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Australia: Mass breakout at asylum seekers detention center in Australia 01-09-2010Ninety-two Afghanistan asylum seekers have broke out of a Darwin detention center in Northern Territory of Australia, and are protesting on the road outside.
China: Passenger plane crashes in NE China, at least 43 dead 24-08-2010A passenger plane with 96 people on board crashed during landing at a forests-surrounded airport in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province amid thick fog.
Philippines: Death toll from Hong Kong hostage crisis rises to 10 24-08-2010Death toll from Monday's hostage crisis in Manila climbed to 10, with another hostage succumbing to injuries in a Manila hospital.
China: China to hold national mourning for over 1000 mudslide victims 14-08-2010Chinese flags across the country and at overseas embassies and consulates are to be lowered to half-mast to mourn the victims of the devastating mudslide in the northwestern Gansu Province.
China: Death toll from NW China mudslide rises to 702; 1,042 still missing 11-08-2010Death toll from a massive rain-triggered mudslide in Zhouqu County in northwest China's Gansu Province has risen to 702, with 1,042 others still missing.
China: Death toll from NW China landslides rises to 127 09-08-2010Death toll from rain-triggered landslides in Zhouqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province, has risen to 127.
Indonesia: Indonesian Muslims facing Africa during prayers 20-07-2010People in the world's most populous Muslim nation have been facing Africa - not Makkah - while praying.
Australia: Freed journos tell of Israeli commandos like 'hyenas hunting' 03-06-2010Two Herald journalists captured by Israeli commandos and deported after being caught up in this week's deadly Gaza flotilla attack spoke of their ordeal.
Australia: Australian Muslim amongst those shot in Israeli raid on peace flotilla 02-06-2010Five Australians are among those held, and one of them, 20-year-old Ahmad Luqman, was shot in the leg and has had surgery at a hospital in Tel Aviv.
Australia: Fury follows Israel's deadly attack on aid flotilla 01-06-2010Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has condemned the use of violence during a deadly raid by Israeli commandos, and called for the blockade of Gaza to be lifted.
Australia: Israel responsible for faking Aussie passports, diplomat expelled 24-05-2010
Thailand: Thai man killed in clashes between protesters and troops 14-05-2010
Russia: Chinese, Russian leaders agree to enhance bilateral strategic ties 09-05-2010
Australia: Pauline Hanson won't sell home to a Muslim 28-04-2010
China: Death toll rises to 617 in China quake 15-04-2010
China: 300 dead, 8,000 injured in 7.1-magnitude quake in China 14-04-2010
China: 115 survivors rescued from flooded coal mine, 38 still trapped 05-04-2010
USA: China remains top U.S. Treasury securities holder 28-02-2010
PHILIPPINES: Young men paying high price for Mindanao conflict 11-02-2010
Uighurs in East Turkistan suffer from China’s forced abortions 24-01-2010
China: Ignoring pleas for clemency, China executes Briton 29-12-2009
China refutes British official's "hijack" attack over Copenhagen talks 22-12-2009
Philippine mayor in center of massacre files candidacy papers 27-11-2009
China: Death toll from northeast China colliery explosion rises to 87 22-11-2009
Australia: Five guilty in Sydney terrorism trial 16-10-2009
PHILIPPINES: Massive flooding brings fresh crisis 09-10-2009
More than 100 believed dead in Pacific tsunami 30-09-2009
Death toll from "Ondoy" reaches to 240 in Philippines 29-09-2009
Tropical storm death toll rises to 51 in Philippines 27-09-2009
WTO chief says concerned about U.S. move on Chinese tyres 17-09-2009
Australia: Muslims criticise new opening laws 12-09-2009
Zardari backs China over Xinjiang 22-08-2009
Australia: Portrait of the terrorist as a Melbourne manKate Hagan 19-08-2009
At least 43 killed in S Philippine clash 13-08-2009
Australia: An uncle’s regret: a flight from Somalia gone wrong 06-08-2009
Australia: 'A Muslim cannot be a terrorist; a terrorist cannot be a Muslim' 04-08-2009
Australia: Alleged terror cell planned to open fire on army base, court told 04-08-2009
PHILIPPINES: 375,000 hit by Mindanao floods 03-08-2009
Philippines: Bombings in Mindanao condemned 10-07-2009
The Netherlands: Dutch police arrest 142 China demo 07-07-2009