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Tibetan exiles debate movement's future
7 minutes ago
A summit of Tibetan exiles is turning into a clash of generations over the direction of their struggle for independence from China.
Sexism award goes to 'ugly ducklings' mayor
6 hours agoAn Australian outback mayor's plea for lovelorn female "ugly ducklings" to move to a remote mining town to reverse a shortage of eligible women has won him the country's yearly award for outrageous sexism.
Myanmar sends comedian, monk to prison
8 hours agoCourts in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday handed long prison sentences to a prominent monk and a popular comedian active in the country's pro-democracy movement.
China IDs 19,000 of quake dead
11 hours ago
A little over a quarter of the 70,000 people who died in a massive earthquake that struck Sichuan in May have been identified, a Chinese official said Friday.
Landslide in Philippines kills 5
19 hours agoOfficials in the southern Philippines say a mudslide triggered by days of heavy rain has buried houses, killing at least five people including children and leaving several others missing.
Storms flood, cut power in Australia
Thu Nov 20, 10:48 AM EST
Two strong storms cut power to tens of thousands of homes and flooded streets along Australia's east coast Thursday, sweeping away one woman in her car amid the worst flooding in decades.
Blast kills 1, wounds 29 at Thai PM's office
Thu Nov 20, 10:14 AM EST
A grenade attack on protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's office killed one person and wounded 29 on Thursday, raising fears of a return to political violence after a break for a royal funeral.
Over 1,000 melamine babies still in hospitals
Thu Nov 20, 9:40 AM ESTOver a thousand Chinese infants are still in hospital receiving treatment for kidney damage caused by tainted milk, China's Health Ministry said.
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