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Gang-raped woman may be caned
Associated Press, Published on 07/05/2014
» BANDA ACEH - An Indonesian woman who was gang-raped by men who accused her of having extramarital sex may be caned publicly for violating Islamic law, an official said on Wednesday.
Worker sues Fukushima plant
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2014
» TOKYO - A former employee is seeking 11 million yen (US$110,000) in compensation from the operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant for exposing him to high levels of radiation after the 2011 tsunami.
Nintendo 'sorry' over same-sex error
Associated Press, Published on 11/05/2014
» Nintendo is apologizing and pledging to be more inclusive after being criticized for not recognizing same-sex relationships in English editions of a life-simulator video game. The publisher said that while it was too late to change the current game, it was committed to building virtual equality into future versions if they're produced.
Myanmar to protect foreign aid workers
Associated Press, Published on 09/04/2014
» Myanmar vowed Wednesday to protect U.N. and humanitarian aid workers seeking to return to the strife-torn state of Rakhine after rampaging Buddhist mobs attacked the workers' homes and offices.
Cambodia seizes tonnes of illegal ivory
Associated Press, Published on 09/05/2014
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian authorities have intercepted three tonnes of illegal ivory stashed in shipping containers in the largest such seizure ever recorded in the country.
Looming protests a test for Vietnam
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2014
» HANOI - Vietnamese anger toward China is running at its highest level in years after Beijing deployed an oil rig in disputed waters. That is posing a tricky question for Vietnam's leaders: To what extent should they allow public protests that could morph into those against their own authoritarian rule?
North Korea latest 'nuclear threat'
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2014
» SEOUL - North Korea issued its latest nuclear threat on Saturday, two days after South Korea's defence minister said Pyongyang was making final preparations to conduct its fourth nuclear test.
Factories torched in anti-China protest
Associated Press, Published on 14/05/2014
» HANOI - Rioters torched and looted about 10 factories during anti-China protests in southern Vietnam in the most serious outbreak of public disorder in the tightly controlled country in years, an industrial park management official said on Wednesday.
Cambodia Caltex workers on strike
Associated Press, Published on 12/05/2014
» PHNOM PENH - Workers at US-owned Caltex gas stations in Cambodia went on strike Monday to demand higher wages and better working conditions.
US pressures Beijing over forex rates
Associated Press, Published on 13/05/2014
» BEIJING - The US treasury secretary pressed China on Tuesday to ease politically sensitive exchange rate controls and lower barriers to foreign investment.