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China party punishes 21 officials in sex scandal
China's ruling party punishes 21 officials in sex scandal surrounding real estate development
Philippine firefight kills 2 soldiers, 2 militants
Firefight in Philippines leaves 2 soldiers and 2 Muslim militants dead
Violent separatists seek to derail Pakistan vote
Violent separatists seek to cow Pakistani politicians, voters ahead of critical election
Malaysia opposition to challenge election results
Malaysia's Anwar vows 'fierce movement' to challenge election victory by long-ruling coalition
Philippine volcano spews rocks, killing 5 climbers
Philippine volcano erupts with rocks and ash, killing 5 climbers and trapping more near crater
Bangladesh building collapse toll hits 675
Murder investigation opens against owner as death toll from Bangladesh accident hits 675
Indian minister to visit China as standoff ends
India's foreign minister to visit China, as both sides confirm standoff ending over boundary
Bomb at Pakistan Islamist party rally kills 16
Bomb blast in Pakistan kills 16 at election rally of Islamist party favorable to Taliban
Malaysian elections expose worrying social schisms
Malaysia elections bring little cheer to ruling coalition, as new social schisms exposed
Myanmar president vows to protect Muslim rights
Myanmar president vows to protect rights of minority Muslims
Bangladesh police, Islamic activists clash; 27 die
Bangladesh police clash with Islamic hardliners seeking anti-blasphemy law; 27 killed
China hosting both Palestinian, Israeli leaders
China hosting Palestinian, Israeli leaders this week in sign of desire for Middle East role
Afghans file protest with Pakistan over border
Afghanistan files official protest with Pakistan over border incident
8 Pakistani soldiers and police killed in violence
8 Pakistani soldiers and police, around 30 others killed in violence across country
Malaysia's long-ruling coalition hangs on to power
Malaysia's governing coalition wins 13th straight national elections, extending 56-year rule
Bangladesh building-collapse toll tops 600
Death toll tops 600 in Bangladesh garment-factory-building collapse; 622 bodies now recovered
In Pakistan town, men have spoken: No women vote
In election season, Pakistani women struggle to be heard, as voters or candidates
For India's poor, a school under a railway bridge
Indian shop owner, passionate for education, runs school for poor kids under a railway bridge
NKorea: Detained American disguised identity
NKorea says detained American disguised identity, denies it aims to use him as bargaining chip
Violence as Bangladeshis demand anti-blasphemy law
Police say 1 killed as Islamic group demonstrates in Bangladesh for anti-blasphemy law
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