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Bali bombing accused on trial

An Islamic militant is on trial accused of making bombs that exploded at Bali nightclubs packed with Australian tourists in 2002.
Saudi journalist deported from Malaysia

Malaysia defended its decision to deport a Saudi journalist for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad on Twitter.
Kiwi firm clears mines in Laos

Laos can be a dangerous country, with thousands of mines and unexploded explosive devices littering the countryside.
Suu Kyi hits campaign trail
Tens of thousands of people lined the streets to give a rapturous welcome to Myanmar Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as she hit the campaign trail.
Tibetans killed by security forces

Two Tibetan brothers on the run since taking part in anti-government protests two weeks ago have been shot dead in southwest China's Sichuan province.
New Zealanders caught in Maldives coup

New Zealand diplomats are in contact with eight Kiwis in the Maldives, which is in political chaos after the ousting of the country's President Mohamed Nasheed.
Truck bomb kills one, wounds 13
Reuters
A retired teacher was killed and 13 villagers wounded when a truck bomb exploded n Thailand's south.
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Children forced to work

Six-year-old Pakistani boy Nabeel Mukhtar cries while crouching on a pavement to scrub motorbikes, his job for nine hours a day, six days a week.
Workers missing in flooded tunnel

Attempts to find five workers missing in an underwater tunnel at a refinery in Japan have been suspended due to poor visibility that posed a risk to rescue divers.
Mutiny in the Maldives

Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned after three weeks of opposition-led protests boiled over into a police mutiny.
6.9 quake hits Philippines

Dozens of people remain trapped after a 6.9 quake shook the Philippines, killing at least 13.
Child killed in Philippines quake
A strong earthquake has struck the Philippines, killing a child and destroying buildings.
Gunmen seize newspaper

AP
A state-run Yemeni newspaper's office is being occupied by armed men who have kicked out the paper's staff and installed their own journalists.
Bombing in Kandahar, seven killed

A car bomb in the Afghan city of Kandahar has killed at least seven people and wounded 19, the province's media office said.
Cambodia still reeling

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Their photos line the walls of the genocide museum, once a notorious prison where Cambodians were tortured and killed by the brutal Khmer Rouge.
Life term for 'factory of death'

Olympic rower Rob Hamill is "hugely relieved" his brother's Khmer Rouge torturer will face life in jail after his appeal was rejected.
Terror leader killed

The Philippine military claims to have killed Southeast Asia's most-wanted terrorist and two other senior militants in a US-backed airstrike.
US combat role end surprises
The US took Kabul by surprise by laying out plans to end its Afghan combat role earlier than expected, just after the leak of a secret report that the Taleban is confident of regaining control of the country.
Fukushima leak confirmed

Reuters
More than 8 tonnes of radioactive water leaked at the Fukushima nuclear plant but none reached outside the reactor building.
Dotcom accused van der Kolk 'flabbergasted'
One dead after SH1 crash near Wellington
Adele's the big winner at Grammys
Body found in Sydney tree identified
Police find woman's body in Manawatu
Woman crushed, friend watched 'helplessly'
Houston died in bathtub - coroner
