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S Korea denies blame for scrapped talks

S Korea denies blame for scrapped talks

12 June 2013, 18:18 PM

Asia-Pacific | While South Korea refuses to accept blame for the collapse of talks with North Korea, Pyongyang refuses to answer routine calls from Seoul. Read more

Myanmar Muslim jailed 26 years for attack

12 June 2013, 17:43 PM

Asia-Pacific | A man, described by Myanmar state media as a drug addict, has been sentenced to 26 years' jail for an attack that sparked Buddhist-Muslim riots. Read more

World's oldest ever man dies aged 116

World's oldest ever man dies aged 116

12 June 2013, 11:05 AM

Asia-Pacific | The oldest ever man in the world, Japan's Jiroemon Kimura, has died of natural causes at 116. Read more

UN says Taliban had made 'signals' to talk

12 June 2013, 10:16 AM

Asia-Pacific | The United Nations says there have been "signals" from the Taliban that the movement is willing to talk about human rights issues. Read more

High-level Korea talks called off

High-level Korea talks called off

11 June 2013, 22:53 PM

Asia-Pacific | South Korea says Pyongyang called off scheduled talks after it objected to Seoul's move to name a vice-minister to head its negotiating team. Read more

Large blast near US Embassy in Kabul

11 June 2013, 22:19 PM

Asia-Pacific | The cause of an explosion near the US Embassy in Kabul is not immediately clear and there's no immediate report of any casualties. Read more

China launches 15-day space mission

11 June 2013, 20:25 PM

Asia-Pacific | Beijing sees its multi-billion-dollar space program as a marker of its rising global stature and mounting technical expertise. Read more

Toll from Iraq carnage rises to 73 dead

Toll from Iraq carnage rises to 73 dead

11 June 2013, 19:21 PM

Asia-Pacific | The death toll from Iraq's latest unrest has risen to at least 73, amid fears of a return to all-out sectarian war. Read more

Police storm Istanbul protest square

Police storm Istanbul protest square

11 June 2013, 19:09 PM

Asia-Pacific | The police's return to Istanbul's protest square has raised the stakes in unrest posing the fiercest challenge yet to Turkey's prime minister. Read more

Five dead in building collapse in India

Five dead in building collapse in India

11 June 2013, 17:35 PM

Asia-Pacific | Another building has collapsed in Mumbai, this time killing at least five people. Read more

Thai man busted with 14 rare lions

Thai man busted with 14 rare lions

11 June 2013, 13:43 PM

Asia-Pacific | 14 albino lions imported from Africa and hundreds of other protected animals have been found in a warehouse near Bangkok. Read more

Sri Lankan storm toll tops 40

Sri Lankan storm toll tops 40

10 June 2013, 22:17 PM

Asia-Pacific | Sri Lanka's death toll from storms and monsoon rains has increased after more bodies were recovered in a third day of search operations. Read more

String of bombings kill 13 in Iraq market

String of bombings kill 13 in Iraq market

10 June 2013, 21:39 PM

Asia-Pacific | Bombings, which have killed 13 and wounded 53 in a Shi'ite area of Iraq, come amid a surge of attacks that have heightened fears of all-out sectarian war. Read more

China to send second woman into space

10 June 2013, 18:46 PM

Asia-Pacific | China is about to launch its longest space mission, as it strives towards its goal of building a space station. Read more

India overtakes China as biggest source of permanent migrants

India overtakes China as biggest source of permanent migrants

10 June 2013, 18:37 PM

Asia-Pacific | A recent Migration Trends report has found that India has now overtaken China as the biggest single source of permanent migrants to Australia. Read more

Insurgents attack near Kabul airport

Insurgents attack near Kabul airport

10 June 2013, 17:54 PM

Asia-Pacific | Taliban insurgents attacked near Kabul airport, targeting NATO's airport HQ with rocket-propelled grenades, assault rifles and at least one large bomb. Read more

Nauru election results revealed

10 June 2013, 17:21 PM

Asia-Pacific | Nauru's former president Sprent Dabwido has again won a seat in parliament during the Pacific island nation's latest election. Read more

Two Koreas to hold senior-level talks

Two Koreas to hold senior-level talks

10 June 2013, 12:22 PM

Asia-Pacific | South Korea says it will hold senior-level talks with the North this week in Seoul in a bid to ease years of animosity. Read more

NZ dollar slumps after US jobs growth

NZ dollar slumps after US jobs growth

10 June 2013, 7:13 AM

Asia-Pacific | Better than expected jobs growth in the United States helps drive demand for the greenback, forcing the NZ dollar to an almost 11-month low. Read more

19 dead as monsoon lashes Sri Lanka

19 dead as monsoon lashes Sri Lanka

09 June 2013, 19:15 PM

Asia-Pacific | The navy and airforce are searching for 36 fishermen who have been missing at sea since the monsoon hit early on Saturday. Read more

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