Wednesday, 22 May 2013 08:49
New Zealand police acted unlawfully and unreasonably during armed raids near a small Maori settlement in 2007, an independent report has said.
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Wednesday, 22 May 2013 08:34
North Korea has sent a top military official to China as a special envoy of leader Kim Jong-Un, at a time of strained relations between Pyongyang and its allies in Beijing, state media reported.
Wednesday, 22 May 2013 08:18
A Myanmar court has sentenced seven Muslims to prison terms in connection with religious violence in March that left dozens of people dead, a justice official said.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013 08:35
A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen seized for ransom by armed North Koreans two weeks ago have been released, easing the latest irritant in relations between the traditional allies.
Monday, 20 May 2013 09:01
China has called on North Korea to release a private Chinese fishing boat and its crew, after the boat's owner reported the detention 10 days ago, state media says.
Sunday, 19 May 2013 10:55
North Korea has test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the UN chief to halt the launches at a time of high tensions.
Saturday, 18 May 2013 09:50
Heavy rainstorms blamed for this week's landslides in southern China have killed 55 people and left 14 others missing, Chinese authorities say.
Saturday, 18 May 2013 09:39
An Australian man who raped and strangled his Indian student neighbour and threw her body into a canal in a suitcase has been jailed for 45 years for the murder.
Saturday, 18 May 2013 09:33
Four more people have died from a new strain of bird flu in China, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus to 36 from 131 confirmed cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
Saturday, 18 May 2013 09:05
![Tensions had eased until Saturday's missile launch by North Korean, led by Kim Jong-un [AFP]](/images/stories/asia/3/kim-jong-un-0002.jpg)
North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry says, but the purpose of the launches was unknown.
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