Asia Pacific
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Super typhoon Nepartak causes devastation across Taiwan's coastlineCars overturned and roofs torn off as first major storm of the season hits eastern coast with winds of up to 234km/h
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North Korea calls US sanctions against Kim Jong-un a 'declaration of war'The leader and other senior officials are accused of human rights abuses but Pyongyang says announcement was a ‘hideous crime’
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Chilcot report unlikely to damage Tony Blair's income or influenceInternational clients who pay millions to former UK prime minister say damning verdict on Iraq war will not affect his role
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Cambodia cracks down on scantily clad visitors to AngkorTourists wearing skimpy clothes will be banned from temple complex, according to state agency
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Shanshan's Year: anguish of jailed lawyers' families laid bare in Chinese film‘They are put through the worst imaginable things,’ says Ai Xiaoming, whose documentary was sparked by Communist party’s year-old ‘war on law’
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China issues warning to US ahead of South China Sea rulingChinese foreign minister phones John Kerry to warn Washington not to infringe on its sovereignty ahead of international court ruling on territorial dispute
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'It's America's fault': the view on Brexit from North KoreaUS imperialism has torn Europe apart, according to a state editorial. But how does this compare to the DPRK’s take on other global news events?
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Fiji in shock as body parts of missing Russian couple wash up on famed beachSevered head and two pairs of feet found at popular Natadola beach after expatriate businessman and his wife disappeared
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Bookseller abductions: China demands Lam Wing-kee return from Hong KongPublic security officials say vendor who disappeared in October, then was released in June, is overdue back on the mainland for further investigation
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Apply now to become a world leader, in just one yearAn international course – Schwarzman Scholars – aims to train its students to ‘change the course of history’. The advisers include Henry Kissinger and Tony Blair
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Flooding in China leaves more than 100 people dead or missingHeavy rains have left vast areas near the Yangtze river underwater with a typhoon due to hit by the end of the week
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South China Sea: Beijing begins military drills ahead of key territorial rulingDestroyers and frigates understood to be taking part in exercises around Paracel Islands before international tribunal gives verdict on disputed seas
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'It's an important moment': Sydney Biennale's first Asian curator on the role of Asian art in AustraliaArt community hails appointment of Japanese curator Mami Kataoka as a recognition of Australia’s changing demographics and ‘a clear signal that we are now looking north rather than to our colonial past’
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Foreign firms cancel travel to Bangladesh after Dhaka cafe attackForeign nationals in building and garment industries told to stay home and hospitality sector sees rise in cancellations
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US military willing to help amid abductions in south-east Asia: officialMore than two dozen Indonesian and Malaysian crewmen have been kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants and their allies since April
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Chinese court jails former presidential aide Ling Jihua for lifeVerdict in secret trial is latest in President Xi Jinping’s campaign against corruption within Communist party
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Kim Jong-un has gained weight and struggles to sleep, says spy agencySouth Korean intelligence service says Kim binges on food and suffers from insomnia because of fear of being assassinated
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Pyongyang holds rally in honour of North Korean leader – videoThousands of people gather in Kim Il-sung Square on Saturday to celebrate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who recently received a new title
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China puts finishing touches to world's biggest radio telescopeFive Hundred Metre Aperture Spherical Telescope, or Fast, is the size of 30 football fields and has been cut out of a mountain in Guizhou
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South China Sea: Beijing plans military drills running up to court rulingTensions rise ahead of verdict due on 12 July on territorial dispute between China and Philippines
New Zealand: Maori pop song with serious message knocks Justin Timberlake off No 1