5-February-2012, 10:59 PM
Asia's K-Pop clones dance to South Korean beat
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millions of fans across Asia have transcended ethnic and age barriers to share a common obsession with South Korean pop music.
Filmmakers killed in Australian helicopter crash
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Andrew Wight, 52, and Mike deGruy, 60, both longtime colleagues of Cameron, were killed when their helicopter crashed.
Myanmar's Karen rebels say ceasefire 'fragile'
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The Karen National Union (KNU) signed a pact with a delegation of ministers from the new government on January 12.
Google loses appeal in Taiwan over app refund
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Taiwan rejected an appeal by Google against a fine imposed for refusing to grant customers a seven-day trial period on its mobile phone apps
Scientists snare 'superprawn' off New Zealand
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Scientists have captured a "supergiant" crustacean in waters seven kilometres (4.5 miles) deep off New Zealand.
Megaupload boss' bail appeal 'rejected' in NZ
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Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom failed to overturn a ruling that he remain behind bars in New Zealand.
Suu Kyi 'postpones major election rally'
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Tens of thousands of supporters turned out on Sunday to greet the Nobel Peace Prize winner on a campaign trip to the south.
Qantas plane in 'priority landing'
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The Bombardier Q400 aircraft was climbing at about 8,000 feet on its trip from Canberra to Sydney when it experienced the trouble.
US decries 'worsened' Myanmar violence
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A US official reiterated that President Barack Obama's administration wanted better ties with the country formerly known as Burma.
Megaupload boss to appeal for bail in New Zealand
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Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom will appeal against a ruling that kept him behind bars in New Zealand.
Pakistan signals imminent end to NATO blockade
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Pakistan signalled that it could shortly end a more than two-month blockade on NATO supplies.
Hundreds missing as Papua New Guinea ferry sinks
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28 people were rescued but hundreds remained unaccounted for after a ferry sank off Papua New Guinea.
Amnesty urges release of S. Korean Twitter user
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Amnesty urged the release of a South Korean activist accused of helping the "enemy" via Twitter.
Kathmandu orders mass eviction of 'river squatters'
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Bimala Bardewa stands by her cement block home on the riverbank, directing her children as they prepare for school.
Endangered turtle baby boom in Philippines
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Globally endangered green turtles are enjoying a baby boom on remote Philippine islands after a three-decade protection programme.
Cyclist sues Warne after road rage spat
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Shane Warne was facing legal action after a cyclist said he plans to sue for damages.
Afghan woman 'killed for giving birth to girl'
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She was beaten to death by her husband after she gave birth to their third baby girl.
Suu Kyi on campaign trip for Myanmar's by-election
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Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Yangon on the campaign trail Sunday.
Japan, Russia 'far apart' on territorial dispute
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A heated, decades-long territorial dispute with Russia is far from solved
Australian PM under fire after staffer role in fracas
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard distanced herself from a staff member after it emerged he triggered a fracas.
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