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China says it hopes for stability in North Korea

US calls for release of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo

Pakistan to push forward on gas project with Iran

Bieber arrives in Philippines to help typhoon victims

US envoy Caroline Kennedy visits Nagasaki

New Zealand activist heading to Mandela service

Thai protests set to continue

Thailand's premier may have called a snap election to try to defuse the kingdom's political crisis, but protesters vowed to keep up their "people's revolution".

Hagel warns Pakistan leaders over border protests

Philippines bans its workers from Yemen

China withholds visas for NYT, Bloomberg reporters

Frustrated India investors cheer opposition gains

Commuter train bursts into flames after crashing in Jakarta

Defense Secretary Hagel arrives in Pakistan for meeting with prime minister

UN worries aid has not reached Philippine victims

Indian heartland votes give BJP boon over Congress

Thai PM dissolves Parliament, calls elections