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Journalists warned of hacking over Burma
Thomas Fuller BANGKOK: Several journalists who cover Burma say they have received warnings from Google that their email accounts might have been hacked by ''state-sponsored attackers''.
North Korea nuclear test alarms the neighbours
John Garnaut BEIJING: North Korea has once again defied the world to conduct its third nuclear test, taking the hermit kingdom a step closer to a credible nuclear weapon that could theoretically strike the United...
N Korea nuclear test puts neighbours on notice
John Garnaut North Korea has once again defied the world to conduct its third nuclear test, taking the hermit kingdom a step closer to a credible nuclear weapon that could theoretically strike the United States...
China, North Korea - close as lips and teeth
John Garnaut The Western world should not expect China to lean on its bellicose ally, North Korea, and prevent it from developing a credible nuclear weapon, writes John Garnaut.
John Garnaut
Why China won't rein in its wayward ally
John Garnaut Western world is once again hoping China will lean on its bellicose ally, North Korea, and prevent it developing a credible nuclear weapon, after the North proclaimed its third test on Tuesday.
Seven hostages dead in gas plant assault
Seven foreign hostages and 11 of their kidnappers have died as Algerian special forces launched a final assault on the besieged In Amenas gas complex, an Algerian security source says.
Hurry up and die, Japan's deputy PM tells old folk
Julian Ryall in Tokyo Japan's deputy prime minister has been forced to apologise after suggesting that old people should "hurry up and die" to save the state the cost of providing them with medical care.
Japan halts Taiwanese activists' trip to islands
Daniel Ten Kate and Isabel Reynolds The latest confrontation over the islands claimed by Japan, China, and Taiwan.
Japan's new leader endorses nuclear plants
The newly elected prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, said Sunday that he would seek to build nuclear reactors, reversing within a week in office a campaign pledge to move Japan away from nuclear...
China navy to "wear out" Japanese navy in row
David Lague China's naval and paramilitary ships are churning up the ocean around islands it disputes with Tokyo in what experts say is a strategy to overwhelm the numerically inferior Japanese forces that must...
The missing brothers of Kim Jong-un
Chico Harlan Kim Jong-un is portrayed in North Korea's official state media as a leader without comparison, blessed with a supreme bloodline, flanked by a supportive wife and endowed with the "brilliant" ability...
Tsunami help will never be forgotten
Masahiro Kohara Monday marks the second anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated northern Japan.
Kim Jong-un 'was target of assassination attempt'
Julian Ryall, Tokyo Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, was the target of an assassination attempt linked to a power struggle within the military, according to reports.
Balancing act as Japanese PM meets Obama
Isabel Reynolds The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, meets President Barack Obama in the US on Friday, seeking to bolster his country's key alliance as a bulwark against China's territorial claims and North...
Japan's PM defiant on island claim
THE Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has vowed he will not tolerate any challenge to control over contested islands, after China's growing incursions into the area.
Chinese general dives in deep end on social media
John Garnaut China's most famous sabre-rattling general has picked the fight of his life online.
Crusading general ducks for cover as fellow bloggers return fire
John Garnaut BEIJING: China's most famous sabre-rattling general has turned uncharacteristically silent after a bruising first foray on the ''battleground'' of online public opinion.
Park sweeps to victory in South Korean election
Justin McCurry TOKYO: Park Geun-hye, whose father ruled South Korea with an iron first for 18 years, became the country's first female president on Wednesday, narrowly beating her opponent in one of the most...
Uncertainty returns after split vote in Italy
Italy headed for gridlock and financial markets tumbled as a stalemate developed in parliament between the right and left after critical elections in which the real winner might be a new protest...
