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Report: South China Sea disputes are intensifying

Today, China declared one of the disputed islands, dubbed Sansha, its newest municipality.

Google to alert Chinese users when keywords are being censored

Google’s senior vice president of knowledge Alan Eustace said the move was down to technical issues that often render the site temporarily unusable and which are “correlated with searches for a particular subset of queries.”

Third witness in Philippines massacre trial murdered

Esmail Amil Enog is thought to have been killed two months ago, but prosecutors only recently became aware of his murder.

Mass strikes hit India over fuel price hike

Protesters in Patna city burned effigies of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demonstrators in Kolkata and Uttar Pradesh state blocked roads and shouted anti-government slogans.

Lai Changxing, China's most-wanted man, jailed for life

The 53-year-old former farmer was found guilty of smuggling container ships filled with billions of dollars worth of luxury cars, cigarettes, oil, textiles and chemicals into China’s southern port city of Xieman throughout the 1990s, and then bribing 64 government officials to look the other way.

11 dead in Taliban attack on Afghan governor compound

One attacker blew himself up at the entrance to the compound, while another three fought their way inside armed with rocket-propelled grenades, hand grenades and small arms. 

Porno image flash halts debate in Thai parliament

Thai lawmakers were forced to halt proceedings on Wednesday after the image of a naked woman striking a provocative pose flashed up on giant screens in the parliament.
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The picture appeared on monitors as a parliamentarian addressed the house during a debate on a controversial amendment to Thailand’s constitution. (PORNCHAI /AFP/Getty Images)
Photos of the incident show a close-up image of a woman of Asian appearance holding her hand to her groin provocatively.
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US lifts Myanmar sanctions to boost NGO projects

The decision follows Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s announcement on April 4 that Washington plans to relax sanctions banning senior Myanmar officials from travelling to the US and lift restrictions on the export of US financial services to the country.

Son of murdered Afghan peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani named as new peace talks chief

Salahuddin Rabbani, who is currently Afghanistan’s ambassador to Turkey, will take over as chair of the country’s High Peace Council, the body that leads negotiations and reconciliation efforts with the Taliban.

Billionaire Kwok brothers arrested in Hong Kong

The brothers possess the second-biggest family fortune in Hong Kong, and their firm has built some of the most iconic skyscrapers on the city’s skyline.
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