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| UpdatedThousands of people are sheltering in mosques after houses were destroyed by a deadly magnitude-6.5 quake in the Indonesian province of Aceh.
Topics: earthquake, indonesia
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The MCC's world cricket committee says on-field player behaviour is getting worse and recommends the introduction of red cards from next year.
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| UpdatedThere are no survivors after a plane carrying 47 people crashed into a mountain in northern Pakistan, the airline's chairman says, as recovery operations continued late into the night at the remote crash site.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, air-and-space, accidents, pakistan, asia
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Thai authorities will investigate the BBC on suspicion of insulting the monarchy in connection with a Thai-language profile of the new king, the Defence Minister says.
Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, law-crime-and-justice, thailand, asia
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Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan urges Myanmar's army to respect the rights of the Muslim Rohingya minority.
Topics: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, burma, asia
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| UpdatedThe Gold Coast has topped a record 1 million international tourists in a year for the first time.
Topics: travel-and-tourism, lifestyle-and-leisure, surfers-paradise-4217, japan, new-zealand, china
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| UpdatedSearch and rescue efforts after an earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh province killed at least 97 people are hampered by nightfall and poor weather conditions, officials say.
Topics: earthquake, indonesia
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Warriors veteran Ryan Hoffman says he hopes the ongoing dispute between the clubs and the game's administration gets sorted out quickly so players can secure their futures.
Topics: nrl, rugby-league, sport, sydney-2000, new-zealand
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Severe flooding due to heavy rain in southern Thailand kills 14 people, including five students, the Interior Ministry says.
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| UpdatedChina 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.
Topics: world-politics, us-elections, china, united-states, taiwan, asia
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| UpdatedWestern 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.
Topics: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, islam, law-crime-and-justice, world-politics, government-and-politics, indonesia
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Matt Damon defends his casting in new China-Hollywood co-production The Great Wall amid criticism his role should have gone to an Asian actor.
Topics: film-movies, arts-and-entertainment, race-relations, community-and-society, china, united-states
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| UpdatedAustralia clinches the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with a game to go, after a comprehensive 116-run win over New Zealand at Manuka Oval.
Topics: sport, cricket, onedayseries, canberra-2600, act, australia, new-zealand
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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.
Topics: sport, winter-olympics, olympics-summer, taekwon-do, winter-sports, cross-country, tonga, korea-republic-of
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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.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, gambling, community-and-society, japan, asia
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| UpdatedPapua 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.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, world-politics, papua-new-guinea, pacific
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| UpdatedA David Warner century, and plenty of big hitting down the order help Australia set New Zealand a target of 379 in the second ODI in Canberra.
Topics: sport, cricket, act, canberra-2600, australia, new-zealand
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In a remarkable coincidence, former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is being cared for by Dr David Bowie in a New Zealand hospital after being evacuated from the South Pole.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, health, community-and-society, human-interest, new-zealand
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Origin Energy has taken advantage of the upturn in oil prices to spin off its conventional oil and gas assets and cut the massive debt that has been weighing heavily on the company's share price.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, oil-and-gas, stockmarket, markets, australia, new-zealand, wa, sa, nt
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Two Singapore nationals face court after more than $520,000 in alleged crime proceeds is found in their luggage by a sniffer dog at Adelaide Airport.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, singapore
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| UpdatedJapanese 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.
Topics: world-war-2, world-politics, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, united-states, japan, asia
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Measures are being taken to secure the trial of Jakarta's Governor Ahok, the Indonesian police chief says, while a hardline Muslim group calls for followers to attend the trial once per week.
Topics: islam, religion-and-beliefs, government-and-politics, world-politics, indonesia
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| UpdatedA massive fire in a Pakistani hotel kills at least 11 people and leaves more than 50 people, including a Pakistani cricket player, injured.
Topics: fires, disasters-and-accidents, pakistan, asia
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NZ Prime Minister John Key is leaving as a leader, and not in defeat, and now the next election is looking more promising for Labour.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, new-zealand, pacific
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| UpdatedPapua New Guinea's National Court finds the Government does have the right to abolish the anti-corruption body Taskforce Sweep, ending a two-year court battle.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, corruption, papua-new-guinea, pacific