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Hundreds hurt in New Year festivities |
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| Jan.4 |
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Hague urges more Burmese reform |
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At least 25 dead in mining landslide |
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| Jan.8 |
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Malaysia opposition leader acquitted |
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| Jan.11 |
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Nike agrees $1m Indonesia payout |
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| Jan.12 |
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Myanmar signs cease-fire with rebels |
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Burma releases senior dissidents Several high-profile dissidents have been set free in Burma in the latest in a series of prisoner amnesties
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| Jan.13 |
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US and Burma to resume full relations |
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| Jan.17 |
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Suu Kyi registers for by-election |
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| Jan.20 |
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Mutant bird flu research halted |
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| Jan.23 |
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Gunmen in Philippines kill 15 fishermen
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| Feb.2 |
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Life term for Khmer Rouge jailer
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Philippine military: Airstrikes kill top terrorists |
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| Feb.6 |
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Aftershocks rattle Philippines |
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Teams search for earthquake survivors 
Rescue efforts are continuing after Monday's powerful earthquake in the central Philippines that left dozens of people dead or missing
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| Feb.9 |
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Burma monk Gambira 'taken away' |
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| Feb.10 |
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Volcano erupts, hurling ash cloud into sky |
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| Feb.11 |
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Thousands cheer Suu Kyi on campaign trail
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| Feb.14 |
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Thai bombs raise fears, questions in Israel Israel's defense minister blamed Iran for a series of bombings in Bangkok, a day after attacks against the country's diplomats in India and ...
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Blasts suspects 'targeting individuals' |
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| Feb.16 |
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Bangkok Iran plot 'targeted Israelis' A group of Iranians detained after explosions in Thailand's capital Bangkok were intending to target two Israeli diplomats, Thai police say
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| Feb.22 |
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Police subdue rioting inmates in Bali |
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| Mar.18 |
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Bali anti-terror raids kill five |
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| Mar.25 |
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Sick Suu Kyi cancels campaigning |
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Alonso wins in Malaysia |
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| Mar.31 |
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Burma votes in milestone election
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Fire-hit ship sails for Malaysia |
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| Apr.1 |
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Suu Kyi wins Myanmar election | Opposition leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi won a seat in Myanmar's parliament Sunday, her party said. The formerly banned National League for Demo... | |
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| Apr.2 |
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Asean focus on N Korea and Burma |
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| Apr.8 |
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Aceh votes in keenly-watched poll |
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| Apr.11 |
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Tsunami scare tests emergency plans| Fears that Wednesday's 8.6-magnitude quake and resulting tsunami alert could bring a repeat of the 2004 disaster dissipated quickly | |
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| Apr.12 |
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UK PM makes historic Burma visit |
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| Apr.17 |
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U.S. eases pressure on Myanmar |
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| Apr.21 |
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Fatal skin disease baffles Vietnam |
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| Apr.22 |
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NLD in Burma parliament 'boycott' |
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| Apr.28 |
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Tear gas fired at Malaysia rally |
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| Apr.29 |
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Unite for change, Ban urges Burma
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| May.2 |
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi takes oath of office |
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| May.6 |
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Fatal blast at Thai chemical site |
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| May.9 |
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Russian plane missing in Indonesia| Sukhoi Superjet 100, passenger airliner went missing Wednesday after it disappeared from radar screens over a mountainous region of Indonesi | |
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| May.10 |
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Russian plane wreckage found in Indonesia |
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| May.12 |
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12 bodies found in Russian jet wreckage
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| May.14 |
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S Korea leader to meet Suu Kyi |
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| May.15 |
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Black box of Russian jet found |
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| May.18 |
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Fetuses for black magic found stashed in luggage |
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| May.23 |
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Suu Kyi to make Thai forum visit |
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| May.27 |
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Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia concert |
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| May.31 |
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Suu Kyi calls for help for Burma |
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| Jun.1 |
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US warships in Pacific relocation |
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| Jun.10 |
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Emergency declared in west Burma |
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| Jun.13 |
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Burma's Suu Kyi on Europe visit |
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U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar |
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| Jun.14 |
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Coca-Cola announces Burma return |
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| Jun.16 |
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Nobel 'ended Suu Kyi isolation' |
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| Jun.18 |
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Aung San Suu Kyi begins UK visit |
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| Jun.20 |
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Bali bomb suspect Umar Patek verdict due |
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| Jul.6 |
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Mystery illness killing Cambodian children At least 61 children in the country have died mysteriously after suffering severe neurological and respiratory complications
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| Jul.7 |
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Detained Burma students released |
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| Jul.11 |
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Clinton pays historic visit to Laos |
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Obama eases sanctions on Burma |
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| Jul.12 |
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Clinton to meet Burmese leader |
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| Jul.17 |
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Bo Xilai Frenchman 'leaves Cambodia' |
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| Jul.20 |
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Brunei helicopter crash kills 10 |
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| Aug.2 |
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Typhoon batters Philippines |
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| Aug.6 |
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Philippine capital paralysed by floods
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| Aug.9 |
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More rains add to Philippines flood woes |
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| Aug.16 |
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Four dead in Thai nightclub fire |
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| Aug.17 |
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Burma to probe Rakhine clashes |
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| Aug.18 |
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Philippine minister missing after crash |
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| Aug.23 |
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Rare adult immune disease in Asia |
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| Aug.29 |
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150 missing off coast of Indonesia |
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| Aug.31 |
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Tsunami warning issued after quake hits People in eastern areas of the Philippine island of Mindanao should evacuate to higher ground after a 7.6-earthquake triggered a tsunami war...
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| Sep.13 |
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UK's Catherine gives first speech overseas |
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| Sep.17 |
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Fresh protests erupt over film
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| Sep.19 |
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi tours U.S. |
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Aung San Suu Kyi given US honour
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| Sep.26 |
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US set to ease Burma import ban
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| Oct.6 |
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Philippines and Muslim rebels agree peace deal The government has reached a framework peace agreement with the country's largest Muslim rebel group, President Benigno Aquino says
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| Oct.14 |
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Cambodia's ex-King Sihanouk dies Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk - a revered figure in his country - has died of a heart attack aged 89
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Philippines to sign peace plan |
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| Oct.16 |
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Cambodia set for week of mourning
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| Oct.26 |
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Burma images 'show mass burnings' Map of Rakhine Myanmar A human rights group has released pictures showing what appears to be the destruction of a western Burmese district riven by ethnic unrest
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| Oct.27 |
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Thailand holds tiger cubs driver
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Myanmar Muslims call off Eid celebrations
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| Oct.29 |
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Storm kills dozens in Philippines and Vietnam
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| Nov.1 |
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World Bank promises aid to Burma
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| Nov.5 |
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Laos approves Mekong 'mega' dam
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| Nov.8 |
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Obama to make historic Burma trip
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| Nov.9 |
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Many dead in Burma train crash
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| Nov.10 |
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Burma hit by strong earthquake
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| Nov.18 |
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Obama in South East Asia visit On the eve of a historic trip to Myanmar, U.S. President deflected criticism, insisting the visit 'is not an endorsement of the Burmese gove...
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Obama in landmark Burma visit Map of Rangoon Myanmar US President Barack Obama is making the first visit by a sitting US president. Crowds of people, some waving US flags, lined the streets
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| Nov.19 |
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Obama lauds Aung San Suu Kyi
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| Nov.20 |
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Obama meets with China's leader U.S. President met with Premier Wen Jiabao, the first top-level meeting between the countries since the presidential election and a power tr...
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| Nov.28 |
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Burma targets copper mine protest
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| Dec.3 |
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Typhoon heads for a battered Philippines
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Philippines hit by Typhoon Bopha More than 40,000 people have been moved into shelter as a powerful typhoon made landfall on Mindanao, bringing heavy rain and wind gusts
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| Dec.4 |
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Philippine death toll from Typhoon Bopha rises More than 80 people are now known to have died after Typhoon Bopha struck Mindanao island on Tuesday, bringing rain and high winds
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| Dec.5 |
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Philippine storm toll passes 300 Map of Mindanao Philippines Hundreds more are missing in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, which cut a swathe of devastation across the southern Philippines
| People were killed in eight provinces but eastern Mindanao was worst-hit
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| Dec.8 |
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Eight die in Cambodia market fire
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Marquez knocks Pacquiao out cold in sixth round |
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Anti-China protests in Vietnam
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| Dec.10 |
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Rescuers search for hundreds still missing in after typhoon
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| Dec.11 |
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Typhoon death toll climbs past 700 in Philippines
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| Dec.15 |
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Philippine storm toll tops 1,000
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| Dec.25 |
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Two killed in Burma crash landing At least two people have been killed and another 11 injured after the Air Bagan was forced to make an emergency landing
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| Dec.27 |
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Rape victim in Singapore for treatment The victim of a brutal gang rape that sparked massive protests in India arrived in Singapore for treatment Thursday morning
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| Dec.28 |
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Condition of India rape victim worsens A 23-year-old woman, whose gang rape aboard a bus in New Delhi spawned days of mass protests across India, has 'taken a turn for the worse'
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Woman gang-raped in India dies A 23-year-old Indian woman, whose gang-rape aboard a bus in New Delhi spawned days of mass protests across India, has died
| The woman had been in 'extremely critical condition' since being admitted Thursday to the Singapore hospital
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| Dec.29 |
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Contraception law signed by Benigno Aquino Philippines President Benigno Aquino has signed into law a bill providing for free access to contraception and family planning
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.12 |
Myanmar signs cease-fire with rebels |
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| Feb.2 |
Life term for Khmer Rouge jailer
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| Feb.2 |
Philippine military: Airstrikes kill top terrorists |
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| Jun.1 |
US warships in Pacific relocation |
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| Oct.6 |
Philippines and Muslim rebels agree peace deal The government has reached a framework peace agreement with the country's largest Muslim rebel group, President Benigno Aquino says
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| Oct.14 |
Philippines to sign peace plan |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.1 |
Hundreds hurt in New Year festivities |
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| Jan.4 |
At least 25 dead in mining landslide |
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| Feb.6 |
Aftershocks rattle Philippines |
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| Feb.6 |
Teams search for earthquake survivors Rescue efforts are continuing after Monday's powerful earthquake in the central Philippines that left dozens of people dead or missing
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| Feb.10 |
Volcano erupts, hurling ash cloud into sky |
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| Mar.31 |
Fire-hit ship sails for Malaysia |
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| Apr.11 |
Tsunami scare tests emergency plans| Fears that Wednesday's 8.6-magnitude quake and resulting tsunami alert could bring a repeat of the 2004 disaster dissipated quickly | |
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| Apr.21 |
Fatal skin disease baffles Vietnam |
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| May.6 |
Fatal blast at Thai chemical site |
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| May.9 |
Russian plane missing in Indonesia| Sukhoi Superjet 100, passenger airliner went missing Wednesday after it disappeared from radar screens over a mountainous region of Indonesi | |
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| May.10 |
Russian plane wreckage found in Indonesia |
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| May.12 |
12 bodies found in Russian jet wreckage
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| May.15 |
Black box of Russian jet found |
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| Jul.6 |
Mystery illness killing Cambodian children At least 61 children in the country have died mysteriously after suffering severe neurological and respiratory complications
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| Jul.20 |
Brunei helicopter crash kills 10 |
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| Aug.2 |
Typhoon batters Philippines |
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| Aug.6 |
Philippine capital paralysed by floods
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| Aug.9 |
More rains add to Philippines flood woes |
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| Aug.16 |
Four dead in Thai nightclub fire |
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| Aug.18 |
Philippine minister missing after crash |
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| Aug.23 |
Rare adult immune disease in Asia |
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| Aug.29 |
150 missing off coast of Indonesia |
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| Aug.31 |
Tsunami warning issued after quake hits People in eastern areas of the Philippine island of Mindanao should evacuate to higher ground after a 7.6-earthquake triggered a tsunami war...
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| Oct.27 |
Thailand holds tiger cubs driver
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| Oct.29 |
Storm kills dozens in Philippines and Vietnam
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| Nov.9 |
Many dead in Burma train crash
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| Nov.10 |
Burma hit by strong earthquake
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| Dec.3 |
Typhoon heads for a battered Philippines
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| Dec.3 |
Philippines hit by Typhoon Bopha More than 40,000 people have been moved into shelter as a powerful typhoon made landfall on Mindanao, bringing heavy rain and wind gusts
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| Dec.4 |
Philippine death toll from Typhoon Bopha rises More than 80 people are now known to have died after Typhoon Bopha struck Mindanao island on Tuesday, bringing rain and high winds
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| Dec.5 |
Philippine storm toll passes 300 Map of Mindanao Philippines Hundreds more are missing in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, which cut a swathe of devastation across the southern Philippines
| People were killed in eight provinces but eastern Mindanao was worst-hit
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| Dec.8 |
Eight die in Cambodia market fire
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| Dec.10 |
Rescuers search for hundreds still missing in after typhoon
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| Dec.11 |
Typhoon death toll climbs past 700 in Philippines
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| Dec.15 |
Philippine storm toll tops 1,000
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| Dec.25 |
Two killed in Burma crash landing At least two people have been killed and another 11 injured after the Air Bagan was forced to make an emergency landing
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| Dec.28 |
Condition of India rape victim worsens A 23-year-old woman, whose gang rape aboard a bus in New Delhi spawned days of mass protests across India, has 'taken a turn for the worse'
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| 2012 |
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| Mar.25 |
Alonso wins in Malaysia |
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| Dec.8 |
Marquez knocks Pacquiao out cold in sixth round |
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.11 |
Nike agrees $1m Indonesia payout |
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| Jan.20 |
Mutant bird flu research halted |
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| May.27 |
Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia concert |
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| Jun.14 |
Coca-Cola announces Burma return |
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| Sep.26 |
US set to ease Burma import ban
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| Nov.1 |
World Bank promises aid to Burma
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| Nov.5 |
Laos approves Mekong 'mega' dam
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| Nov.28 |
Burma targets copper mine protest
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.8 |
Malaysia opposition leader acquitted |
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| Jan.20 |
Mutant bird flu research halted |
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| Jan.23 |
Gunmen in Philippines kill 15 fishermen
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| Feb.2 |
Life term for Khmer Rouge jailer
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| Feb.2 |
Philippine military: Airstrikes kill top terrorists |
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| Feb.14 |
Thai bombs raise fears, questions in Israel Israel's defense minister blamed Iran for a series of bombings in Bangkok, a day after attacks against the country's diplomats in India and ...
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| Feb.14 |
Blasts suspects 'targeting individuals' |
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| Feb.16 |
Bangkok Iran plot 'targeted Israelis' A group of Iranians detained after explosions in Thailand's capital Bangkok were intending to target two Israeli diplomats, Thai police say
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| Feb.22 |
Police subdue rioting inmates in Bali |
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| Mar.18 |
Bali anti-terror raids kill five |
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| May.18 |
Fetuses for black magic found stashed in luggage |
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| Jun.10 |
Emergency declared in west Burma |
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| Jun.20 |
Bali bomb suspect Umar Patek verdict due |
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| Aug.17 |
Burma to probe Rakhine clashes |
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| Oct.26 |
Burma images 'show mass burnings' Map of Rakhine Myanmar A human rights group has released pictures showing what appears to be the destruction of a western Burmese district riven by ethnic unrest
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| Oct.27 |
Thailand holds tiger cubs driver
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| Dec.27 |
Rape victim in Singapore for treatment The victim of a brutal gang rape that sparked massive protests in India arrived in Singapore for treatment Thursday morning
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| Dec.28 |
Condition of India rape victim worsens A 23-year-old woman, whose gang rape aboard a bus in New Delhi spawned days of mass protests across India, has 'taken a turn for the worse'
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| Dec.28 |
Woman gang-raped in India dies A 23-year-old Indian woman, whose gang-rape aboard a bus in New Delhi spawned days of mass protests across India, has died
| The woman had been in 'extremely critical condition' since being admitted Thursday to the Singapore hospital
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| 2012 |
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| Jan.4 |
Hague urges more Burmese reform |
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| Jan.8 |
Malaysia opposition leader acquitted |
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| Jan.12 |
Myanmar signs cease-fire with rebels |
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| Jan.12 |
Burma releases senior dissidents Several high-profile dissidents have been set free in Burma in the latest in a series of prisoner amnesties
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| Jan.13 |
US and Burma to resume full relations |
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| Jan.17 |
Suu Kyi registers for by-election |
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| Feb.9 |
Burma monk Gambira 'taken away' |
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| Feb.11 |
Thousands cheer Suu Kyi on campaign trail
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| Mar.25 |
Sick Suu Kyi cancels campaigning |
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| Mar.31 |
Burma votes in milestone election
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| Apr.1 |
Suu Kyi wins Myanmar election | Opposition leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi won a seat in Myanmar's parliament Sunday, her party said. The formerly banned National League for Demo... | |
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| Apr.2 |
Asean focus on N Korea and Burma |
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| Apr.8 |
Aceh votes in keenly-watched poll |
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| Apr.12 |
UK PM makes historic Burma visit |
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| Apr.17 |
U.S. eases pressure on Myanmar |
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| Apr.22 |
NLD in Burma parliament 'boycott' |
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| Apr.28 |
Tear gas fired at Malaysia rally |
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| Apr.29 |
Unite for change, Ban urges Burma
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| May.2 |
Myanmar's Suu Kyi takes oath of office |
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| May.14 |
S Korea leader to meet Suu Kyi |
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| May.23 |
Suu Kyi to make Thai forum visit |
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| May.27 |
Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia concert |
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| May.31 |
Suu Kyi calls for help for Burma |
|
| Jun.10 |
Emergency declared in west Burma |
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| Jun.13 |
Burma's Suu Kyi on Europe visit |
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| Jun.13 |
U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar |
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| Jun.16 |
Nobel 'ended Suu Kyi isolation' |
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| Jun.18 |
Aung San Suu Kyi begins UK visit |
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| Jul.7 |
Detained Burma students released |
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| Jul.11 |
Clinton pays historic visit to Laos |
|
| Jul.11 |
Obama eases sanctions on Burma |
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| Jul.12 |
Clinton to meet Burmese leader |
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| Jul.17 |
Bo Xilai Frenchman 'leaves Cambodia' |
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| Aug.17 |
Burma to probe Rakhine clashes |
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| Aug.18 |
Philippine minister missing after crash |
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| Sep.13 |
UK's Catherine gives first speech overseas |
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| Sep.17 |
Fresh protests erupt over film
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| Sep.19 |
Myanmar's Suu Kyi tours U.S. |
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| Sep.19 |
Aung San Suu Kyi given US honour
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| Sep.26 |
US set to ease Burma import ban
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| Oct.6 |
Philippines and Muslim rebels agree peace deal The government has reached a framework peace agreement with the country's largest Muslim rebel group, President Benigno Aquino says
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| Oct.14 |
Cambodia's ex-King Sihanouk dies Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk - a revered figure in his country - has died of a heart attack aged 89
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| Oct.14 |
Philippines to sign peace plan |
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| Oct.16 |
Cambodia set for week of mourning
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| Oct.27 |
Myanmar Muslims call off Eid celebrations
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| Nov.1 |
World Bank promises aid to Burma
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| Nov.5 |
Laos approves Mekong 'mega' dam
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| Nov.8 |
Obama to make historic Burma trip
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| Nov.18 |
Obama in South East Asia visit On the eve of a historic trip to Myanmar, U.S. President deflected criticism, insisting the visit 'is not an endorsement of the Burmese gove...
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| Nov.18 |
Obama in landmark Burma visit Map of Rangoon Myanmar US President Barack Obama is making the first visit by a sitting US president. Crowds of people, some waving US flags, lined the streets
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| Nov.19 |
Obama lauds Aung San Suu Kyi
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| Nov.20 |
Obama meets with China's leader U.S. President met with Premier Wen Jiabao, the first top-level meeting between the countries since the presidential election and a power tr...
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| Nov.28 |
Burma targets copper mine protest
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| Dec.8 |
Anti-China protests in Vietnam
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| Dec.28 |
Woman gang-raped in India dies A 23-year-old Indian woman, whose gang-rape aboard a bus in New Delhi spawned days of mass protests across India, has died
| The woman had been in 'extremely critical condition' since being admitted Thursday to the Singapore hospital
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| Dec.29 |
Contraception law signed by Benigno Aquino Philippines President Benigno Aquino has signed into law a bill providing for free access to contraception and family planning
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