros One of Napoleon's famous two-pointed hats was sold to a South Korean collector for 1.9 million euros ($2.2 million) at an auction outside Paris.

17 November 2014

7.3-magnitude quake in Indonesia, tsunami warning issued A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia, sparking a tsunami warning for areas up to 300 kilometres (185 miles) away.

15 November 2014

Kazakhstan should join BRICs? - The Banker The Banker's chief editor Brian Caplen says it makes sense for BRICs to invite Kazakhstan to join the alliance.

14 November 2014

Sony launching cable-style television service Japanese entertainment colossus Sony said it will debut a cable-style television service delivered through its popular PlayStation video game consoles.

14 November 2014

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