Asia-Pacific
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Asians most discriminated against in NZ
A survey has found for the 10th consecutive year that people perceive Asian New Zealanders as the most discriminated against ethnic group.
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India test-fires interceptor missile
India Friday successfully test- fired a home-made supersonic interceptor missile off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha.
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India ministers quit over sex video
Three Indian politicians from a morally conservative party, including a women's affairs minister, resigned.
Americas
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Argentina, Britain spat over disputed islets
Senior diplomats from Argentina and Britain on Friday traded accusations over the contested Malvinas Islands at separate press conferences held at the UN Headquarters in New York.
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Obama compromises on birth control rule
Obama announced a compromise aimed at soothing the concerns of some religious organizations over a new rule requiring most religious-affiliated employers to provide free birth control coverage.
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Facebook defriending led to murders
A Tennessee couple who "defriended" a woman on Facebook were murdered in their home.
Europe
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Greek govt concludes debt deal
Greek coalition party leaders concluded a deal on austerity measures to secure a new bailout package by EU and IMF creditors on time to stave off a Greek financial meltdown next month.
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Russian Navy to update nuclear fleet
The Russian Navy will receive at least 10 new Borey class strategic nuclear submarines by 2020, Kommersant Daily said Tuesday.
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French flights partly disrupted by strike
More than 10 percent flights were disrupted as French aviation workers on Monday staged a nationwide four-day strike.
Yemen's Saleh signs deal to quit
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a deal on Wednesday under which he will step down after 33 years in power and 10 months of protests against his rule that brought the country to the brink of civil war.
World population hits 7 billion
Afghanistan:
A decade of war
Afghanistan marks 10 years since the start of the US-led war against the Taliban Friday amid heightened security and questions over what the next decade will hold.
Apple's Jobs dead at 56
Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56.
First Boeing Dreamliner
All Nippon Airways' first Boeing 787 Dreamliner touched down in Tokyo early on Wednesday with hundreds of aviation fans welcoming the carbon-composite plane.
US pop queen Whitney Houston dies at 48
Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston has died aged 48, a family spokesman said on Saturday.
Key facts about Whitney Houston
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Opposition rally against new govt
Supporters of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed protested in the capital city of Male Saturday night when the new president collecting parties to form a coalition government.
Mitt Romney wins Maine caucuses
The Republican Party in US state of Maine announced Saturday that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney had won the state's caucuses.
Tunisia, Libya ambassadors expeled
Syria's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Saturday that Damascus has given the ambassadors of Libya and Tunisia 72 hours to leave Syria.
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Middle East
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Arabs ask UN to form joint force for Syria
The Arab League Sunday called on the United Nations to form a joint UN-AL peacekeeping force for Syria, according to a resolution adopted by Arab foreign ministers in Cairo.
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Iran not to yield to pressures over nuke issue
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said Iran will not give in to any threat by the Western countries over its nuclear program.
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Security official killed in Yemen
A senior Yemeni security official was shot dead Thursday evening in Yemen's restive province.
Africa
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Cape Town becomes S Africa's drug capital
With an awful lot of drugs available, Cape Town has become "the drug capital of South Africa".
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7 killed in S Africa bus collision
A minibus collided with a car in the central South African province of Free State.
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Kidnapped Chinese workers safe
Twenty-nine Chinese nationals abducted by local rebels in Sudan last month arrived Tuesday afternoon at the Wilson Airport in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
Kaleidoscope
Italian Mount Etna volcano erupts
Mount Etna spews lava on the southern Italian island of Sicily February 9, 2012. Mount Etna is Europe's tallest and most active volcano.
Ex-intern reveals affair with JFK
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