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Asia

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Obama nominates Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador to Japan
Bus and truck collide on busy Thai highway, killing 19
China rape victim's mother wins damages over labour camp
North and South Korea hold rare talks after months of increasing tensions
Laser technology reveals ancient city under Cambodian earth
Turkey: Protester dies as car crashes into group of demonstrators
Turkish PM maintains hard stance as protests enter fourth day
Two-child limit for Muslims in parts of Burma
Clumsy crane operator knocks out electricity in a third of Vietnam
Victims demand apology from Japanese mayor over wartime sex slaves remark
Japanese mayor: Wartime sex slaves were 'necessary'
Hong Kong transsexual wins fight to marry her boyfriend
Bangladesh building survivors protest as toll passes 700
Bangladesh disaster death toll passes 400
Column: Can India be called a democracy when society's most vulnerable are ignored?
Brian O'Connor
Tensions rise as North Korea blocks access to crucial industrial zone
New avian flu strain kills two in China, one critical
Chance of survivors "slim" in Tibet landslide search
Horsemeat scandal spreads to Asia for first time
Turkish PM says delay in country joining the EU is "unforgivable"
South Korea 'temple cuisine' feeds body and soul
How to eat cheaply in a Michelin-starred restaurant (in Hong Kong)
Powerful 6.9 earthquake shakes northern Japan
Irish investor sentiment now positive - RaboDirect
British grandmother gets death sentence for drugs in Indonesia
Philippines signs controversial new law easing access to contraception
Most of Ireland’s new citizens do not feel part of society
One dead, 900 hurt in heavy Japan snowfall
Lawyer of Delhi gang-rape accused denies smearing victim
Record €9 billion food and beverage exports in 2012 - Bord Bia report
Two die from swine flu in China
China: orphanage fire kills seven children
Delhi gang-rape suspects to be charged in court
Burma to allow daily private newspapers
Doctors battle to save India gang-rape victim
Bishops say new bill is moving Philippines towards legal abortion
Condemnation after North Korea launches rocket
Singapore's largest newspaper to introduce pet obituaries
North Korea removes rocket from launch pad: report
HSBC to pay $1.9 billion to settle money laundering probe