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China ivory carving ban a 'symbolic' move: wildlife group
Beijing has imposed a one-year ban on imports of ivory carvings as critics say rising Chinese demand threatens African elephants with extinction, but...
Indonesia has just been hit by another serious earthquake, but no repeat of the quake and tsunami of 2004. An aerial view of the devastated coastal area in Banda Aceh, Indonesia February 2005. Photo: Mast Irham/EPA
6.6 earthquake hits central Indonesia, no tsunami alert
A 6.6-magnitude undersea earthquake hit central Indonesia on February 27, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami alert and no...
Somali pirates release Thai hostages held for 4 years
Four Thai fishermen held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly four years have been released, local officials said February 27. "We collected the four...
Bangladesh-born US blogger Mr Avijit Roy was hacked to death by assailants with machetes on February 26 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: Avijit Roy/Facebook
Atheist US blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh
A prominent American blogger of Bangladeshi origin was hacked to death with machetes by unidentified assailants in Dhaka on February 26, police said...
Former Indonesian maid Ms Erwiana Sulistyaningsih (C) arrives at a press conference in Hong Kong, China, February 10, 2015. Photo: Jerome Favre/EPA
Hong Kong woman faces up to 7 years' prison for maid abuse
A Hong Kong woman who was found guilty of beating and starving her Indonesian maid and keeping her prisoner faces up to seven years in prison
The Australian government has warned women that joining up with the Islamic State group is unlikely to be a "romantic adventure." UK police photo showing three schoolgirls at Gatwick Airport, England on February 17, 2015 who have been reported missing and are believed to be making their way to Syria to meet up with the Islamic State group. Photo: London Metropolitan Police/EPA
Australia warns women Islamic State no 'romantic adventure'
A worrying number of Australian women are heading to Iraq and Syria to become so-called Islamic State group "jihadi brides,"
Gmail is now available in the Myanmar language, according to Google.
Gmail now available in Myanmar language
Google said February 25 that Gmail is now available in the Myanmar language, marking the 74th language for the popular email service. "As a country...
Tourists from mainland China on an organised shopping tour in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, April 17, 2014. Photo: Alex Hofford/EPA
Hong Kong mulls Chinese tourist limit
Hong Kong's leader said February 24 that the government is looking to restrict the number of Chinese tourists entering the city, following a public...
Convoys have come under attack. Victims of the conflict sit on board a rescue truck as they flee the Kokang capital Laukkai, northern Shan State, Myanmar, February 17, 2015. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
Dozens of female prisoners injured in Kokang convoy attack
Dozens of female prisoners were injured in a fierce firefight between rebels and soldiers in northeastern Myanmar following an attack on a government...
(Warning: Graphic content) Rescue workers recover the body of a child after a ferry capsized in the Padma river near Manikganj, Bangladesh, February 22, 2015. Photo: EPA. 
Over 69 dead after Bangladesh ferry sinks after collision
The death toll in a ferry accident in central Bangladesh soared to 69, after more bodies were recovered from the overcrowded boat which sank within...

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