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New Malaysian Cabinet named to boost confidence
Malaysian leader names new Cabinet in effort to boost support after weaker electoral victory
China questions Japan rule over Okinawa
China questions Tokyo's rule over Okinawa in effort to gain leverage in East China Sea dispute
Captain locked out as plane cockpit door jams
Air India plane's cockpit door gets jammed during flight, locking out the captain
Vietnam changes law to get around EU execution ban
Vietnam changes law to allow domestically produced poison in lethal injection, skirting EU ban
Indonesian police arrest 3 suspected militants
Indonesian police arrest 3 suspected Islamic militants accused of plotting terror attacks
Okinawa marks anniversary of return to Japan
Okinawa marks anniversary of end of US occupation, return to Japan
HK anticorruption agency investigates ex-chief
Hong Kong corruption watchdog investigates ex-chief over gifts to Chinese officials
China investigating phoned threats to 5 flights
China investigating phone threats that grounded 5 flights from 3 airlines
Taiwan rejects Manila apology for fisherman death
Taiwan rejects Manila's apology for shooting death of its fisherman, recalls its envoy
Boats carrying fleeing Rohingya minority capsize
Boats carrying more than 100 Rohingya minority capsize off Myanmar; 42 known survivors
Bangladesh honors the dead from building collapse
Bangladesh holds mass prayer at wreckage of building collapse that killed 1,127
Pakistan vote count shows big Sharif win
Pakistan election vote count shows big win for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Tunnel collapse kills 4 workers at Indonesian mine
Freeport Indonesia mine collapse kills at least 4 workers, 10 rescued, dozens remain trapped
Teary-eyed Australian PM introduces new tax bill
Teary-eyed Australian prime minister introduces new tax bill to improve disability care
NATO says 3 US troops killed in Afghanistan
NATO says roadside bomb kills 3 US troops in southern Afghanistan
Japanese mayor: Wartime sex slaves were necessary
Osaka mayor says wartime sex slaves were needed to 'maintain discipline' in Japanese military
China tightens grip on discourse, ideology
China clamps down on discourse, ideology, in face of pressure for change
Oil slides below $95 as US oil output seen rising
Oil slides below $95 a barrel as IEA sees surging US crude output coupled with slowing demand
China-based company promotes North Korea day trip
Tour company says North Korea to allow Westerners to make day trips from Chinese border
Australia gov't forecasts $19.4 billion deficit
Australia's promised budget surplus blows out to $19.4 billion deficit as economy slows
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