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Australia acts over Japan whaling
Officials in Tokyo say Canberra has launched legal moves to halt annual whale hunts.
Asia-Pacific
Last Modified: 01 Jun 2010 05:06 GMT
China 'understands' S Korea grief
Wen Jiabao say China opposes "destabilising" actions on Korean peninsula at summit.
Asia-Pacific
Last Modified: 30 May 2010 05:23 GMT
N Korea sanctions top summit agenda
Leaders of China, Japan and S Korea meet amid rising tensions over sinking of warship.
Asia-Pacific
Last Modified: 29 May 2010 11:36 GMT
China seeks to defuse Korea tension
Chinese premier says he "will not protect" whoever sank South Korean warship.
Asia-Pacific
Last Modified: 28 May 2010 15:22 GMT
US base to stay on Okinawa
Japan and US reach agreement to retain contentious military base on island.
Asia-Pacific
Last Modified: 28 May 2010 12:19 GMT
Japan indicts anti-whaling activist
New Zealand activist faces criminal charges in Japan after boarding a whaling boat.
Asia-Pacific
Last Modified: 02 Apr 2010 12:48 GMT
Japan criticises bluefin tuna ban
Government raises concerns over proposal to ban global trade of endangered species.
Asia-Pacific
Last Modified: 11 Mar 2010 11:50 GMT
Toyota chief apologises for recall
Akio Toyoda faces tough questions over safety standards at US congressional hearing.
Business
Last Modified: 25 Feb 2010 08:06 GMT
Toyota grew too fast, says boss
Company head says carmaker's pursuit of rapid growth compromised safety standards.
Business
Last Modified: 24 Feb 2010 07:10 GMT
Japan will defend 'whaling rights'
Tokyo says annual hunt not illegal as Australia and New Zealand threaten court action.
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Last Modified: 23 Feb 2010 04:59 GMT
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S Africa migrants battle rising persecution
Murder of Somali draws ire of foreign African nationals over rising xenophobic violence.
Iran: The real cost of sanctions
We look at the impact of increased sanctions against the Islamic Republic and ask who it really affects.
Awe and fear: Politicised gangs of Venezuela
Tupamaros enforce rough justice in Venezuela's slums to support socialism, but critics say the group are violent thugs.
Afghanistan: The price of revenge
More than a decade ago the US launched a war against Afghanistan, but was it a justified battle?
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Syria's War
Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
Turkey Protests
Extensive coverage of political unrest that spread from Istanbul to other areas.
Obama's scandal
Revelations over NSA spying are threatening president's European trip.
Farming in Greece
Some urbanites are returning to their rural roots to farm the land.
People 'without'
Kuwait's 'Bidoon' have been stripped of rights and treated as second-class citizens.
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Brazil's perfect storm of discontent
Rodrigo Nunes
Sending arms to Syria is irrational and dangerous
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How not to fight extremism in the UK
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Collusion across the Euphrates
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Xenophobia and its discontents in South Africa
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In Pictures: Syria's young refugees
About 1.6 million people from Syria have escaped its devastating civil war so far, and about half of them are children.
Ethiopian refugees face dam backlash in Egypt
Persecuted ethnic Oromo demand UN protection amid xenophobic attacks and government hostility over the Blue Nile dam.
Mali refugees' 'Most Important Things'
Documenting refugees and their most-cherished items taken with them when they fled their homes.
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No date fixed for Taliban peace talks
Six Syrian heritage sites declared endangered
Fierce fighting for control of Syria's Aleppo
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Five sentenced over Doha mall fire
India battles to rescue flood survivors
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Turkey threatens to deploy army to end unrest
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Obama's crackpot realism and the real crime of Edward Snowden
Fighting female genital mutilation in Africa
Afghanistan: The price of revenge
Google expands internet access with balloons
Turkey threatens to deploy army to end unrest
Bradley Manning: Truth on trial?
Voting extended in Iran presidential election
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Syria and Russia slam US over weapons charge
US offers 'military support' to Syrian rebels
Egypt cuts diplomatic ties with Syria
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