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Tons of New Zealand meat stranded on Chinese docks

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of tons of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks…

China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew

BEIJING (AP) — China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans…

More bodies recovered in collapsed Indonesia mine

TIMIKA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered five more bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper…

Asia markets up after US delivers positive data

BANGKOK (AP) — Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday.

Death sentence in Chinese underground bank case

BEIJING (AP) — A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death in the government's latest crackdown on underground…

SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are…

Chinese premier visits India to boost ties

NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the…

Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting…

Factory owner barred from leaving Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The High Court in Bangladesh's capital asked authorities Sunday to prevent the owner of a garment factory…

North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three…

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