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3 International Space Station astronauts land in Kazakhstan
An International Space Station crew including an American, a Briton and a Russian landed safely Saturday in the sun-drenched steppes of Kazakhstan.Japan protests after Chinese warship sails near disputed East China Sea islands
Japan summoned the Chinese ambassador early on Thursday to express concern after a Chinese navy ship sailed close to what Japan considers ...Canada secures Rio volleyball berth with 3-2 win over China
Canada beat China 3-2 on Sunday to secure the final Olympic berth at a men\'s volleyball qualification tournament.Missing Japanese boy found safe after forest ordeal
A seven-year-old Japanese boy was found alive on Friday nearly a week after his parents left him in a bear-inhabited forest as ...Obama makes historic visit to Hiroshima
Barack Obama became the first incumbent U.S. president to visit Hiroshima on Friday, laying a wreath at the site of the world\'s ...World leaders open G7 talks with economy in focus
World leaders kicked off two days of G7 talks in Japan on Thursday, with the creaky global economy taking centre stage and ...Obama lifts arms ban in Vietnam visit
US President Barack Obama has lifted a decades-old arms export embargo for Vietnam during his first visit to the communist country, looking ...18 girls killed in fire at school dorm in northern Thailand
A nighttime fire at a dormitory of a primary school in northern Thailand killed 18 girls, many of whom had been roused ...Volcano erupts in western Indonesia, killing seven
The death toll in the eruption of a volcano in western Indonesia rose to seven on Sunday, with two other people in ...Top China official visit stirs anger in Hong Kong
One of China\'s most powerful officials lands in Hong Kong Tuesday in an attempt to build bridges in the divided city, but ...