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Two Australians and three Indonesians survive helicopter crash in Bali, officials say
Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter came down in Pecatu village on the southern side of Bali after it was entangl…
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US expels more than 100 Chinese migrants in rare mass deportation
Department of Homeland Security says it plans more such ‘large charter flights’, sparking concerns for safety …
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Philippines accuses Chinese coastguards of piracy after violent confrontation
Filipino sailor lost a thumb when coastguards rammed and boarded boats ‘with knives and spears’ in South China…
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Canadian judge is latest to step down from Hong Kong’s top court
Beverley McLachlin’s decision comes after British judge Lord Sumption quit court of final appeal, condemning ‘…
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Tin Oo, NLD founder with Aung San Suu Kyi, dies aged 97 in Myanmar
Former armed forces chief was imprisoned after failed revolt against junta and later campaigned with Nobel lau…
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Papua New Guinea landslide death toll exceeds 670, says UN agency
Emergency workers give up hope of finding survivors of Friday’s landslide as tribal warfare threatens rescue e…
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South China Sea: huge civilian Filipino flotilla heads to disputed shoal to ‘assert sovereign rights’
Philippines coast guard and navy watch as wooden boats head to Scarborough shoal to place buoys and hand food …
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Dozens killed in cold lava mudslides on Indonesian island of Sumatra
Nearly 20 missing after monsoon rains trigger flash floods, sending torrents of volcanic material and mud down…
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Ammunition explosion at Cambodia military base kills 20 soldiers
Four buildings destroyed in blast that also damaged homes in nearby villagesAn ammunition explosion at a base …
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Indonesia volcano: thousands evacuated amid spreading ash and tsunami fears
More than 11,000 people told to leave their homes after Mount Ruang erupted at least three times since Friday …
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Passengers jump into sea to escape Thai ferry fire
No casualties after fire engulfs ferry carrying 108 people from Surat Thani to Koh TaoPanicked passengers jump…
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Group to search for celebrated US pilot’s fighter plane in South Pacific
Richard Bong downed 40 aircraft in a Lockheed P-38 Lightning before it crashed while being flown by another pi…
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Births in Japan hit record low as government warns crisis at ‘critical state’
Birthrate continues to fall as young people increasingly reluctant to have children due to bleak job prospects…
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Pakistan election: coalition against Imran Khan says deal reached to form government
Shehbaz Sharif expected to become prime minister again after plans for coalition government announced between …
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Japan court lets transgender man change official status without sterilisation in legal first
Ruling comes months after supreme court ruled that requiring sterilisation before a change of gender in offici…