(BBC) More than 2,000 atheists from around the world meet in Melbourne, Australia, to celebrate their lack of religious belief.
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March 11, 2010
March 10, 2010
Burma law bans Suu Kyi from poll
(BBC) A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma.
March 9, 2010
Japan confirms secret nuclear pact
(BBC) Japan confirms the existence of a secret Cold War pact allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to call at its ports.
March 7, 2010
Rape risk rise for Cambodia women
The Cambodian government must tackle the rising incidence of rape in the country, says Amnesty International.
March 5, 2010
Thailand bars Dalai Lama's sister
(BBC) Thailand rejects a visa application from the Dalai Lama's sister, over concerns her visit could be seen as political by China.
March 2, 2010
Aborigines debate nuclear plan
(BBC) Aboriginal groups are to debate controversial plans to build Australia's first nuclear waste dump on tribal land.
February 25, 2010
Burma's Suu Kyi appeal rejected
(BBC) A Burmese court rejects the latest appeal by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against an extended detention.
February 15, 2010
Burma 'must end minorities abuse'
(BBC) Amnesty International urges Burma's military government to end the repression of ethnic minorities ahead of elections.
February 11, 2010
Aborigine children still at risk
High Aboriginal infant mortality is "shameful" and progress on improving living conditions is slow, says Australian PM Kevin Rudd.
February 10, 2010
China dissident's appeal rejected
(BBC) Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo's appeal against an 11-year prison sentence has been rejected, his lawyer says.
February 9, 2010
Charges over Philippines massacre
(BBC) The Philippines charges 196 people with murder over a pre-election massacre which left 57 people dead.
February 4, 2010
Polynesia battered by Cyclone Oli
One man dies and thousands of people are evacuated from their homes as Cyclone Oli hits French Polynesia.
February 1, 2010
Religious law
(BBC) Sharia police enforce tough rules in Banda Aceh
January 26, 2010
Kyrgyz hunger strike for freedoms
(BBC) Kyrgyz activists are on hunger strike to highlight political repression, amid concerns over a journalist's murder.
HK lawmakers quit for democracy
(BBC) Five pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong have resigned their seats in a bid to pressure Beijing for full democracy.
January 25, 2010
Suu Kyi 'may be free in November'
Burma's military government may be planning to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in November, reports say.
January 24, 2010
Negative images?
(BBC) The pictures that may land an Uzbek photographer in jail
January 23, 2010
N Korea issues warning to South
(BBC) North Korea responds angrily to the South's suggestion it could launch a pre-emptive strike on Pyongyang's nuclear facilities.
January 20, 2010
Vietnam tries democracy activists
(BBC) Human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh and three other democracy activists go on trial in Vietnam on charges of subversion.
January 14, 2010
Mongolia suspends death penalty
(BBC) Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj announces a moratorium on the death penalty, and calls for it to be abolished.
January 8, 2010
Churches attacked in Malaysia
(BBC) Three churches in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, are attacked as a row intensifies over non-Muslims' use of the word Allah.
January 7, 2010
Nuclear solution
(BBC) Uranium 'bank' offers way to stall atomic disputes
January 5, 2010
China rejects Iran UN sanctions
(BBC) China says the time is not right for more UN sanctions against Iran over its refusal to stop enriching uranium.
'1,000 homeless' in Solomons quake
(BBC) Landslides and a tsunami triggered by a quake in the South Pacific's Solomon Islands have left some 1,000 people homeless.
January 3, 2010
Hundreds flee Australia flooding
(BBC) More than 1,000 people are evacuated from a town in New South Wales, Australia, after days of flooding.
December 28, 2009
Repatriated Hmong arrive in Laos
(BBC) More than 4,000 ethnic Hmong arrive in Laos after being forcibly repatriated from Thailand, despite international protests.
Whales die on New Zealand beaches
(BBC) More than 120 beached whales die in two separate incidents on New Zealand beaches, conservation officials say.
Thai army deports Hmong to Laos
Thailand begins deporting thousands of ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, despite international objections.
December 26, 2009
Fifth anniversary of Indian Ocean tsunami marked
(BBC) Countries across the Indian Ocean mark five years since the catastrophic tsunami that killed almost 250,000 people.
December 25, 2009
Japan to end annual cherry-blossom forecasts
Japan's official weather agency is to stop giving forecasts for the start of the cherry-blossom season, one of the country's most enduring annual rituals.
December 18, 2009
Burma blames bomb on Karen rebels
(BBC) Burma's military rulers blame ethnic Karen rebels for a bomb that killed at least seven people, state-run media say.
December 16, 2009
Genocide charges for Khmer Rouge
(BBC) A UN-backed tribunal issues Cambodia's first genocide charges against two former Khmer Rouge leaders.
December 15, 2009
China rejects releasing dissident
(BBC) China rejects calls from the US and the EU to release a prominent dissident as interference in its internal affairs.
December 13, 2009
Burma opium production up again
(BBC) The UN reports a worrying increase in opium production in Burma for the third year in a row, a 50% rise since 2006.
December 11, 2009
Philippine hostage talks continue
(BBC) Talks are continuing in an attempt to free dozens of hostages held by an armed group in the southern Philippines.
December 7, 2009
Philippines pursues '3,000 clan rebels'
Philippine forces say they are pursuing at least 3,000 armed clansmen in a province now under martial law.
December 5, 2009
Martial law in violence-hit Philippines province
(BBC) A Philippines province is under martial law after the election-related massacre of 57 people, the first such move in decades.
December 1, 2009
Australia vote deals climate bill blow
Australia's opposition elects climate change sceptic Tony Abbott as leader, dealing a blow to plans for a carbon trading law.
November 19, 2009
China 'steps up US cyber-spying'
(BBC) Chinese spies are aggressively stealing secrets to help build up China's military and economic power, a US advisory panel says.
November 11, 2009
China 'running illegal prisons'
(BBC) China is running unlawful detention centres in which its citizens can be kept for months, Human Rights Watch says.
Miners 'damage' Great Wall of China
(BBC) Authorities in China's Inner Mongolia accuse a mining company of destroying one of the oldest sections of the Great Wall.
November 9, 2009
Teaching Pol Pot
(BBC) Cambodia's first textbook on Khmer Rouge horrors
October 31, 2009
Fresh storm batters Philippines
(BBC) The fourth storm in a month to hit the Philippines brings heavy rain and winds to the east, killing at least seven people.
October 28, 2009
New Typhoon to Hit Philippines
MANILA (AFP) - Storm-weary Filipinos were on Thursday told to prepare for another typhoon to hit the main island of Luzon during the upcoming long-weekend holiday, with rain forecast for flood-ravaged Manila.
Chinese Visit Seals End of Chilly Ties with Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The arrival of China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang in Sydney on Thursday and a glowing editorial in one of China's most popular newspapers this week seem to seal the end of diplomatic tensions between Canberra and Beijing.
October 22, 2009
Typhoon Lupit set to hit Philippines
MANILA (AFP) - Typhoon Lupit was poised to slam into the north coast of the Philippines, forecasters said Thursday, as the cyclone-devastated nation sought foreign aid to rebuild and to fight a deadly outbreak of disease.
October 20, 2009
AIDS vaccine data confirms 'modest' breakthrough
PARIS (AFP) - Data from an AIDS vaccine trial in Thailand was presented to scientists on Tuesday for the first time, confirming the prototype as only a partial shield against HIV but still a pioneering achievement.
Indonesia, Australia agree on joint plan to tackle boat people
JAKARTA (AFP) - The leaders of Indonesia and Australia agreed on Tuesday to come up with a joint plan to tackle a rash of asylum seekers taking the treacherous boat journey to Australia, an official said.
October 17, 2009
North Korea gulags 'hold 150,000'
(BBC) North Korea holds more than 150,000 political prisoners in six prison camps across the country, a South Korean MP says.
October 5, 2009
Samoans mourn tsunami dead
(BBC) Samoans pack churches and community halls to remember those killed in last week's devastating tsunami.
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