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Asia
Brawl erupts in Sri Lankan parliament as MPs trade blows
The disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed the speaker had no authority to remove him from office by voice vote.
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China
Western envoys, including Australia, seek meeting on Uighur concerns
A group of 15 Western ambassadors in Beijing, spearheaded by Canada, are seeking a meeting with the top official in China's restive Xinjiang region.
- by Philip Wen
Cambodia
Verdicts on Khmer Rouge leaders may be tribunal's last gasp
Nuon Chea, 92, and Khieu Samphan, 87, are the last surviving leaders from the late 1970s.
Bali Nine
Bali Nine's Renae Lawrence faces arrest in Australia over car chase
Bali Nine drug mule Renae Lawrence spent more than a decade in a Bali jail, but she faces arrest when she returns to Australia.
- by Megan Gorrey
Japan
Minister fixing Japan's cyber security doesn't use computers
A Japanese Cabinet minister who is supposed to be shaping Japan's cyber security laws made a surprising admission this week: He doesn't use a computer.
- by Adam Taylor
Crime
Pregnant women arrested in Cambodia for allegedly breaking surrogacy law
Developing countries are popular for surrogacy because costs are much lower than in countries such as the United States and Australia.
Lion Air Tragedy
New questions over Boeing 737 model that crashed in Indonesia
Boeing faced new scrutiny over the crash of one of its planes into the sea off Indonesia last month, with pilots weighing in on the company.
- by Hannah Beech
Drugs
Australian man and Thai wife sentenced to death over $300m drug bust
The Perth father and his wife were arrested last December and charged with attempting to smuggle half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine.
Chinese influence
China says no country should try to obstruct its Pacific 'friendship'
Beijing has warned no country should try to obstruct its "friendship and cooperation" with Pacific nations that have already received billions from China.
- by Kirsty Needham
North Korea
Secret North Korean missile sites located
US analysts said on Monday they have located more than half of an estimated 20 secret North Korean missile development sites.
Rohingya
Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Amnesty 'conscience' award
The group wrote to Suu Kyi that it was "profoundly dismayed that you no longer represent a symbol of hope, courage, and the undying defence of human rights".
- by Simon Lewis