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      <title>Chinese fishermen freed by N Korea captors</title>
      <description>Sixteen men and boat seized two weeks ago by armed group released, easing tensions between the two traditional allies.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:13:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Obama says Myanmar to release more prisoners</title>
      <description>Thein Sein is first leader of his country to visit White House in nearly half a century.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:35:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>China and India pledge to improve ties</title>
      <description>Leaders of both countries will study ways to ease border tensions and boost bilateral trade after meeting in New Delhi.</description>
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      <title>Flooding hits southern China</title>
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      <title>Bird flu death toll rises in China</title>
      <description>World Health Organisation says four more deaths confirmed from new strain of H7N9 virus brings toll to 36. </description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:12:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>North Korea launches short-range missiles</title>
      <description>Two missiles fired in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, according to South Korea's defence ministry.</description>
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      <title>Several killed in China rainstorms</title>
      <description>Landslides brought on by heavy rains along the southern coast cause 55 deaths and affect more than a million people.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:10:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Drones play crucial role in East Asia</title>
      <description>Unmanned aircraft serving different role than they do in other regions by helping countries monitor territorial claims.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 14:24:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Indonesia considers ban on witchcraft</title>
      <description>Witch doctors oppose law that could see them jailed, saying magic is part of country's culture.</description>
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      <title>Australian jailed over Indian student murder</title>
      <description>Man who raped and strangled his neighbour in Sydney boarding house, then threw body into a canal, sentenced to 45 years.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:24:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Myanmar frees group of dissidents</title>
      <description>More than 20 political prisoners released to  coincide with departure of President Thein Sein for US visit.</description>
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      <title>Dozens hurt in Hong Kong train accident</title>
      <description>Four people seriously injured and many more suffer sprains and cuts after multiple cars derail on light railway.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:13:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>China warns EU against telecoms probe</title>
      <description>Beijing threatens to retaliate if EU opens investigation into alleged Chinese anti-competitive behaviour.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:19:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Doubt cast on Philippine reform chances</title>
      <description>Message sent by midterm voters may be pro-reform but political influence of clans and dynasties remains undiminished.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 08:15:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>US slams Japanese mayor's sex-slave comments</title>
      <description>State Department says comments by mayor that sex slaves were "necessary" during World War II were "outrageous".</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:41:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Thousands protest oil refinery plans in China</title>
      <description>Residents take to streets in city of Kunming to demand government make new project's environmental evaluations public. </description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 09:37:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Two dead in Cambodia shoe factory collapse</title>
      <description>At least six people also injured after ceiling collapses, highlighting concerns about industrial safety in the country.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 05:49:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Singapore police testify in US death inquiry</title>
      <description>Officers say there were no signs of struggle in the apartment of Shane Todd, a US scientist found hanged last year.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:53:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Global lenders 'linked to Vietnam land grabs'</title>
      <description>Global Witness accuses companies bankrolled by World Bank and Deutsche Bank of driving land-grabbing crisis in region.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:26:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Build up of gas blamed in China mine blast</title>
      <description>Officials say explosion that left 28 miners dead in southwest Sichuan province caused by a lack of ventilation.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:02:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>China marks fifth anniversary of earthquake</title>
      <description>One minute-silence observed for 80,000 people, including many children at their schools, who died in Sichuan province.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 20:27:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>S Korea president sacks chief spokesman</title>
      <description>Park Geun-hye's office says Yoon Chang-jung's "disgraceful incident" during US trip hurt government's dignity.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:34:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Panasonic forecasts profit despite big loss</title>
      <description>Japanese electronics giant reports near-record net loss for fiscal year but foresees operating profit rising 55 percent.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 12:40:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Indonesia police kill suspected bomb plotters</title>
      <description>At least four suspected fighters killed after a standoff in Central Java.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:22:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Ships threaten Australia's Great Barrier Reef</title>
      <description>UN warns port developments could endanger one of world's most diverse marine ecosystems.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 21:12:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Japan softens WWII 'sex slave' denials</title>
      <description>Prime minister acknowledges investigation into allegations that troops coerced women in sexual slavery was limited.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 18:30:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>S Korea's Park proposes talks with North</title>
      <description>South Korea's Park Geun-hye addresses joint session of US Congress a day after holding talks with President Obama.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Japanese stock market soars to five-year high</title>
      <description>Nikkei index up 3.55 percent, passing through the 14,000 barrier, in wake of weakening yen and strong US jobs report.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:34:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Five dead in Philippines volcano eruption</title>
      <description>Party of foreign climbers and their guides caught on the slopes of Mayon volcano in Albay province when it erupted.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 07:35:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>China ships head into 'disputed waters'</title>
      <description>Three government vessels sail into Senkaku islands, which China calls Diaoyu in move that may spark a diplomatic clash.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 12:42:24 GMT</pubDate>
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