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Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander

AP - 1 hour 50 minutes ago

DANANG, Vietnam - On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees.

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Australia

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  • Disaster declared in flood-hit Australia

    Disaster declared in flood-hit Australia

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australian authorities declared a natural disaster along parts of the country's east coast as heavy floods cut the main road linking major cities, stranding thousands of people.

  • Miracle Aussie baby beats rare condition in world first

    Miracle Aussie baby beats rare condition in world first

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    MELBOURNE (AFP) - - A "miracle" Australian baby has become the first person cured of a rare and deadly brain-melting condition after doctors gambled on an experimental drug tested only on mice, they said on Thursday.

  • Two dead in Australia psychiatric unit stabbing: police

    Two dead in Australia psychiatric unit stabbing: police

    AFP - Thursday, November 5

    MELBOURNE (AFP) - - Australian police laid murder charges against a 49-year-old male patient on Thursday over a stabbing rampage at a secure psychiatric hospital that left two people dead.

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China

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  • China not courting Africa only for energy: Wen

    AFP - 2 hours 46 minutes ago

    BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao denied that Beijing was developing ties in Africa purely to satisfy its need for energy, as he headed for talks with the continent's leaders, according to state media.

  • 'US supports Dalai Lama visit to Indian state'

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - - The United States has given its backing to a visit by the Dalai Lama to a remote Buddhist region in India that is claimed by China, according to reports.

  • China a big winner in carbon credit game

    China a big winner in carbon credit game

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    KUNMING, China (AFP) - - In energy-hungry China's southwestern Yunnan province, power is being produced at wind farms, dams and garbage dumps as the Asian giant adopts more "green" technology thanks to carbon trading.

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India

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Indonesia

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  • Sri Lanka boat people leader a known trafficker: Colombo

    Sri Lanka boat people leader a known trafficker: Colombo

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    COLOMBO (AFP) - - The leader of a boat of Sri Lankan asylum seekers held in Indonesia is a known people smuggler previously deported from Canada, the government said Friday, a charge he has strongly denied.

  • Red Cross suspends work in Indonesia's Aceh

    Red Cross suspends work in Indonesia's Aceh

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    BANDA ACEH (Indonesia) (AFP) - - The Red Cross suspended its activities in the Indonesian province of Aceh for a day on Friday after one of its German workers was shot and wounded by gunmen on a motorbike.

  • Indonesia extends Australia refugee boat's stay

    Indonesia extends Australia refugee boat's stay

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    JAKARTA (AFP) - - Indonesia extended by a week on Friday a deadline for an Australian customs ship loaded with 78 protesting Sri Lankan asylum seekers to leave its territory.

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Japan

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  • Obama delays Japan visit following Texas shooting: Tokyo

    AFP - 2 hours 51 minutes ago

    TOKYO (AFP) - - US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas, according to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

  • Report: Obama may delay Japan arrival next week

    AP - Saturday, November 7

    TOKYO - Japan's public broadcaster says President Barack Obama may delay his arrival in Tokyo to attend a memorial service for those killed in a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas earlier this week.

  • Japan and Mekong nations to wrap up summit

    Japan and Mekong nations to wrap up summit

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    TOKYO (AFP) - - The leaders of Japan and Southeast Asia's five Mekong River nations will on Saturday wrap up a summit at which Tokyo has pledged more than 5.5 billion dollars in loans and grants.

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Malaysia

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  • Malaysia prince wins defamation suit against wife

    AP - Thursday, November 5

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian prince won a defamation suit Thursday against his teenage wife who accused him of sexual and physical abuse after she fled back home to Indonesia.

  • Malaysian charged with killing wife in acid attack

    AP - Thursday, November 5

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Prosecutors charged a Malaysian with killing his wife and blinding his teenage daughter by splashing acid on them while they were sleeping, a lawyer said Thursday.

  • Malaysia's opposition alliance puts house in order

    AP - Thursday, November 5

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's three key opposition parties moved to formalize their coalition despite ideological differences by officially registering their alliance, senior officials said Wednesday.

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Philippines

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  • Accused Philippine rebel kidnapper to remain hidden: MILF

    Accused Philippine rebel kidnapper to remain hidden: MILF

    AFP - Friday, November 6

    COTABATO, Philippines (AFP) - - Philippine Muslim rebel leaders on Thursday refused a government demand to force one of their members accused of kidnapping an Irish priest to come out and personally deny the allegation.

  • Gunmen fire on bus in south Philippines, killing 2

    AP - Thursday, November 5

    ZAMBOANGA, Philippines - Gunmen opened fire on a commuter bus in the restive southern Philippines, killing two and wounding eight passengers, authorities said Thursday.

  • Philippines frees officers cleared over coup: military

    Philippines frees officers cleared over coup: military

    AFP - Wednesday, November 4

    MANILA (AFP) - - Eleven Philippine military officers who were cleared of involvement in a coup plot against President Gloria Arroyo were freed Tuesday and will be able to rejoin their units, military officials said.

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Thailand

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  • ASEAN urges Thailand, Cambodia to resolve feud

    AP - 2 hours 56 minutes ago

    BANGKOK - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations expressed concern Saturday over a worsening diplomatic feud between Cambodia and Thailand and urged the neighboring countries to exercise restraint.

  • ASEAN urges 'maximum restraint' in Thai-Cambodia row

    AFP - 2 hours 58 minutes ago

    BANGKOK (AFP) - - The head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged Thailand and Cambodia to show "maximum restraint" amid tensions over Phnom Penh's job offer to a fugitive former Thai premier.

  • Thaksin on a mission to humiliate Thai government

    AP - Saturday, November 7

    BANGKOK - Thailand's fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has spent much of the past three years roaming the globe, shopping for diamonds in Africa, golfing at Asian resorts _ and humiliating the government from a distance.

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Vietnam

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  • Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander

    AP - 1 hour 50 minutes ago

    DANANG, Vietnam - On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees.

  • Storm-triggered landslide kills 13 in Vietnam

    AFP - Saturday, November 7

    HANOI (AFP) - - At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in central Vietnam following storms and flooding that have now left almost 130 people dead, according to officials.

  • Tapes show Kennedy was conflicted over Saigon coup

    AP - Wednesday, November 4

    WASHINGTON - Newly released White House tapes from the Vietnam War era portray President John F. Kennedy wrestling over the fate of South Vietnam's strongman in a situation that appears to mirror President Barack Obama's quandary today in dealing with Afghanistan's shaky government.

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