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Indonesia rejects Australia death row appeal
An Indonesian court on Monday rejected appeals by two Australian drug traffickers who challenged President Joko Widodo\'s decision to refuse them clemency ...At least 18 die in Burundi landslides
Landslides in Burundi have killed at least 18 people with 10 more missing after torrential rains, a local governor said Monday.Myanmar, rebels agree landmark draft peace deal
Myanmar peace negotiators agreed the draft text of a historic nationwide ceasefire agreement on Monday, as the country edges closer to ending ...Stop Smoking the Democrack
The U.S. government is toying with a war with nuclear ...Singapore bids farewell to founding father Lee Kuan Yew in elaborate funeral
Grieving Singaporeans were joined by world leaders on Sunday to pay their final respects to the country\'s first prime minister, Lee Kuan ...China, Japan, South Korea hold first FM talks for three years
The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and China meet on Saturday for the first time in three years, to try and ...Magical views from top of the world for solar eclipse
All eyes were turned to the heavens early Friday for a solar eclipse offering spectacular views from selected airplane seats, European countries ...US teen on trial over Bali suitcase murder gives birth
An American teenager on trial on the Indonesian island of Bali over the murder of her mother, whose body was found stuffed ...Food shortage fears for Vanuatu islands devastated by Cyclone Pam
International aid agencies ramped up appeals for cyclone-hit Vanuatu on Wednesday, warning that the powerful storm which affected more than two-thirds of ...Myanmar court jails three for insulting Buddhism
A Myanmar court on Tuesday sentenced a New Zealand bar manager and his business associates to 2 1/2 years in prison for ...