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- China’s former Interpol chief Meng pleads guilty to bribery
- ‘Credible evidence’ linking Saudi crown prince MBS to Khashoggi murder, claims UN expert
- Japan dismisses South Korean proposal over wartime forced labour
- Washington confirms Iran missile has shot down drone
- Trade war on the agenda at Bangkok Asean summit
- China’s Xi meets N Korea’s Kim ahead of Trump talks
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Energy firm bosses cleared over Fukushima nuclear meltdown
A Japanese court on Thursday cleared three energy firm bosses of professional negligence in the only criminal trial stemming from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
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‘Papuan toddler and teen killed in clash’, Indonesian military
Publication date 20 September 2019 | 12:06 | ICTA toddler and teenager were among three people killed in a gunfight between security forces and independence-seeking rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, the military said on Thursday.
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Iran: Military strike by US, Saudi will trigger ‘all out war’
Publication date 19 September 2019 | 23:09 | ICTIran's foreign minister has said a military strike on Iran would trigger “all-out war”, as the US and its Gulf allies accuse the country of being behind attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
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Malaysia’s Anwar: It is likely I’ll be PM next year
Publication date 19 September 2019 | 18:58 | ICTAnwar Ibrahim, who cut a deal to become the country’s next prime minister ahead of last year’s general election, says he should take power around May 2020.
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MPs call for Thai PM to resign over oath lapse
Publication date 19 September 2019 | 18:57 | ICTThai opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) demanded that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha resign following weeks of uproar over the omission of a vow to uphold the constitution during his inauguration, raising questions of his legitimacy.
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‘Unity government Israel’s only option’ after deadlock
Publication date 19 September 2019 | 18:56 | ICTIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long grip on power appeared in jeopardy on Wednesday after elections left him tied with his main challenger Benny Gantz raising the prospect of tough negotiations to build a unity governme
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Taliban bombers rock Afghanistan
Publication date 18 September 2019 | 23:33 | ICTTaliban suicide bombers killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens more in three blasts on Tuesday and Wednesday – one at a campaign rally for the president, and another in Kabul, with the latest in Jalalabad – with the insurgen
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Nearly 30 corpses found in bags at Mexican grave site
Publication date 18 September 2019 | 21:22 | ICTMexican forensics experts have found at least 29 bodies stuffed in 119 plastic bags that were dumped in the bottom of a well outside the western city of Guadalajara, officials said on Tuesday.
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Trudeau reassures allies over intelligence breach
Publication date 18 September 2019 | 21:21 | ICTCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday sought to reassure allies after a senior police intelligence officer was accused of stealing highly classified materials that, if released, could be “potentially devastating”.
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Filipino coastguards convicted of killing Taiwanese fisherman
Publication date 18 September 2019 | 21:18 | ICTFilipino coastguard sailors who opened fire on a Taiwanese fisherman in Philippine waters were convicted on Wednesday of his 2013 killing, which strained ties between the historically friendly neighbours.
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Cargo plane, four passengers feared lost in Indonesia’s Papua province
Publication date 18 September 2019 | 21:17 | ICTAn indonesian cargo plane with four passengers on board lost contact with air traffic control on Wednesday, an official said, the latest incident to hit the country’s poor aviation record.