Asia Pacific
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Doubts surround the apparent confessions of two Burmese men accused of killing Hannah Witheridge and David Miller
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Companies can spend millions on cyber security but still see sensitive data dumped on internet; the only full protection is to shut down business
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Former security chief arrested after being investigated for a ‘serious disciplinary violation’
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Thousands of Filipinos flee their homes as the country prepares to be hit by typhoon Hagupit on Saturday
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Free tickets sold with knowledge of officials and memorial poorly maintained says report comes just before annual rite honoring 2,400 servicemen killed in 1941
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China provides more than 100 names, according to a US official, in campaign to track down corrupt offiicals and others who have fled abroad
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Everyone knows that English football is popular in Asia, but how do supporters relate to clubs that are thousands of miles away? Dan Byrne from Spiel magazine went to China to find out
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Officials suspect killing of at least 18 Burmese nationals in Penang may be result of revenge attacks over violence at home
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Activists concerned over Joko Widodo’s human rights stance as government presses ahead with death penalties
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News: Parents beware: the ultimate piece of Frozen merchandise has hit the shelves – a calendar made of pure platinum
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President calls for escalation of army modernisation plans amid regional tensions in East Sea and South China Sea
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Actor and co-director Rogen took home over $8m for the North Korea-baiting comedy, while co-star Franco received over $6m
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Tens of thousands evacuated as storm is set to hit the country a year after thousands were killed by typhoon Haiyan
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Police find equipment capable of infiltrating bank accounts and cash machines in raids on homes in upmarket area of Nairobi
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Bhumibol Adulyadej, world’s longest-serving monarch, has long been frail and had gall bladder removed in October
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Jack Kerr: The Wellington Phoenix forward – Oceania’s only non-Kiwi player in the A-League – bemoans the lack of opportunity for islanders
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Ultra-nationalist group, which claims to have 15,000 members, deemed a threat to law and order
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Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun face charges over killing of British pair Hannah Witheridge and David Miller on island of Koh Tao
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Press freedom group says charges are bogus
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Move is welcomed by human rights groups but will worsen already massive gulf between demand and donations
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Picturing place: In an age of intense competition between the world’s cities, authorities are focused on presenting a particular image for global consumption
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Army and coastguard braced for possible landslides and flash floods in central Philippines as storm builds strength over Pacific
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Commentary condemns western countries for arming anti-government movements fighting against Syrian government
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Karl Mathiesen: On the tiny coral islands of Kiribati sandbags hold back the rising sea and drought means no fresh water. For the Pacific Islanders living at the sharp edge of climate change any result in Lima will be too little, too late
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Unrest seizes Australian-run detention centre as protesters claim they suffer under ‘catastrophic conditions’ and are treated like ‘slaves’
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In memo to staff, the company told staff ‘large amount’ of confidential information, including movies and personnel files, was stolen
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President says ‘Everybody’s been impressed by his clout inside of China’, while US official calls for ‘competitive’ elections in Hong Kong
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£1m London monument pays tribute to thousands killed, injured or imprisoned as UK is last nation involved to recognise troops
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Leaders of Hong Kong's Occupy Central movement surrender to police on Wednesday for their role in pro-democracy protests
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Vietnamese are protesting plans to build a cable car through remote Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park that could carry 1,000 visitors an hour to Son Doong cave
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The Japanese Hayabusa 2 space probe launched on Wednesday, setting off on a six-year round trip to an asteroid
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Intellectuals who helped trigger pro-democracy protests hand themselves in, with dozens of supporters planning to follow suit
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Transparency International’s measure of perceived public sector corruption says emerging countries increasingly seen as prone to fraud and bribery
Analysis Senate gives Scott Morrison unchecked control over asylum seekers’ lives