Magnitude 5.1 quake strikes near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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Kazakhstan plane crash: Bek Air plane comes down near Almaty airport

One hundred people were on board the Bek Air plane, which struck a building in Almaty.

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Japan's NHK delivers erroneous North Korean 'Christmas gift'

Japanese public broadcaster NHK on Friday sent a news bulletin that incorrectly reported North Korea had launched a missile that fell into waters east of the Japanese archipelago, issuing an apology hours later explaining it was a media training alert.

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Australia fires: Crews brace for dangerous heatwave

Crews are bracing for another dangerous period as calls grow for volunteer firefighters to be paid.

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Police probing deaths of four in New Mexico home as murder-suicide

Police in New Mexico are investigating the Christmas Day shooting deaths of four family members in a suburban Albuquerque home as a triple murder and suicide, authorities said on Thursday.

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Japan to send warship, aircraft to Middle East to protect vessels

Japan will send a warship and patrol planes to protect Japanese ships in the Middle East as the situation in the region, from which it sources nearly 90% of its crude oil imports, remains volatile, a document approved by the cabinet showed on Friday.

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Iraq ends year in political turmoil

A political crisis is roiling Iraq, as protesters remain on the streets despite a rising death toll.

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The mosque siege that changed Saudi history

An armed takeover of the Grand Mosque in Mecca put a halt to the modernisation of Saudi society.

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Smoking ban: Austria's cafe society calls time on cigarettes

Once dubbed the ashtray of Europe, Austria has finally banned smoking in restaurants, bars and cafes.

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Japan delays fuel removal from two reactors at Fukushima Daiichi

The Japanese government on Friday delayed the planned removal of fuel from two reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station, highlighting difficulties facing a clean-up at the site of the 2011 disaster.

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Inside China's child pop star factory

Young, mostly female, wannabe stars are trained for a booming industry worth billions of dollars.

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Is 'super coral' the key to saving the world's reefs?

Scientists in the Seychelles have started the world's first large scale coral reef restoration project.

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The African women standing up for change in 2019

Here are the women on the continent who've been shaking the table this year.

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230,000 people lost in a day: Asia remembers devastating tsunami

Communities across Asia commemorated the 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world's most deadly disasters.

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Christmas typhoon kills at least 13 in Philippines

A typhoon that struck the central Philippines over Christmas has killed at least 13 people, disaster agency officials said on Thursday.

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Typhoon Phanfone: Philippines counts cost of deadly storm

Typhoon Phanfone, with gusts of close to 190km/h, hit an area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

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Mexico calls diplomatic meeting to protest Bolivian 'harassment'

Mexico's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday requested a meeting with Bolivia's charge d'affaires to protest the "harassment and intimidation" of its diplomatic personnel in the Bolivian city La Paz.

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Japan to proceed with casino plan, undeterred by lawmaker's arrest on bribery suspicion

Japan will proceed with its plans to select cities to host casinos in the country, undeterred by the arrest of a lawmaker accused of taking bribes from a potential casino bidder, the country's chief government spokesman said on Thursday.

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'We're all family now': Protesters gather for free Christmas dinner in Hong Kong

Hundreds of anti-government protesters and their supporters gathered outside a tiny restaurant in Hong Kong for an unconventional Christmas dinner, sharing paper plates piled high with food under neon street signs.

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Rakhine rebels say Myanmar official killed in fighting

Rebels in Myanmar's Rakhine region said a captured official from Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party has died, two weeks after being taken for organizing protests against genocide accusations faced by Myanmar at the World Court.

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Singapore police probe Indian for alleged Modi citizenship law protest

Singapore police are investigating an Indian national for allegedly being involved in a public protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial citizenship law.

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Mexico again protests 'harassment' at embassy in Bolivia

Mexico's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday reiterated its protest of the "harassment and intimidation" of its diplomatic personnel in Bolivia.

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