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Five missing after Japan tunnel collapse 



Divers began searching for five missing workers in the dark and muddy waters of a collapsed tunnel at one of Japan’s biggest oil refineries yesterday,
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Crowds cheer Suu Kyi on campaign

Aung San Suu Kyi was met by thousands of cheering supporters in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy delta yesterday on her second campaign trip ahead of by-elections that ...
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Pakistan hunts for survivors, toll hits 17

Pakistani rescuers yesterday recovered more bodies from the rubble of a factory that collapsed in the city of Lahore, raising the death toll to 17 ...
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New Maldives president vows to uphold rule of law

The newly appointed president of the Maldives Mohamed Waheed vowed to uphold the “rule of law” yesterday in a statement issued just hours after the ...
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Shootout kills policeman in Indonesia’s Papua

A gunfight in Indonesia’s restive Papua province killed one police officer and wounded an unidentified man yesterday, police said.The shootout between police and an unknown ...
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Vietnam arrests ‘reactionary’ group

Vietnam has arrested nine men said to be members of a “politically reactionary” organisation that was aiming to overthrow the country’s communist government, state media ...
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Laos probes sale of babies to foreigners

Laos is investigating a retired justice ministry official for allegedly selling adopted babies to Americans, Canadians and Australians for thousands of dollars each, a report ...
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Philippine quake kills 43

At least 43 people were killed when a powerful earthquake triggered landslides, collapsed homes and smashed bridges across the central Philippines yesterday, authorities said.The 6.8-magntiude ...
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Indonesia to try terror suspect Umar Patek

The alleged mastermind behind Indonesia’s deadliest terrorist attack that killed more than 200 people in Bali a decade ago will likely stand trial ...
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S. Korea vows to root out school bullying

South Korea’s president and prime minister pledged yesterday to curb school bullying after two suicides by victims sparked public concern.Last December the middle school students, ...
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