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Afghanistan: Bomb kills 15, including 6 Americans
Suicide car bombing in Afghan capital kills 15, including 6 Americans and 2 children
Philippines fears for workers in Taiwan amid row
Philippine envoy tells workers in Taiwan to eat at home and avoid streets amid row over death
Asia stocks mixed as holidays thin trade
Asian stock markets mixed in holiday-thinned trading after US economic data disappoints
More rain forecast after deadly storms hit China
Rainstorms batter southern China, killing 33 people and leaving 12 missing; more rain forecast
Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7
Part of Cambodian shoe factory collapses, killing 2 workers
Japan mayor: Lack of sensitivity on sex comment
Japan mayor says his lack of sensitivity about US image of prostitution caused outrage
Residents shout 'Protest!' over refinery in China
Residents in southern China shout 'Protest! Protest!' against plans for refinery in Kunming
Oil falls below $94 a barrel amid high supplies
Oil price falls below $94 a barrel amid plentiful crude inventories, inauspicious US, EU data
Slower Chinese growth adds to pressure on leaders
China's recovery losing steam, adding to pressure on leaders to shore up growth, help business
Nepal plane crash injures 21, including 8 Japanese
Plane crashes while trying to land at Nepal airstrip; all 21 hurt, including 8 Japanese
Taiwan military holds drills amid row with Manila
Taiwan's military holds large-scale drills amid maritime dispute with Philippines
Vietnam provider drops foreign news TV channels
Vietnam TV station drops foreign TV channels after new law is enforced
2 Malaysians get 24 years for Cambodian maid death
Malaysian couple sentenced to 24 years in prison for fatally starving Cambodian housemaid
Claims of Pakistan vote rigging affect 8 seats
Allegations of vote rigging affect outcome of 8 national assembly seats in Pakistan
Australian politician knocked down by kangaroo
Australian politician comes off second best after crossing a kangaroo in national capital
Vietnam imprisons leaflet distributors for 8 years
Vietnam sentences 2 students to 6 and 8 years in prison for distributing anti-China leaflets
Before visit, China downplays frictions with India
Days before premier visits India, China downplays frictions over disputed Himalayan border
As rain from cyclone falls, Myanmar minority stay
As cyclone's edges pour rain on Myanmar coast, distrustful Rohingya in camps resist evacuation
Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7
Part of Cambodian shoe factory collapses, killing 2 workers
Manila issues fresh apology for Taiwan death
Philippines issues fresh apology for death of Taiwan fisherman after Taipei recalls its envoy
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