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  1. China urges US to block transit visit by Taiwan President

    China calls on the United States not to let Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen transit there when she visits Guatemala next month, days after President-elect Donald Trump irked Beijing by speaking to Ms Tsai in a break with decades of precedent.

  2. Indonesia's confusing justice system spells bad news for Ahok

    Western rules of evidence don't apply in Indonesia's opaque and confusing justice system, which doesn't bode will for Jakarta's Governor Ahok, writes ABC Indonesia correspondent Adam Harvey.

  3. Cambodia upholds heroin smuggling prison term for Australian woman

    A Cambodian appeals court upholds the 23-year prison term Australian woman Yoshe Ann Taylor received for trying to smuggle heroin into Australia, as well as the sentences given to a Frenchwoman and Nigerian man.

  4. Saudi court sentences 15 to death for spying for Iran

    A Saudi Arabian court sentences 15 people to death for spying for the kingdom's arch-enemy, Iran, Saudi-owned media reported, in a ruling that could further stoke tension between the two rival powers.

  5. Tonga's Rio flag-bearer aims for 2018 Winter Olympics

    Tongan taekwondo fighter Pita Taufatofua, famous for his shirtless performance carrying the flag at the Rio Olympics, vows to compete in cross-country skiing at 2018 Winter Games.

  6. Severe flooding in southern Thailand kills 14

    Severe flooding due to heavy rain in southern Thailand kills 14 people, including five students, the Interior Ministry says.

  7. Japanese Parliament passes bill to lift ban on casinos

    A bill to lift a ban on casinos passes through the lower house of the Japanese Parliament bringing the country one step closer towards legalising casinos.

  8. PNG Parliament staffer accused of pulling gun on fuel attendant

    Papua New Guinea Parliament's Speaker confirms a member of his staff is being investigated for allegedly using a gun to threaten other workers who would not refuel his car.

  9. Biden v Trump? VP leaves door open to 2020 White House run

    US Vice-President Joe Biden indicated he may be considering running for president in 2020, which would make him the oldest man to serve as the country's leader.

  10. Criminal probe launched into deadly California warehouse fire

    Authorities open a criminal investigation into a blaze that ripped through a warehouse dance party in California, killing at least 36 people.

  11. UK Government begins Brexit legal fight in Supreme Court

    The British Government launches a Supreme Court battle over who has the power to trigger the formal process of leaving the European Union, seeking to overturn a legal ruling that could derail its Brexit strategy.

Features

  1. The rise of Global Trumpism

    Brexit, Donald Trump, and the global waves of anti-establishment politics, were all predictable and decades in the making, according to political scientist Mark Blyth.

  2. Mosul in the eyes of locals

    Eighty thousand people have fled the battle for Mosul, offering a much deeper view of life under the Islamic State group's reign.

  3. Brexit fight far from over

    You could be forgiven for suffering flashbacks. It was almost as if the UK referendum on June 23 hadn't happened.

  4. Why can't we help Aleppo?

    World Vision Australia's chief advocate Tim Costello discusses the global procrastination over intervening in Syria's brutal war.

  5. The problem of space junk

    Space junk is crowding out spacecraft and telecommunication satellites, and putting humans at risk.

  6. Meet the likely next PM

    Bill English is the definition of a safe pair of hands and his likely appointment will cause few ripples in New Zealand or elsewhere.

  7. What's next for NZ politics?

    NZ Prime Minister John Key is leaving as a leader, and not in defeat, and now the next election looks more promising for Labour.

  8. Rights issues still trouble Fiji

    Fiji is facing heavy criticism of its human rights record as the country marks 10 years since the military coup led by Frank Bainimarama.

  9. 10 years on from Fiji's coup

    Beverley O'Connor speaks to Fijian-born academic Professor Brij Lal, who was expelled from Fiji in 2009 and still can't return.

  10. Child labour allegations

    The Cambodian Government says it cannot find any cases of debt bondage or child labour in brick factories.

  11. Standing Rock protests

    Standing Rock activists get a massive win, with the US Army announcing it will block the way for the controversial project.

  12. Merkel's bid for backing

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel will take one of the biggest gambles of her 11-year reign as she seeks party endorsement.

  13. Why do we have monarchs?

    There are still 43 countries that recognise monarchs as their heads of state. How are the world's remaining monarchies enduring?

  14. Mixed Blessings

    Iraqi Christians survey the wreckage of the Islamic State group's rampage.

  15. PNG villager's logging fight

    A PNG villager's battle to stop logging around his home has won an award and the chance to lobby the US Government for help.

  16. Italy's mafia women

    Married at 13 and pregnant by 15, Maria Concetta Cacciola's story offers an insight into the life of a woman born into the 'Ndrangheta.

  17. Shock British by-election

    In a year of global political earthquakes, the Richmond Park by-election is barely a blip — but was it a sign of a Brexit backlash?

Asia Pacific

  1. Japan's Shinzo Abe to visit Pearl Harbor

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to visit Pearl Harbor this month with US President Barack Obama, becoming his country's first leader to travel to the site of the Japanese attack 75 years ago that drew the United States into World War II.

    "This will be a visit to console the souls of the victims," Mr Abe said.

    "I would like to show to the world the resolve that horrors of war should never be repeated."

  1. Police preparing for Ahok trial

    Measures are being taken to secure the trial of Jakarta's Governor Ahok, the Indonesian police chief says.

  2. NZ PM John Key resigns

    New Zealand's PM John Key announces his resignation in an unexpected move saying it is the "right time".

  3. Pakistan hotel fire

    Several Pakistani cricket players have been caught up in a deadly hotel fire in the city of Karachi.

  4. PNG anti-corruption ruling

    PNG's National Court finds the Government does have the right to abolish the anti-corruption body Taskforce Sweep.

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Posted April 08, 2013 12:22:49 | Updated January 15, 2016 16:06:02

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