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Asia
A kangaroo wouldn't hop - so zoo visitors in China stoned it to death
The kangaroo was not hopping enough to amuse spectators at the Fuzhou Zoo, so someone picked up a rock.
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Kim Jong-un
North Korea halts nuclear, ICBM missile tests
North Korea says it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site.
North Korea
North Korean leader removes major nuclear sticking point
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, isn't asking for the withdrawal of US troops from the Korean Peninsula as a precondition for abandoning his nuclear weapons.
South China Seas
Turnbull asserts Australia's 'perfect right' to sail South China Sea
The remark came after a report that three Royal Australian Navy vessels were “challenged” by Chinese forces when sailing through the region earlier this month.
- by David Crowe
Rodrigo Duterte
Philippine president to apologise for Aussie nun's detention
Strongman would have to admit he was wrong to accuse Sister Patricia Fox of wrongdoing, according to his spokesman.
- by Enrico dela Cruz
China
In China, shonky bankers banned from flying
Tax cheats and funds management fraudsters among a growing list of "dishonest people" to be banned from boarding planes in China from next month.
- by Kirsty Needham
Opinion
India
Anger at Hindu leaders over India's rape epidemic
If Indians are disturbed over the latest rapes, it is because they can see that religious bigotry, caste hatreds, and politics are mixed with sexual violence.
- by Amrit Dhillon
Philippines
'We never did that to Australia': Duterte claims nun insulted nation
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he ordered the investigation into a 71-year-old Australian nun for "disorderly conduct".
China
China trade threat 'ups and downs', says Malcolm Turnbull
Chinese trade with Australia could be under threat, but prime minister says any "ups and downs" in the bilateral relationship are coming from a high base.
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Hun Sen
Cambodia's Sam Rainsy warns against 'fake election', China ties
The exiled Cambodian opposition leader hasn't given up hope of free and fair elections. But it isn't looking good.
- by James Massola
UK
Australia and India should revitalise the Commonwealth: UK think tank
The UK wants to be Global Britain after Brexit but it might need Australia's help.
- by Latika Bourke